Louis: new company page for bricks & minifigs. links to the consignment-dispute incident page. neutral and sourced to the salem business journal, the filed utah complaint, and the company's own statements.

2026-06-03T21:32:27Z

new company page for bricks & minifigs. links to the consignment-dispute incident page. neutral and sourced to the salem business journal, the filed utah complaint, and the company's own statements.

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'''Bricks & Minifigs''' is a franchise chain of stores that buy, sell, and trade new and used LEGO products, operated by the franchisor BAM Franchising, Inc.<ref name="bam2" /><ref name="complaint" /> The company's most prominent consumer dispute concerns a Star Wars LEGO collection that an Oregon family consigned to its store near Salem: after corporate repossessed the store in 2024, the collector says the collection went unpaid and missing, the company denies any theft and attributes the arrangement to the store's former franchisee, and the company and its franchisees have sued the collector and a [[YouTube]] creator who publicized the case for defamation.<ref name="sbj" /><ref name="complaint" />

== Consumer-impact summary ==
* A collector consigned a LEGO Star Wars collection he valued at $150,000 to $200,000 to the company's Keizer, Oregon store in 2023; he says that after corporate seized the store in November 2024 the collection went unpaid and largely missing.<ref name="sbj" />
* The dispute turns on whether the franchisor, which repossessed the store, bears responsibility for a consignment the store's former independent franchisee had signed. The company says such consignments are unauthorized and prohibited under its franchise rules; the former franchisee says no such prohibition existed and that corporate was told about the deal.<ref name="sbj" /><ref name="bam2" />
* In May 2026 the company and its franchisees sued the collector and the YouTuber who publicized the case, bringing 13 claims including defamation per se in a Utah court and obtaining a temporary restraining order.<ref name="complaint" /><ref name="dexerto" />
* The company says it is tightening inventory and record-keeping requirements across its stores in response.<ref name="bam2" />

== Incidents ==
=== Salem-area LEGO consignment dispute ===
{{Main|Bricks and Minifigs accused of theft of over $200,000 dollars worth of Lego sets}}
An Oregon collector, Bryan Mansell, consigned a large LEGO Star Wars collection to the company's Keizer store in November 2023 under an agreement that split each sale 35 percent to the store and 65 percent to him.<ref name="sbj" /> After BAM Franchising repossessed the store from its former franchisee in November 2024, Mansell said the bulk of the collection was gone and that he was never paid; the company denies any theft and says most of the sets had been sold by the former franchisee before corporate took over.<ref name="sbj" /><ref name="bam2" /> The matter was referred to the Marion County District Attorney to decide whether criminal charges were warranted; the only lawsuit on the public docket is the company's own defamation action against Mansell and the YouTuber who publicized the case.<ref name="sbj" /><ref name="complaint" />

== See also ==
* [[DCS sues small YouTuber for accurate review]]

== References ==
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<ref name="sbj">{{Cite web |title=Keizer Lego Dispute Centers on Star Wars Collection |url=https://salembusinessjournal.org/2026/03/30/keizer-lego-dispute-star-wars-collection/ |website=Salem Business Journal |date=2026-03-30 |access-date=2026-06-03}}</ref>
<ref name="dexerto">{{Cite web |title=Bricks & Minifigs sues Reckless Ben over viral $200k Lego Star Wars investigation |url=https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/bricks-minifigs-sues-reckless-ben-over-viral-200k-lego-star-wars-investigation-3370801/ |website=Dexerto |date=2026-06-02 |access-date=2026-06-03}}</ref>
<ref name="complaint">{{Cite web |title=Verified Complaint and Temporary Restraining Order, BAM Franchising, Inc. v. Schneider, Fourth Judicial District Court, Utah County, Utah |url=https://archive.org/details/bam-franchising-bricks-and-minifigs-v-benjamin-paul-schneider-reckless-ben-bryan |website=Internet Archive |date=2026-05-27 |access-date=2026-06-03}}</ref>
<ref name="bam2">{{Cite web |author=Bricks & Minifigs |title=Response to Customer Inquiries Regarding Bricks & Minifigs Salem, Oregon |url=https://bricksandminifigs.com/blog/blog/2026/05/28/bricks-minifigs-salem-oregon-clarity-and-resolution/ |website=Bricks & Minifigs Blog |date=2026-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260530142716/https://bricksandminifigs.com/blog/blog/2026/05/28/bricks-minifigs-salem-oregon-clarity-and-resolution/ |archive-date=2026-05-30 |access-date=2026-06-03}}</ref>
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Louis: new company page for bricks & minifigs. links to the consignment-dispute incident page. neutral and sourced to the salem business journal, the filed utah complaint, and the company's own statements.