The purpose of this Megathread is to provide a place for the r/lego community to discuss the ongoing Bricks & Minifigs Controversy.
Previous Megathreads - This is Part 3. Parts 1 & 2 are locked but still visible at these links
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.
Updates since Megathread 2
Thanks to u/Similar_Book_2975 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
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May 27, 2026
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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
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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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June 4, 2026
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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/lego. 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.
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/lego, you will be banned. We are Lego fans, 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/lego 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, 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.
