One family's carefully preserved Star Wars LEGO collection was meant to fund future generations. Instead, it became the centre of a legal saga involving franchise takeovers, disputed contracts and allegations over thousands of pounds worth of missing collectibles.
The collection began around 2000 when Mansell's father, now 83, started gathering retired Star Wars LEGO sets and rare minifigures. Over time, the family reportedly spent around £22,000 ($30,000) building a collection that eventually grew to more than 780 sealed sets and roughly 1,200 minifigures.
