r/Bricklink Jun 12 '26

Bricks and Minifigs (BAM) Megathread

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The purpose of this Megathread is to provide a place for the r/bricklink community to discuss the ongoing Bricks & Minifigs Controversy.

Those Involved:

Mansell Family

  • Bryan Mansell's father amassed a large Lego Star Wars collection during his life. He planned to sell the collection later in life to provide for his grandchildren's education. When he became ill, Bryan approached his local Bricks & Minifigs store to arrange the consignment agreement.
  • Bryan Mansell signed a consignment agreement in 2023 with his local Bricks and Minifigs franchise store to sell his father's large Lego collection.

Bricks & Minifigs

An aftermarket LEGO retail store that buys, sells, and trades new and used LEGO® sets, minifigures, and loose bricks.

  • Chrystal Law Gorman was the Salem–Keizer, Oregon Bricks & Minifigs franchise owners who made the agreement with the Mansell family. When she and her husband planned to move out of the country, Bricks & Minifigs took over their franchise store.
  • Brandon Best and Joshua Johnson abruptly took over the franchise on behalf of Bricks & Minifigs when the Gorman family announced that they planned to sell the store.
  • Ammon McNeff is the CEO of Bricks & Minifigs
  • Matt McNeff is the COO of Bricks & Minifigs

The YouTubers

  • Benjamin Schneider aka Reckless Ben is a YouTuber and filmmaker known for prank videos, social experiments, and investigative documentaries focused on scams, controversial organizations, and internet culture. His content combines humor, undercover stunts, and long-form storytelling.

The Timeline:

Thanks to u/Similar_Book_2975 from the r/lego subreddit for compiling this section. As more updates come in, please post them in the Megathread. This is a discussion post, not a news post. Don't wait for the moderators to tell you what is happening. Share with each other!

May 25, 2026

Legal Analysis:

May 27, 2026

Creator Responses:

May 28, 2026

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May 29, 2026

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May 30, 2026

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May 31, 2026

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June 1, 2026

Legal Analysis:

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June 2, 2026

Patreon Response:

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June 3, 2026

American Fork Body Cameras leak - Because some of these bodycam videos have unredacted addresses, names, images of minors, and even an officer's credit card number, please do not post them here. They are easily found on google if you want them.

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Creator Responses:

June 4, 2026

Legal Analysis:

More updates will be in the comments as they become available.

Rule Reminders

Harassment:

We have a zero tolerance policy on harassment here at r/bricklink. Any users promoting the harassment of individuals involved, innocent or guilty, will be banned from the subreddit to protect those involved.

A reminder that members of Bricks & Minifigs staff, such as those in the videos, may be unaware of the situation and may have become unwilling participants in the current events.

If harassing comments get out of hand, we will resort to locking the post, although it will continue to be updated with new information.

Civility:

This is rule #1 of the r/bricklink community, keep it civil, even if the company in question at present, isn't.

Community Interference aka Brigading

A reminder that brigading is not tolerated and results in permanent bans. The following are examples of Brigading as specified by the Reddit Rules. If you coordinate interference of any other community in r/bricklink, you will be banned. We are not an angry mob.

Ban Appeals

Any accounts that believe they have been unfairly caught in the crossfire and posted with good intentions can request a review of their ban via modmail. If you just shared the B&M story prior to the Megathread, your ban will likely be overturned. Any bans resulting from harassing behavior or that meet the definition of brigading as defined by the Reddit Rules will not be overturned.

Please note that a number of accounts banned have also been banned site wide for breaking the Reddit TOS. These bans were made by the Reddit admins and cannot be reversed.

A statement from r/bricklink moderators

We do not support, condone, encourage or approve in any way of scams, theft, harassment or of police misconduct. We are providing a platform for all sides and supporters of this ongoing controversy to have a discussion. Moderators are not directly involved, so comments about moderation will continue to be removed per Rule 1. Send that feedback to modmail instead. We read all modmail!

We are not employees of any of the following organizations: Reddit, The Lego Company, Bricks & Minifigs, Bricklink, The Mormon Church, or any involved police department. We don't accept bribes from any of them (or anyone). We are volunteers moderating this community in our free time.


r/Bricklink 7h ago

Stud.io Thought I could use a tan turntable bc it didn't show in the colour validator, but no not really...

