# tactiq.io free youtube transcript # Bricks and Minifigs responded to my video # https://www.youtube.com/watch/bWg2bnAqW6k 00:00:00.000 Well, Bricks and Minifigs officially 00:00:01.960 responded to my LEGO video we made about 00:00:04.080 them and uh 00:00:06.280 I haven't read it yet, but someone just 00:00:08.640 sent it to me, so I was like, "Whoa, 00:00:09.920 let's make a video about this." This is 00:00:11.440 not LEGO video part two. Part two is 00:00:13.480 still on my Patreon if you want to check 00:00:15.080 it out. patreon.com/rebrickulousben. 00:00:17.400 This is just our response to Bricks and 00:00:19.400 Minifigs' response. 00:00:20.480 >> Okay. Should we pull it up? Actually, 00:00:22.000 wait, before we start the video, we got 00:00:23.240 to talk about our sponsors. This video 00:00:24.920 is sponsored by We Steal From Old People 00:00:26.960 and you can visit us at 00:00:27.640 www.westealfromoldpeople.com. 00:00:29.640 We're actually at We Steal From Old 00:00:30.560 People's uh headquarters right now. Um 00:00:32.800 we're in this is our office. 00:00:34.560 And we've been taking phone calls all 00:00:36.080 day. Give us a call. 00:00:37.080 >> Uh we would love to steal from old 00:00:38.360 people for you if you want. 00:00:39.960 >> But we we can't take credit for our 00:00:41.240 business model. We're literally just 00:00:42.560 stealing from Bricks and Minifigs. 00:00:44.120 They're the ones that thought of this 00:00:45.280 genius business model, so they get all 00:00:47.200 the credit for this. 00:00:49.160 They posted this on their website. Let's 00:00:51.160 see what they said. 00:00:52.040 >> Over the past several months, many in 00:00:53.760 our community have seen posts and videos 00:00:55.720 regarding a dispute involving the former 00:00:57.240 Bricks and Minifigs location in Salem, 00:00:58.720 Oregon. We understand the frustration 00:01:00.840 and passion behind these discussions. Do 00:01:02.920 they understand? 00:01:04.319 I don't think they fully understand. Cuz 00:01:06.240 when when I went to ask them about this, 00:01:08.240 this was his response. What's going on? 00:01:10.800 So, you guys are holding some of our 00:01:11.840 LEGOs? 00:01:12.480 >> No, we're not. 00:01:13.640 You're not? 00:01:14.280 >> No. 00:01:15.440 Bricks and Minifigs is built on a 00:01:17.080 community of collectors and families who 00:01:18.960 care deeply about fairness, and that is 00:01:21.880 a value we share. Maybe Bricks and 00:01:23.840 Minifigs just share shows their care in 00:01:25.920 a completely different way than most 00:01:27.320 people do, and they show that care by 00:01:29.160 stealing from people. 00:01:30.000 >> To be absolutely clear, Bricks and 00:01:32.640 Minifigs does not condone, tolerate, or 00:01:35.120 participate in the exploitation of 00:01:37.280 anyone, especially older adults or 00:01:39.920 vulnerable members of our community. I 00:01:42.320 [ __ ] love that they just specifically 00:01:44.880 put, "especially 00:01:47.320 older adults." 00:01:49.386 >> [laughter] 00:01:50.240 >> Or vulnerable members of our community. 00:01:51.880 >> if they're not exploiting anyone, 00:01:53.480 especially older adults, why are they 00:01:55.040 stealing from old adults then? That 00:01:56.680 seems a weird way to 00:01:58.560 not exploit old adults. 00:02:00.000 >> Yeah. When a complex business dispute is 00:02:02.200 reduced to edited social media clips, 00:02:04.800 critical facts are often lost. While we 00:02:07.479 will not litigate this online, which 00:02:09.600 they are currently doing, 00:02:11.560 we want to clarify the core situation. 00:02:14.120 Okay, so so I see what they're saying. 00:02:15.880 So, right now they're saying 00:02:18.760 this is all a big misunderstanding. Ben 00:02:21.040 has edited these clips to make us look 00:02:23.320 bad, but we're not really bad. Now, for 00:02:26.600 the rest of this article, we're going to 00:02:27.800 share our side that Ben left out is what 00:02:30.280 I'm assuming they're saying here, right? 00:02:32.040 Sounds like it. 00:02:32.840 >> Maybe we were wrong. Maybe Bricks and 00:02:34.200 Minifigs is right, and we should give 00:02:35.560 them a chance to share their side of the 00:02:36.760 story. So, let's let's let's see their 00:02:38.640 side. So, it says the reality of the 00:02:40.400 consignment claim. 