Bricks and Minifigs
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| Legal Structure | Private |
| Industry | Retail,Franchising |
| Also known as | BAM,BAM Franchising |
| Official website | https://bricksandminifigs.com/ |
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.[1][2] 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.[3][2]
Consumer-impact summary
[edit | edit source]- 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.[3]
- 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.[3][1]
- 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.[2][4]
- The company says it is tightening inventory and record-keeping requirements across its stores in response.[1]
Incidents
[edit | edit source]Salem-area LEGO consignment dispute
[edit | edit source]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.[3] 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.[3][1] 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.[3][2]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bricks & Minifigs (2026-05-28). "Response to Customer Inquiries Regarding Bricks & Minifigs Salem, Oregon". Bricks & Minifigs Blog. Archived from the original on 2026-05-30. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Verified Complaint and Temporary Restraining Order, BAM Franchising, Inc. v. Schneider, Fourth Judicial District Court, Utah County, Utah". Internet Archive. 2026-05-27. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Keizer Lego Dispute Centers on Star Wars Collection". Salem Business Journal. 2026-03-30. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
- ↑ "Bricks & Minifigs sues Reckless Ben over viral $200k Lego Star Wars investigation". Dexerto. 2026-06-02. Retrieved 2026-06-03.