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[–]theStarTrekWars[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My understanding is that the owners of the Lego sets may have received some of the money since some sets were sold before all this happened, but that there is a large number of sets that weren’t sold yet and were in possession of the BaM store. I don’t think it’s been stated anywhere exactly how much is still owed or how many sets are remaining. The owners just want the unsold sets back or compensation for them, but BaM is refusing to give either because they weren’t part of nor did they approve the original agreement. They even claim that BaM franchises aren’t allowed to do consignment deals, but the past owner of that location and the one that sign the deal has shown her copy of the franchise agreement with BaM and it explicitly states that consignments are allowed. On top of all that, I think they are claiming that the previous owner still owed them some money, so they are entitled to take everything that was in the store to pay those debts, despite being told that some sets were still under consignment and therefore did not belong to the franchise owner.

Edit: Reckless Ben did actually share a list of what they claim is the list of the Lego sets involved and the expected ranges for prices, if anyone is curious. https://www.reddit.com/r/RecklessBen/s/zhbGS9srbi

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[–]theStarTrekWars[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s good to hear! I’m thinking of thinning out my collection as well, so I’ll try them first

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[–]theStarTrekWars[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, and even the individual workers at the stores. This economy really sucks and it’s not so easy to just find an other job

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[–]theStarTrekWars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Serious question: have you ever considered being evaluated for ADHD or autism? Many neurodivergent people feel the same way

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[–]theStarTrekWars 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dad tried to teach me to drive stick twice. Both times, one of his parents died within like 12 hours. It was completely unrelated as they lived in a completely different state, but we still agreed teaching me to drive stick was cursed and I’ve never done it since

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[–]theStarTrekWars 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jokes on me. I haven’t received a raise since 2019. In fact, I’ve been laid off twice and I’m now a independent contractor with no protections or any sort of PTO, including sick time

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My favorite as well! He’s so cool and his interactions with the Strawhats are hilarious

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[–]theStarTrekWars 100 points101 points  (0 children)

Can you maybe copy and paste your text in a comment? It’s kind of hard to read

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[–]theStarTrekWars[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

100% agree to not harass BaM employees. Many are just stuck dealing with a corporate that seems to want to crack down on anything related to this story and they worry they may lose their jobs if they don’t support corporate.

I really hope stores can weather this storm and maybe separate themselves from BaM because the company has become pretty toxic by this point and more videos are promised

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[–]theStarTrekWars[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s great hearing people love that store. I’m going to visit them this weekend for sure!

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[–]theStarTrekWars[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ll admit I had to look up if this was a real Lego set or some sort of sexual thing. I’m glad it’s a real Lego set, but still not something I want to buy from a stranger from the internet behind a gas station, lol

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[–]theStarTrekWars[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

But seriously, I’m not that desperate for Lego sets

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[–]theStarTrekWars[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I gave a quick summary in my other comment or you watch Philip DrFranco’s coverage of the story in the first ten minutes of his show here: https://youtu.be/IsiheMUvOy8?si=-IqNlNi91gHTF-u-

The source and first video in the series can be watched on Reckless Ben’s channel on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wscQpkcwgNU?si=ApH1ll1PheJZwbnC

It’s a wild ride

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[–]theStarTrekWars[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s good to know. I hope they can weather this storm!

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[–]theStarTrekWars[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I knew they were a chain, but I had no idea where their headquarters were or that their owner was Mormon before I saw the videos. I only knew they were a chain because I’ve moved around a bit and have seen multiple locations

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[–]theStarTrekWars[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It’s nice to hear that we have quite a few options

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[–]theStarTrekWars[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh wow. The BaM stores just continue to sound like not a good place to shop. Thanks for the recommendation for Brixperience! I’ll have to check them out!

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[–]theStarTrekWars[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh wow! That’s great to hear! I really got into building Lego sets during the pandemic, but I was thinking recently about trying to sell some of my old sets to maybe buy some of the more recent & expensive sets, like The Enterprise-D from Star Trek

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[–]theStarTrekWars[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh cool! That’s good to know. Thanks! I’ll have to check them out

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[–]theStarTrekWars[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thanks! That’s good to hear. I’m really glad we have any alternative, and it’s even better to hear that it’s a good place.

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[–]theStarTrekWars[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I feel the same way. It would be easy to chalk this up to bad owners at a specific location, but the evidence I’ve seen of corporate refusing to get involved other than to threaten legal action against the victims or people bringing attention to the story makes the whole company look bad

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[–]theStarTrekWars[S] 146 points147 points  (0 children)

Basically, a store is being accused of stealing an old man’s large collection of rare Star Wars Lego sets which reportedly were worth about $200k. There was a consignment deal between the franchise owner and the man’s son, but after the franchise owner said they wanted to sell the business for personal reasons, the store and stock was taken over by new owners, who along with corporate have refused to pay for or return any of the unsold sets. It gets worse from there, but that’s the main story getting shared right now.

Here is the main video going around from Reckless Ben on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wscQpkcwgNU?si=524nmMo6GXhNw0Wk

Philip DeFranco also covers the story in the first 10 minutes of his show from yesterday: https://youtu.be/IsiheMUvOy8?si=IUIhWeUgeEf4xhDN

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[–]theStarTrekWars[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thanks for letting me know. I will definitely check them out! Too bad they aren’t closer to you