00:02:42.160 Much of the online narrative centers 00:02:43.840 around a private consignment arrangement 00:02:46.760 allegedly made by a former Salem store. 00:02:49.280 It is vital to understand that Bricks 00:02:51.000 and Minifigs corporate was not a party 00:02:53.240 to this alleged agreement, nor were 00:02:55.280 subsequent franchisees who took the 00:02:57.080 ownership of the Salem location after 00:02:58.920 the former owners were removed. So, 00:03:01.360 Bricks and Minifigs does have a point 00:03:02.760 here. 00:03:03.920 Uh the previous owner, 00:03:06.280 according to Bricks and Minifigs 00:03:08.360 franchise agreement, they're not 00:03:09.880 supposed to do consignments. They're 00:03:11.040 supposed to buy the LEGOs and then sell 00:03:12.640 them. So, I think the old owner broke 00:03:14.680 the rules. 00:03:15.920 However, this is this does not The 00:03:18.720 basically what This is called a 00:03:20.080 whataboutism um 00:03:22.040 is what they call it in politics. 00:03:23.560 Basically, Bricks and Minifigs is 00:03:24.680 saying, "Well, to take the focus off the 00:03:26.840 bad thing we did, look, the previous 00:03:28.880 owner also did something bad, too. So, 00:03:31.519 because she did something bad, that 00:03:33.200 makes I mean, it just makes both of them 00:03:35.239 bad. It doesn't make 00:03:36.880 them This doesn't prove their innocence. 00:03:38.840 They But, we'll keep reading. Maybe I 00:03:41.120 mean, this is just the first paragraph. 00:03:43.040 Corporate did not design, approve, or 00:03:44.840 authorize this 00:03:46.120 arrangement, 00:03:47.600 which is further proof of why they 00:03:50.280 should not have the LEGOs in the store. 00:03:52.200 If this is something that the brand 00:03:53.640 doesn't do, if Bricks and Minifigs 00:03:55.200 doesn't do consignment deals, then they 00:03:57.040 should just give the LEGOs back, right? 00:03:58.360 There's no reason for these LEGOs to be 00:03:59.760 in their store. They didn't pay for 00:04:01.280 them. They're not doing a business deal 00:04:02.880 with Brian anymore. So, just give them 00:04:04.600 back. Easy solution. Franchisees operate 00:04:07.560 independent businesses. While they must 00:04:09.480 follow system standards, the franchiser 00:04:11.680 does not automatically inherit 00:04:13.000 responsibility for private unauthorized 00:04:15.000 agreements a local owner may enter into. 00:04:17.798 This is basically corporate saying, 00:04:19.720 "Hey, we can't control our our 00:04:21.720 franchisers, right?" And then, but the 00:04:23.640 problem is is when you go to the 00:04:24.919 franchisers, they say, "Well, corporate 00:04:26.960 told us to do this." 00:04:27.840 >> You're supposed to be getting a hold of 00:04:29.000 corporate. In the security camera 00:04:30.440 footage, corporate's the one taking over 00:04:32.240 the store. 00:04:33.520 Seeking facts over narratives. Serious 00:04:36.160 claims require serious evidence. 00:04:39.240 I do agree. We both We both agree with 00:04:40.800 that. 00:04:41.960 We have repeatedly asked for the 00:04:43.919 original documents and undoctored 00:04:45.680 recordings that support these 00:04:47.080 accusations. So, you 00:04:49.560 Isn't that funny? Didn't we try to get 00:04:51.600 the evidence over to you guys? Yeah, 00:04:54.200 didn't Did I Remember that time when I 00:04:56.520 had all the evidence in my hand and I 00:04:58.160 walked into the store and I just said, 00:05:00.480 "Hey, 00:05:01.760 here's all the evidence. 00:05:03.440 I'm not judging you. Let's figure this 00:05:05.040 out." And they What did they do? 00:05:06.640 >> Can we have like a clip like playing 00:05:08.080 right now? 00:05:08.400 >> Yeah, let's roll the clip. 00:05:09.480 >> So, here's still all of the LEGO sets 00:05:11.520 you guys still have. 00:05:12.360 >> about. I don't have anything to do with 00:05:13.440 that and I don't want that. 00:05:16.000 You can go ahead and leave, but I'm 00:05:17.120 going to ask you one more time. This is 00:05:18.520 the last time. I do not 00:05:20.040 >> Well, 00:05:20.360 >> I'm not saying that you're not handing 00:05:21.320 me anything. 00:05:21.680 >> I tried for a long time just to get her 00:05:23.720 to look at this contract. 