TommyGarvey Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 My name is Tommy Garvey and I am a collector of Star Wars, Marvel comic books, and Disney stuff. I’ve collected them my entire life. My home was broken into a couple of weeks ago and a large amount of things were stolen from me. Neighbors tell me that someone literally pulled up with a U-Haul and tried to fill it. They took a TON of stuff, down to a diary I kept on a road trip 10 years ago, and they even tried to take my clothes, which was bizarre. The cops inform me that their suspect is no one I know, that it was a random crime. But in either case, I have yet to recover my things, and as you can imagine, I am DESPERATE to get them back. As such, I am reaching out to other collectors and dealers, hoping to put the word out that if they see these items around, that they are mine. So, if you could take a moment and scroll through my CAF galleries of stolen art, I would really appreciate it. Some of them were my grails in collecting and I searched for them for many years, so this is heartbreaking. CAF galleries Additionally, I lost a bunch of Itoyas filled with "X-Men: The Animated Series" cels and sketches/art related to Galoob's "Micro Machines" toy line, especially the unproduced Indiana Jones playset they were planning to release and then canceled. So if you see any Indiana Jones Micro Machines art around, I can almost guarantee you that it's mine. I also lost a variety of vintage Star Wars prototypes, so if you collect those as well or know someone who does, I'm missing: a hardcopy Luke Poncho coin, Kea Moll separation sheets, a Luke Poncho cromalin, and several other pieces that I'd obviously liked to have returned to me. In any case, please keep an eye out and if you see any of this, please contact me immediately. Thanks, Tommy Legion of Goom, BlowUpTheMoon, Twanj and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasp Lame Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 I'm really sorry to hear this man. I've enjoyed looking through your CAF gallery. Especially at all your AOA pages and color guides. I'd be hitting every pawn dealer/comic store in you're area to see if you get lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Chamberlain Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Sorryto hear about this and hope that your collection is recovered soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-man Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 when and where did this happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeGiant Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 This is terrible! I will keep my eyes open. I hope you get everything returned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyGarvey Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 5 hours ago, g-man said: when and where did this happen? Orlando, a month ago now. Tommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aokartman Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 On 12/14/2020 at 3:20 PM, TommyGarvey said: Orlando, a month ago now. Tommy You should also give a heads up to your local, regional, and a few major auction houses. Best, David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShallowDan Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Best of luck to you in this situation. As bad of the idea of a targeted theft might be, I think it's even worse when it's just a random person taking things they have no idea about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TommyGarvey Posted March 11, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 11, 2021 Bump for an update: I spent all day yesterday with the cops at an Orlando pawn shop, and I was able to recover some things. The thieves had pawned my stolen Age of Apocalypse artwork, my vintage Star Wars greeting card art, some of my Star Wars animation art, and some of my Age of Apocalypse colorist art. They also had a few of my stolen modern toys, but nothing especially expensive, sadly. I'm still missing a TON of stuff, but at this point, to have back anything at all feels great. But, in any case, I'm hopeful that this is just the beginning, since the cops now have a better idea of where to look and who to look at. And HUGE thanks to the Star Wars hobby for cracking this case. A collector over there recognized one of the items for sale in the shop as mine, and he immediately contacted me about it. Thanks again, Kevin! Tommy The Voord, Gotham Kid, mexicanuck and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trifisherjoe Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Pawn shop, and pawn shop next furthest would have been my advice. Glad to hear you got some stuff back! Please tell me your going to insure your belongings or they were insured...tough lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbydarnit Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Hoping you get a bunch more of your collection back, fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
