YouTuber Starts A Cult And Is Raided By Police In Attempt To Recover Old Man’s Star Wars LEGO Collection
YouTuber Reckless Ben Schneider is attempting to help Bryan Mansell recover a $200,000 collection of Star Wars LEGO sets that were allegedly stolen by a toy chain. The situation escalated into a bizarre campaign involving pranks and a mock 'cult' to pressure the store into returning the items. Despite Schneider's efforts, the collection remains unrecovered as the store has closed and police have intervened in the ongoing dispute.
- ▪Bryan Mansell consigned his father's Star Wars LEGO collection to Bricks and Minifigs, which later changed ownership.
- ▪The new management claimed ownership of the collection, leading to a series of legal and corporate challenges for the Mansells.
- ▪Reckless Ben Schneider created a video series documenting his attempts to retrieve the LEGO sets, which included various pranks and a mock cult.
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YouTuber Starts A Cult And Is Raided By Police In Attempt To Recover Old Man’s Star Wars LEGO Collection YouTuber Reckless Ben is hoping to recover $200,000 worth of Star Wars LEGO sets allegedly stolen by a toy chain in a consignment deal gone wrong By Zack Kotzer Published May 24, 2026 | Comments (0) | 𝕏 Copied! LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Bryan Mansell and his father had been collecting Star Wars LEGO sets since 2000. A bounty Mansell estimates is worth $200,000 in value. As his father experienced health complications, Mansell consigned the collection to Bricks and Minifigs, a popular chain of LEGO specialty stores. When the store changed ownership, new managers claimed full ownership, locking the Mansells out without pricey litigation.
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