00:05:25.240 >> Why do you think your friend would be 00:05:26.680 entitled to our inventory? What's his? 00:05:29.120 He owns the LEGOs. 00:05:30.960 Huh? He doesn't own the LEGOs. 00:05:33.600 Well, yeah, we have a contract. He does 00:05:34.840 He does own them. 00:05:36.120 No, bro, are you an idiot? Are you 00:05:38.400 stupid? 00:05:39.520 All right. 00:05:40.720 You do you. Josh, the police 00:05:42.840 the police is showing up right now. 00:05:44.440 >> Well, that was a good clip. I guess this 00:05:46.680 clip is begging for us to give them 00:05:49.840 evidence, right? 00:05:50.400 >> It sounds like it. And that we were the 00:05:52.200 ones that refused to give them the 00:05:53.480 evidence. 00:05:53.800 >> Makes no sense. You literally go, "We 00:05:54.920 have repeatedly asked." Okay, that's 00:05:56.880 [ __ ] 00:05:58.360 Selective social media posts and 00:05:59.960 investigative-style 00:06:01.520 videos are not a substitute for the 00:06:03.520 complete records and legal agreements 00:06:05.680 that govern the rights of all involved 00:06:07.080 parties. Okay, let's put all the 00:06:08.200 evidence right here. We got the 00:06:09.240 consignment deal. We got the full 00:06:11.200 inventory list that the Bricks & 00:06:12.800 Minifigs store made that shows which 00:06:14.640 sets were sold, which sets are still in 00:06:16.320 the store, and which sets Brian has not 00:06:17.880 been paid for. This was an inventory 00:06:20.400 list made by the store. Here's the 00:06:21.960 security camera footage of corporate 00:06:23.680 knowing there was a consignment deal. 00:06:25.320 These are ones that haven't He has not 00:06:26.960 been paid his percentage yet. 00:06:29.440 And if I don't have any tickets, I won't 00:06:31.240 know how much I need to pay him. 00:06:33.720 That That's a business thing and not 00:06:35.360 necessarily yours. 00:06:36.880 He's taking on the business, he takes on 00:06:38.520 all that consignment liability. Here's 00:06:40.160 all the metadata timestamps, pictures of 00:06:42.400 the sets that were still in the store 00:06:43.919 when the owner got kicked out. I I've 00:06:45.840 printed all of this proof out and tried 00:06:47.680 to give it to them, and this was their 00:06:49.480 response. 00:06:50.160 >> You need to go ahead and leave now. 00:06:52.000 Really? 00:06:52.520 >> you could go ahead and leave now or I 00:06:53.919 will call the police for trespassing. 00:06:55.960 Well, I'm not harassing you. No, you 00:06:57.400 are. Well, that was a really good clip. 00:07:00.440 Yeah. It shows exactly what they wanted, 00:07:02.720 which was obviously to talk to you. If a 00:07:04.840 legitimate claim exists, there are 00:07:07.080 established legal and dispute resolution 00:07:09.200 processes to handle it fairly. 00:07:11.320 Attempting to force a business outcome 00:07:13.400 through public pressure, especially on 00:07:15.640 unrelated stores and employees, is not a 00:07:18.280 productive or fair path forward. 00:07:20.440 Basically, what they're saying is, let's 00:07:21.640 figure this out the legal way. Well, we 00:07:23.600 did what he said, actually. We did sue 00:07:25.680 him, and we won. 00:07:27.720 And then they didn't like the legal way. 00:07:29.560 Bricks & Minifigs was the one who didn't 00:07:31.480 want to do it the legal way. Do you know 00:07:32.880 why? Why is that? Cuz this is what 00:07:35.000 happened when we won. Dang it! 00:07:37.840 They closed down their entire store 00:07:39.040 because Bricks & and did not want to do 00:07:41.400 the legal way. Bricks and Minifigs 00:07:42.920 stores are a private business with the 00:07:44.400 right to protect their premises. We will 00:07:46.360 continue to support our owners in 00:07:48.160 prohibiting disruptive conduct or 00:07:50.320 harassment. It's not about silencing 00:07:52.160 criticism. It's about Oh, they're not 00:07:55.040 trying to silence criticism. Now, I feel 00:07:57.040 like Bricks and Minifigs is 00:08:00.080 doing whatever they can to silence 00:08:01.560 criticism. And if you don't believe me, 00:08:02.960 watch part two. 00:08:03.960 >> Moving forward together, our position 00:08:06.360 remains simple. Bricks and Minifigs 00:08:08.360 corporate was not a party to the 00:08:09.800 unauthorized Salem consignment 00:08:11.400 agreement. Well, wait. But, they were a 00:08:13.800 party in the theft of the Legos. 