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

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Post by smcl »

AntonyGarand wrote: post #269
crazygringo wrote: post #230

> Then Bricks & Minifigs Corporate took control of the Salem location from the original franchise owner > They were found liable in court. They closed the store rather than pay. This doesn't make any sense. If the corporation took control of the franchise, the corporation now owns it and its obligations. They can close the store if they want, but that doesn't do anything about their obligation to pay. What's missing…

It is my understanding that they sued the franchise, which then closed, and not the parent corporate entity. While they won against the franchise due to the default judgement, they didn't win against corporate. The store that is now closed is the franchise they sued.

This entire story started because the corporation took control of the franchise though

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

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Post by aranelsurion »

bananamogul wrote: post #88
xmprt wrote: post #8

One of the saddest things about modern capitalism is that people stealing from businesses is criminalized and heavily punished but businesses stealing from people (eg. wage theft, illegal contracts, medicare/PPP fraud, and outright stealing like this case) is treated as a civil violation and almost impossible to prosecute. The only cases of white collar crime I've seen get prosecuted is securities fraud and that's ri…

"The only cases of white collar crime I've seen get prosecuted is securities fraud and that's rich people stealing from other rich people." There are thousands of YouTube videos of people being arrested or being in court on charges of embezzling from their employers, committing fraud, presenting bogus checks at banks, etc. Hacking is white collar crime. So is mortgage fraud. So is tax evasion and bribery. There are t…

All your examples are also in the category of "individual vs. organization" though.

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

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Post by philistine »

munk-a wrote: post #196
BobAliceInATree wrote: post #155

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The problem with consignment is that the consignor wants the maximum price but the consignee wants a quick sale because 10% of a few bucks more means very little and they have to hold the inventory.

Yup, if I worked in a field where consignment was an option I'd refuse to do it - it's a huge headache. So I'd absolutely believe that the corporation has a policy against accepting consignment offers and might have a case to recover damages or something against the original franchisee. But the way they've handled this situation still appears to be atrocious. Lets say you consigned 200k at a 10% commission, 50k sold…

You clearly didn't read the article. The original franchisee's contract allows consignement.

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

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Post by jrflowers »

eff-nix wrote: post #245
fragmede wrote: post #242

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's the weekly gathering (usually Sunday morning) the organization they pay taxes to hold?

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Mormons don’t go to temple every week. That would be an impossible logistical nightmare

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Post by crazygringo »

sleepybrett wrote: post #262
crazygringo wrote: post #235

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But the end of the blog post says the man sued and won . But the store closed to get out of paying. Which makes no sense if the store was corporate-owned. So why isn't the corporation paying?

because, i assume, that they sued the salem location directly?

They wouldn't make any sense, if the whole thing started because corporate took over control and ownership the location.

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Post by Burj »

Aurornis wrote: post #115
usehand wrote: post #101

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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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If you insist on not watching the "really long youtube videos" youll unfortunately have to settle for taking our word for it

There were 10x small claims cases against i believe the single franchise (L2 Bricks LLC iirc) which were won by default and might not stick due to them going chapter 11

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Post by antirealist »

IncreasePosts wrote: post #144
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???

Keep in mind you are getting one side of the story. The company seems to be claiming that the franchisee sold the sets and (perhaps) did not pay the consignor for the sales. And that the consignor moved his sets out of the store. > That said, after ownership of the Salem store changed, we thoroughly documented and assessed current inventory. A few days later, we became aware of the previous arrangement, and compared…

I read through all of this too. It just seems that 1. why would the consignor decline? 2. if he did decline, especially "in writing", then why not post proof?

As you suggest, maybe the reason is more complicated, e.g. some was sold, consignor not happy to have what's left returned and no compensation for what was sold, so refused to just have the smaller amount of stuff returned. If so that could have been much more clearly expressed in this letter. And again they could just post the correspondance.

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

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Post by qingcharles »

ogig wrote: post #154
pinkmuffinere wrote: post #80

This YouTube video covers it with much more detail, and (imo) more entertainment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wscQpkcwgNU

That's the original material and indeed is entertaining, part 2 is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxZPfj8AlmY

If you like Part 2 (it shows the most egregious police misconduct I've seen in the USA in a while) then please consider Ben's Patreon where he will post Part 3 next week. The Part 2 is technically "paywalled" but the link has leaked. I think everyone needs to see Part 2 as it really blows the story fully open.

His Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/RecklessBen

The latest updates on the whole scenario are happening here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/RecklessBen/

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

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Post by washbasin »

I don't understand this style decision in web page design.

I don't want to read content like a receipt from the grocery store.

I instantly go to Reader Mode in my browser when I see pages like this. Is this because of phones? Why can't it adapt? My 42" monitor wants to know.

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