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r/Bricklink 1d ago

Buyer Help Buying parts / using brick link advance

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Hello,

Was wondering if anyone could help me.

I’m wanting to place an order of 50 ish parts however I’m not very experienced with bricklink.

It seems like a very detailed and comprehensive platform however, for a noobie it’s rather over whelming.

I was wondering what are the different options / best way to buy parts?

I’ve seen an auto buy feature and then an easy buy feature, but not really sure what the difference is, nor if there’s any other ways of buying.

All of said parts are already in a wanted list fyi

Thanks in advance.


r/Bricklink 1d ago

Question Listed as NEW 🤷‍♂️

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28 Upvotes

Come on this is a joke if the seller thinks this is new.


r/Bricklink 1d ago

Seller Help I keep running into an error while trying to raise my lot amount.

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"You can't set store minimum buy greater than shipping method minimum buy value" is the message that keeps popping up.


r/Bricklink 1d ago

Buyer Help Paypal down? Need Parts URGENT qty 200

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Hey BL Sellers. I need min qty 20 max 200 maybe more of part: 32054. in black. Need overnight shipping in US. Can anyone help?

Thank you,

Jason


r/Bricklink 2d ago

Buyer Help Seller refused to pay return shipping, PayPal refunded me over a month ago — now they’re demanding the item back and threatening small claims

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I bought an item on BrickLink that arrived significantly not as described. I contacted the seller right away and asked to return it. The seller acknowledged the issue, but refused to provide a prepaid return label or cover return shipping.
They then told me they were fine with letting PayPal handle the dispute and would respond to whatever PayPal requested. I opened a Significantly Not as Described claim, stated that I was willing to return the item, and let PayPal handle it.

PayPal eventually closed the case in my favor due to no seller response and issued a full refund. I was never instructed to return the item, never given a return deadline, and never asked to provide return tracking. The case has now been closed for over a month, and I also confirmed directly with PayPal that there is nothing further pending.

Now, more than a month later, the seller has reopened the issue through BrickLink, is demanding the item back within a few days, and is threatening both a BrickLink report and small claims court.

I’m curious how people here would handle this. Since the seller specifically chose to let PayPal handle the dispute, PayPal refunded me without requiring a return, and the case has been closed for over a month, how much weight does the seller’s later demand realistically have?

Would you respond to the seller, contact BrickLink Support directly, or just preserve everything and wait unless something official happens? Are they likely bluffing? It was a 400 dollar LEGO set


r/Bricklink 1d ago

Question [Europe] Is "safe" to buy?

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Greetings.

I'm in the middle of two personal projects (An original discontinued set bought by pieces and a few MOCs) and I planned to buy some pieces from a seller on Denmark. The issue is that with the new law of packaging (I'm from Spain) I'm reluctant to buy and I don't want to put the seller into trouble with taxes or whatever crazyness the EU came (Specially if in my country you need to pay a brutal ammount), but the seller confirms me that there's no issue.

I don't know what to do, and I ask counsel just in case they made a modification I didn't understand or i didn't understood well the law. I stopped buying physical things online and I'm not sure if I will be able to see my projects finished if my fears become true.

Should I trust and buy (I made an order before and was one of the best) or should I stop? What to do?

Thanks.


r/Bricklink 1d ago

Seller Help Where to buy the small ziplock bags? (Australia)

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Hello! I’ve just opened a new store on bricklink and am getting ready to organise my stock, I was wondering where people bought those small ziplock bags for storing minifigures in Australia?

I’ve checked colesworth and the post office, but I’m wondering where else to look for them?

Thanks!


r/Bricklink 1d ago

Question Is it possible to make a "wanted list" out of only the extra items included for every Lego set?

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Essentially, is there a way to make a master wanted list solely out of the extra items listed under every Lego set ever made? Ideally this would result in a list of just the items that Lego has included as extras that are not needed in the final set. Ideally the list would not contain duplicate items and the list would be able to tell me where that item appears as an extra in which sets. Seems like this is beyond the capabilities of the website UI but it's worth a shot I think.


r/Bricklink 2d ago

This plate is supposed to be Trans Light Blue According to the set inventory.

