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Lego nerds, any idea what the deal is with this Bricks & Minifigs imbroglio?

Posted by doubledown <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=doubledown' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 27, 2026, 13:49:11

Is it just a matter of the collectibles business attracting the worst possible people?

Lego sidejack - how to store kid's sets?

Posted by RVA <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=RVA' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 27, 2026, 19:29:37, in reply to "Lego nerds, any idea what the deal is with this Bricks & Minifigs imbroglio?"

I really wish the boxes could be fullt closed back up. I suppose I could just tape them shut but that feels like it will degrade quickly.

Want to keep the individual sets apart once broken down rather than piling them all in one big tub.

why?*

Posted by gvibes <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=gvibes' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 27, 2026, 20:17:36, in reply to "Lego sidejack - how to store kid's sets?"

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Lego has really overextended itself with the sheer number of unique sets out there

Posted by timmer <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=timmer' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 27, 2026, 16:49:43, in reply to "Lego nerds, any idea what the deal is with this Bricks & Minifigs imbroglio?"

At some point, they will do the same to themselves like they did starting around 2000 and almost went bankrupt in 2003

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Is it just a matter of the collectibles business attracting the worst possible people?

(for rent)

The number of sets wasnt the issue in the early 2000s, it was the number of unique parts

Posted by IlliniSax05 <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=IlliniSax05' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 27, 2026, 17:57:38, in reply to "Lego has really overextended itself with the sheer number of unique sets out there "

And that's why so many sets nowadays use stickers rather than printed parts

Why do you hate me, Sammich?

MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
-Sammich, 1/15/2011

man, good timing. i just went to a newly opened one in suburban boston. i had not idea it was a

Posted by torinese <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=torinese' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 27, 2026, 16:24:49, in reply to "Lego nerds, any idea what the deal is with this Bricks & Minifigs imbroglio?"

franchise.

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Is it just a matter of the collectibles business attracting the worst possible people?

From what I can tell...

Posted by aimlessillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=aimlessillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 27, 2026, 14:05:50, in reply to "Lego nerds, any idea what the deal is with this Bricks & Minifigs imbroglio?"

B&M in Oregon made a deal with a family that had over $200K of Star Wars Lego and they made an agreement re: selling them/profits/percentages

All was fine and then owner sold B&M franchise to someone that is pretending the deal doesn't exist and refusing to give payment or the LEGO back to the owner.

So the irrational people on social media are saying to boycott them completely

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Is it just a matter of the collectibles business attracting the worst possible people?

Can I get a link to the story, por favour?

Posted by TarheelIllini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=TarheelIllini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 27, 2026, 15:56:40, in reply to "From what I can tell..."

The resellers and collectors have made this hobby almost unbearable.

And Lego hasn’t helped

Recrudescence

Link

Posted by aimlessillini <iframe src='https://mb.boardhost.com/TheDeuce/info/user=aimlessillini' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on May 27, 2026, 16:35:54, in reply to "Can I get a link to the story, por favour?"

I've mostly seen it on TikTok, but here's an article I found

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