Congratulations to LEGO superfan Fredrick Oliver who has become the holder of the Guinness World Record for the most LEGO Star Wars sets at 858, beating the previous record holder by 69 sets.
An Edmonton man recently became the world record holder for the most LEGO Star Wars sets. That journey started 23 years ago as a way to recover from surgery and has since become a new life passion.
That number only includes official sets designed by LEGO. Oliver has more than 1,000 sets total, including some that are still in the box and custom-designed sets made by LEGO and Star Wars superfans.
“I buy a lot of custom instructions off of different builders from around the world of sets that I like,” Oliver explained.
A few years ago, Oliver had his collection appraised by an expert, who pegged its value around $150,000.
“It’s expanded substantially since then,” he added. “My entire collection is probably (worth) close to US$300,000.”
When asked how many hours he has put into assembling his Star Wars-themed sets, Oliver says he can’t even begin to estimate.
“It’s a lifetime really,” he said. “It’s taken up a lot of my time. A lot of leisure hours spent, but I love doing it.”
While he grew up playing with different types of LEGO, Oliver says he first decided to start collecting LEGO Star Wars sets when he was 23. His first set was the original X-wing fighter.
Read more at the link below. We think Steve Sansweet at Rancho Obi-Wan may have more than 858 sets considering that Brickset.com lists over 1100 sets in their database — we will be reaching out!
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