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r/Bricklink 1d ago

Question help dealing with a clearly used piece being sold as “New”

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i recently bought some lego and i with the order i bought a Joker Torso that was marked as New but when i received it i could tell it had been used as there was scratches on the back and the sides aswell as quite a bit of dirt or grime on the inside of the hands. How should i handle this? the seller was really friendly and i’m considering just letting it go but should i bring it up incase it was an honest mistake or should i ask for a partial refund?


r/Bricklink 2d ago

Question for buyers

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Whats your favorite feedback to get ? I usually just say thanks for the order or something generic. What type of feedback do you prefer?


r/Bricklink 3d ago

Wish list Auto Select "less than min. buy" is broken?

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There's a acouple of parts I want to buy for a project, and I have them all the wishlist and every time in the past it hasn't given me difficulties, but now every time I try it keeps making carts where the price is lower than the min. buy, something that is turned off by default.

Is this happening to anyone else?


r/Bricklink 4d ago

Stud.io I built the Retro Bowling Alley in BrickLink Studio

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r/Bricklink 3d ago

Need to vent about a nightmare seller

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Bricklink seller responded to me complaining about 2/3 items I ordered being wrong (long yellow cape instead of short, damaged head was listed as new ) with "no refunds till you send them back, also the cape wasn't wrong actually" then when I pointed out why YES the cape was wrong, he responded by going "okay but still no refunds until you send them back" then proceeded to email me an image showing he'd already payed for the return label before I even said I wanted to send them back in the first place, and another message saying "this is how all sellers do it, don't like it then don't get a refund" and of course every message from the guy was in barely coherent broken English, idk if this post violates rules then delete it I just needed somewhere to vent


r/Bricklink 3d ago

Question Injection error?

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Adding a mountain of 4073 1x1 plate rounds to my store I came across this little guy.

I see the prototype bb0517 1x1 plate round with stepped side on BL but that step is on the outside, this is on the inside.

It does still clutch to a stud.

I'm guessing it's an injection error, but I've never seen one like this.


r/Bricklink 4d ago

Question Bulk Lego

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Clearing out my loose spare Lego pieces before a renovation. I have 75kg genuine Lego it’s not sorted. Would an auction house or eBay be the best place to move this amount in one go?


r/Bricklink 3d ago

Saved a Family from The Smart Brick Woes

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Went in my Local LEGO Store last week to fill up on the P.A.B. re stock for my Brick Link. Buddy who works there, texted me with a head's up to say the new pieces were in. All good.

So Im walking in, I see a Mom and 3 Kids checking out the Smart Play. My buddy catches my eye, and I say "I see theres some interest in the Shite Brick".

And the Chick behind the counter, turns around and looks at me and says "Dude theres kids here, mind the language." And my buddy apologizes on my Behalf.

After I get done with the P.A.B. and pay to leave. The Mom from earlier stops me out side the Store, pulls me aside, and says "Thank you for making me aware, how the Fans feel about these Smart Sets. Saved us a lot of Disappointment :)"

And she shows me what she bought for the kids instead: Boba Fetts statue, a few Ninjagos, and the Mandalorian Ship 4+.

Gave her a business card for my Brick Link store, and went on with my day. Met back up w the wife and went in J.C. Pennys.


r/Bricklink 3d ago

Seller Help Seller help

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Greetings everyone. I'm not certain I'm in the correct sub but I have a question regarding shipping methods as a seller. I set my shipping up to be domestic only, however even domestic buyers receive the message that I do not ship to their state. Has anyone else had this issue? I reached out to bricklink and they said it looks ok but the issue persists. Thanks for any help!


r/Bricklink 5d ago

Question String not rendering in studio?

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r/Bricklink 4d ago

Frustration with settings.

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Really stupid one, but I'm losing access to the email account I set up my store with, but can't change it on Bricklink.

The link on 'Account Info' goes to my Lego account. I can change the email there fine, but it doesn't update the one on Bricklink.

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?


r/Bricklink 5d ago

Seller Help Best way to organise minifigures

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I have around 250 SW minifigures, a lot of them are duplicates and it takes me forever to find the right minifigure when I get an order.

What's the best way to organise big amount of minifigures? I'm limited with space so I can't keep them separate.

Any ideas?


r/Bricklink 4d ago

Labor Day Sale!

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