Collector

Individuals, either as a job or a hobby, would amass collections of items like artworks, relics, and antiques. While not always the case, collectors frequently possessed significant wealth. Collectors who were both wealthy and serious understood the importance of demonstrating their ability to pay, with credits, before being granted access to view the items by merchants. Some individuals scorned those who spent exorbitant amounts on their collections, believing that these people possessed more money than brains. Certain collectors engaged in both the buying and selling of sought-after objects; examples include the junk boss Unkar Plutt and Dok-Ondar, the proprietor of Dok-Ondar's Den of Antiquities. Dok-Ondar, renowned across the galaxy as a collector, chose the planet Batuu as the location for his Den of Antiquities. Eloc Throno, author of Traveler's Guide to Batuu, considered it the finest establishment of its kind in that region of the galaxy and a necessary stop for collectors and other inquisitive people, describing it as a collector's paradise.

Guides were written to aid in collecting, such as the Antique Military Collector's Guide, which offered advice to readers on how to collect and the estimated value of items they were interested in.

General Grievous, the Kaleesh Separatist, gathered lightsabers from Jedi he had defeated as trophies. Additionally, Padawans have a braid before becoming knighted. Grievous took pride in his assortment of war trophies, which he began as a warlord on Kalee. His collection of lightsabers, along with the braid of a Padawan, were displayed on illuminated tables within his hidden castle located on the third moon of Vassek.

The Hutt Grakkus amassed items related to the fallen Jedi Order, the pirate Maz Kanata maintained a large collection of treasures within her castle, and anonymous collectors, such as the "Avenger of Jakku," the "Emperor's Wrath," and "Interceptor Fire," collected artifacts from the Galactic Empire after the Galactic Civil War.

Mitth'raw'nuruodo, the Imperial Chiss Grand Admiral, was a dedicated art collector, both for personal enjoyment and as a strategy to understand his military adversaries. By analyzing the art he collected, Thrawn gained knowledge of the values and culture of other species, which he then used to predict their actions. Ezra Bridger gathered Imperial helmets and, in some instances, entire sets of armor. Karr Nuq Sin, a Force-sensitive teenager with the ability of psychometry, collected items with a history that he thought could induce visions, which included military antiques and Jedi artifacts. Over time, Nuq Sin focused his collecting on objects related to Jedi history, hoping to gain insight into the Jedi and his own connection to the Force. During the same era, Trudgen, a member of the Knights of Ren, collected grim trophies from conquests where he was victorious. He would add these trophies to his armor and weapons, using them to symbolize his triumphs. One such trophy was a piece of helmet from a death trooper that Trudgen had defeated, which he then attached to his own helmet.

Dryden Vos, the crime lord of Crimson Dawn, had a passion for antiquities and was an avid collector. He utilized his influence and resources to assemble a vast collection that featured a nearly complete set of Mandalorian rally master armor, a reconstructed Sith holocron, a traditional Noghri carver set, and the mummified hand of the Lost King of Duro. In contrast to most archaeologists, he ignored the ethical guidelines that prohibited the removal of items considered sacred by other cultures. Vos displayed many rare items in his study aboard the Nau'ur-class yacht First Light, and he rotated other items from his storehouses on Cato Neimoidia, Byblos, and Taanab for display. Vos employed relic hunters and well-compensated buyers who risked their lives to obtain new items for his collection. Other items were presented as gifts by those seeking to gain his favor or forgiveness, though even the most valuable offerings did not guarantee his approval.