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For the alternate side, Bricks and Minifigs claims much of Mansell's inventory had been sold, or relocated by Mansell himself. The liability for any discrepancy
by paulddraper 4mo ago
For the alternate side, Bricks and Minifigs claims much of Mansell's inventory had been sold, or relocated by Mansell himself. The liability for any discrepancy in sales and his compensation is the responsibility of the franchisee with whom he sign the contract.
> It was clear the full list of inventory in his documentation was not located in the store. What items could be reasonably identified as allegedly belonging to the consignor was offered back to the consignor, but that offer was refused.
> A deeper dive into the sales receipts uncovered that a significantly higher volume of the listed sets had sold over the course of the consignment deal prior to the store transition. The consignor also provided a written statement to a podcast that his collection was moved offsite for security reasons. Additional attempts to restore what we could with what was in our possession, was also declined, in writing.
> BAM denies allegations that we “stole” this consignor’s collection, let alone a collection worth what has been claimed online. However, we remain willing to provide any appropriate assistance in recovering any and all portions of this collection or funds generated off of its sale to the original consignor and their family, through appropriate means.
> Serious claims require serious evidence. We have repeatedly asked for the original documents and undoctored recordings that support these accusations. Selective social media posts and misleading investigative-style videos are not a substitute for the complete records and legal agreements that govern the rights of all involved parties.
> If a legitimate claim exists, there are established legal and dispute-resolution processes to handle it fairly. Attempting to force a business outcome through public pressure, especially on unrelated stores and employees, is not a productive or fair path forward.
https://bricksandminifigs.com/blog/blog/2026/05/21/salem-oregon-bricks-and-minifigs-store-situation/ https://bricksandminifigs.com/blog/blog/2026/05/21/salem-ore...
I don't have first-hand corroboration of the facts, though I am surprised that the article favorable to Mansell did not simply publish the consignment agreement with the franchise owner.
- thevinter 4mo agoAll of these quotes are false and directly contradicted by publicly available statements made by the CEO + Corporate.
- quietsegfault 4mo agoDo you care to disclose your relation to the leadership of Bricks and Minifigs? Did you go to the same university as those involved from the company? Are you affiliated with any of the same organizations?
- paulddraper 4mo agoNo affiliation, other than being a fan of building bricks in general, and making a couple small purchases from one of their franchises (not in Portland, OR).
- quietsegfault 4mo ago[dead]
- usehand 4mo agoSo why are you lying to defend them?
- paulddraper 4mo agoWhat is my lie? Quoting the posted counterclaim?
- usehand 4mo agoUncritically posting lies from the accused party
- Pragmata 4mo ago[dead]
- mrguyorama 4mo agoIs there value to copy/pasting a Press Release that is known false? How does this lead to interesting discussion? Is it right to just parrot lies? Because B&M is very clearly lying in these statements, knowingly so. The CEO himself is part of this and is on camera talking to the people in this situation demonstrating that he knows there was a consignment agreement and they refuse to respect a matter of extremely clear law. There is literally video of the new franchise owner and a person from corporate saying "We will take over the consignment" I believe people have a duty to not just thoughtlessly repeat things like this. I feel it is a serious issue on this site specifically, that people think it's valid to copy/paste known falsehoods, whether they themselves knew about it, and then defend the act when faced with evidence that they parroted known falsehoods. Shouldn't you have taken any effort to ensure you were relaying good or accurate information?
- wgjordan 4mo agoLooks like a more detailed followup statement was just posted today: https://bricksandminifigs.com/blog/blog/2026/05/28/bricks-minifigs-salem-oregon-clarity-and-resolution/ https://bricksandminifigs.com/blog/blog/2026/05/28/bricks-mi...
- paulddraper 4mo agoThis is worth the read. The strange part continues to be that the 2023 franchising agreement that explicitly permits consignment. While BAM is also claiming that the 2023 owners manual prohibited franchise owners from consignment agreements. I would guess that BAM simply had poorly audited, conflicting documentation. It's one part they haven't addressed (albeit not central to their claims).