About this episode

The episode covers the main event of the Rogue Fun weekend, featuring collector panels and room sales in Kennesaw, Georgia.

The main event is finally here. And it’s the pinnacle of one of the greatest Star Wars collectors weekends ever. In May of 2024, 200 collectors traveled to Kennesaw, Georgia for Rogue Fun, a multi-day Star Wars trip centering on collecting and connecting. And on Saturday, May the Fourth, the Georgia Alliance hosted a 7-hour ballroom event, featuring dinner, room sales and five incredible Star Wars-themed panel presentations. The panels covered the history of Star Wars and the Sears holiday catalogs, two legendary action figure customizers, the artist who introduced Boba Fett to the world in 1978, and Steve Sansweet and the authors of two of the most iconic books about collectibles. And the presentations ended with a wildly funny and insightful chat with two former Kenner creatives who worked on the Kenner line and helped design some of the most beloved Star Wars figures and playsets. The evening concluded with every collector’s dream: an epic room sales event in the ballroom. From Kenner to Hasbro, and from prototypes and production pieces, the event had enough Star Wars items for sale to fill an entire store! Join host David Quinn for an in-depth look at day three of the…

People in this episode

Host: David Quinn

Topics covered

• Star Wars collecting
• collector panels
• action figures
• Star Wars history
• fan experiences

Keywords

• Star Wars
• collectors
• panels
• action figures
• room sales
• Kennesaw
• Rogue Fun

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Kennesaw, Georgia

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