Burglars bust through toy store wall to steal Lego sets

[DiveGirl]

I wondered if the boxes had RFID tags or other trackable stuff. But yeah; if you look online on eBay, Etsy, or Mercari, there are people selling bags of this stuff that is carefully curated. And on Amazon there are knock-off sets that are almost as expensive as the original stuff. It doesn’t make me crave kits any less!

[Jorpho]

@lecti

Like cars, lego pieces are worth more than kit itself when sold separately (unless it’s a discontinued set)

Previously:

Lego bricks are a better investment than gold bricks | Boing Boing

I guess the money to be gained in keeping the set complete is not worth the tradeoff in the set’s traceability.

[dabeyc]

AHHHHH ha ha ha. nice.

[wazroth]

I am Disappointed in BoingBoing that the minifigs in the article image are not carrying an actual Lego™ brand brick.

[DukeTrout]

@Tamsin_Bailey

Do the cops have enough to build a case?

They do, but they had to use some off-color 2x6x1 pieces to complete it.

[Mister44]

Oohhh yeeeaahhhh. They look to be knock offs.