Bricks and Minifigs Stole a Man's $200k Lego Collection • Hacker News Board

Re: Bricks and Minifigs Stole a Man's $200k Lego Collection

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Post by Aurornis » Thu, May 28, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC

axus wrote: post #103

Aurornis wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Forgive me if I'm trying to figure out what's going on here. I just read the linked blog and some of the links within, but I don't have time to watch all these long YouTube videos > The goods were still there, still on display and being sold. The store says the full inventory was not discoverable at the store. They said the person gave a written statement in the past saying the collection was "moved off site for secu…

The store (as managed by the second group) lost the suit, if they were negligent they still owe the consigner. What's missing is the relationship between the second group and the corporate parent. Seems there's some reason the liability from the lawsuit doesn't transfer to the corporation.

> The store (as managed by the second group) lost the suit, if they were negligent they still owe the consigner. What's missing is the relationship between the second group and the corporate parent.

This does seem like a very key point that keeps getting ignored for the sake of a simpler story.

Everyone keeps talking about this lawsuit loss, but what lawsuit? Against whom? The article doesn't even explain, but it's starting to look like the lawsuit was against the former owners, contrary to the ragebait "Bricks and Minifigs stole..." title

Re: Bricks and Minifigs Stole a Man's $200k Lego Collection

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Post by altairprime » Thu, May 28, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC

usehand wrote: post #116

shadefinale wrote: post #108

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They lost default judgements because they did not appear. Either they thought it was fake or they thought they'd lose, but they were served and did not appear.

A default judgement is still a loss. Why would not they not fight back small claims cases, which would be trivially easy for someone with their resources, if they could win?

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Re: Bricks and Minifigs Stole a Man's $200k Lego Collection

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Post by aprilthird2021 » Thu, May 28, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC

throwaway85825 wrote: post #48

busterarm wrote: post #35

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Re: Bricks and Minifigs Stole a Man's $200k Lego Collection

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Post by Aurornis » Thu, May 28, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC

usehand wrote: post #98

Aurornis wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Forgive me if I'm trying to figure out what's going on here. I just read the linked blog and some of the links within, but I don't have time to watch all these long YouTube videos > The goods were still there, still on display and being sold. The store says the full inventory was not discoverable at the store. They said the person gave a written statement in the past saying the collection was "moved off site for secu…

If that's the case why did they lose the small claims cases?

Who is "they"?

Bricks and Minifigs? Or the previous owners?

Do you mind citing your sources at least? The linked article refers to a "lawsuit loss" but doesn't explain who it was against or what it was for.

Re: Bricks and Minifigs Stole a Man's $200k Lego Collection

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Post by usehand » Thu, May 28, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC

Aurornis wrote: post #115

usehand wrote: post #101

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You seem to be all over this thread trying to defend the company LOL Are you B&M corporate? If they have such a solid case, why did they lose the small claims lawsuits?

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Re: Bricks and Minifigs Stole a Man's $200k Lego Collection

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Post by aprilthird2021 » Thu, May 28, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC

solomonb wrote: post #71

Can anyone explain WHY a 400M company would do this? This is just bonkers. They are destroying their reputation for $200k of legos???

Someone at a lower level probably a regional director, noticed that a franchise owed them a debt, took inventory from the store as payment of the debt, and when all this blew up and he realized he needs to give the inventory back, he doubled down bc otherwise he'd need to record a $200k loss on that franchise

Re: Bricks and Minifigs Stole a Man's $200k Lego Collection

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Post by praseodym » Thu, May 28, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC

em-bee wrote: post #44

putting aside that this deal went sour, which is very frustrating, i am curious how much they actually spent to buy all that lego, and how much they gained, if anything, over just directly saving the money.

The screenshot of the Facebook post says they purchased the sets for approximately $20,000.

Re: Bricks and Minifigs Stole a Man's $200k Lego Collection

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Post by freediddy » Thu, May 28, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC

And people wonder why Luigi has so much support from the general public?

Re: Bricks and Minifigs Stole a Man's $200k Lego Collection

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Post by thevinter » Thu, May 28, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC

Aurornis wrote: post #95

thevinter wrote: post #83

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> I feel bad for the guy who lost some LEGO sets. I do not like the podcasters and bloggers milking him for content for their media channels The statements made by the company are simply untrue. And the guy who lost the LEGO sets (worth 100k$ btw) is directly working with the "bloggers" because they're his last avenue. He's also incredibly grateful to them because thanks to them he at least ended up winning in small…

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No but I can link timestamps to relevant clips:

- At 3:06 they explicitly acknowledge the consignment and state they will be taking it over

- At 13:15 the CEO says he never had the LEGOs in the store and then is confronted with screenshots of said LEGOs from their official Facebook pages

- At 23:05 the new owner that took over the store (and also the LEGOs) first says he doesn't know about any LEGOs, then he says that he wasn't the one to sign the consignment and therefore doesn't have to give them back

- At 47:42 the same guy confirms again they have the LEGOs, tries to argue about the definition of theft and says that he won't give them back. (quoting "who cares if it's theft or not")

- At 49:46 the same guy admits again that he has the LEGOs and he promises to give them back if the actual owner provides him an apology and removes the negative reviews.

- At 1:00:45 corporate says "I'm not gonna distribute those things at this point. We've kept them on hold for this long so"

Re: Bricks and Minifigs Stole a Man's $200k Lego Collection

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Post by turtlebits » Thu, May 28, 2026, 9:36 PM UTC

ssl-3 wrote: post #56

lvl155 wrote: post #10

Adults ruined LEGO. There I said it.

Ruined seems like very strong phrasing when nothing important has been ruined. They sell new Lego sets in stores every day. They might seem expensive for a few bags of plastic bits and some instructions, but then: They've never been cheap. A kid can still grow up playing with Lego today, just as they've always been able to. I still remember building my first new Lego widget. Set 918. It was just a small basic spacesh…

Ruined as in - Lego sets are glorified EZ-mode puzzles and not creative toys anymore. Too many limited sets means it's trending toward "collector items" and not kids toys.