00:08:15.919 Any legitimate claims should be resolved 00:08:17.840 through the proper legal channels where 00:08:19.760 facts can be evaluated can be evaluated 00:08:22.440 fairly. And we already did that. 00:08:23.960 >> Yep. Yep. Facts can be evaluated. We put 00:08:25.840 all of the documents on the screen. We 00:08:27.560 ask our fans and creators to consider 00:08:29.440 the human impact of the content they 00:08:31.680 share. Fairness is a two-way street. It 00:08:34.400 requires looking at the full picture and 00:08:36.280 respecting the rights of unrelated small 00:08:38.559 business owners and their staff. I mean, 00:08:41.640 shouldn't they care about people below 00:08:43.240 them? 00:08:43.559 >> This doesn't say how we're they're 00:08:44.520 moving forward. 00:08:46.120 Moving forward should be let's give 00:08:47.720 Brian his Legos back, right? Yeah. We 00:08:50.000 love the Lego community and the 00:08:51.400 creativity it fosters. Well, they're 00:08:53.440 making the Lego community like really 00:08:54.800 bad. So, 00:08:56.600 uh until they give Brian his Legos back, 00:08:58.520 they're just going to keep making the 00:08:59.560 Lego community like terrible. We thank 00:09:01.400 those who have waited for the facts 00:09:02.720 before accepting rumors as truth. 00:09:05.360 I think what they're trying to say by 00:09:06.600 this line is that 00:09:08.480 they have the facts and we have the 00:09:10.480 rumors, right? Cuz we're just trying to 00:09:12.280 promote some narrative when they're the 00:09:14.400 ones that have the facts. But, if you 00:09:16.200 look at the situation, it kind of seems 00:09:18.240 like we're the ones that have the facts. 00:09:19.839 I mean, we put all the facts up on the 00:09:20.839 screens. And he now has a narrative with 00:09:23.680 no evidence. 00:09:24.839 >> Literally just like 00:09:26.839 four or five paragraphs with no evidence 00:09:29.680 whatsoever. We thank those who have 00:09:31.360 waited for the facts before accepting 00:09:32.960 rumors as truth 00:09:34.440 and who continue to support their local 00:09:36.560 Bricks and Minifigs franchise stores. 00:09:38.760 Okay, here we go. Because this matter 00:09:40.560 involves active legal issues, we will 00:09:42.320 provide further updates only when it's 00:09:44.040 appropriate and legally permissible to 00:09:45.760 do so. So, this is what they're saying 00:09:47.360 is like we're not going to respond 00:09:48.280 again. And they're saying it's because 00:09:50.240 we can't legally do it. 00:09:52.160 Their legal issues are with me. Like 00:09:53.720 I've We've already been to court like I 00:09:55.160 think three times. I can share my side, 00:09:57.200 why can't they share their side? Un- 00:09:59.080 unless their side would get them in a 00:10:00.680 lot of legal trouble and they could go 00:10:02.480 to jail, I guess, is why 00:10:04.840 Actually, it makes sense now why they 00:10:05.840 can't share their side. 00:10:08.840 Bricks & Minifigs is saying, "Yes, we 00:10:11.120 have all of Brian's LEGOs in our store. 00:10:12.800 No, we didn't pay for them, but we 00:10:15.120 would" And their answer for that is, "We 00:10:17.000 would never try to exploit an old man." 00:10:19.640 But it seems like that's what they're 00:10:20.960 doing. They're exploiting an old man. 00:10:22.200 So, I think a better response would be 00:10:23.920 explain why Why do you have these LEGOs 00:10:25.960 in your store without paying for them? 00:10:27.400 That would be an explanation, right? 00:10:29.480 Like that would be good. Um but they 00:10:31.360 won't be able to do that because what 00:10:33.320 they would be doing is they're 00:10:34.400 explaining what stealing is, and that's 00:10:36.320 what Bricks & Minifigs did. And 00:10:38.000 especially not just stealing, but 00:10:39.240 stealing from an old person, which is 00:10:40.760 who Bricks & Minifigs likes to steal 00:10:42.280 from the most. Mm. Yeah. 00:10:43.960 >> also one more thing. So, there's this 00:10:45.480 other guy. It's like there's a LEGO 00:10:46.800 store like a couple blocks that It's 00:10:49.160 like literally like right down the 00:10:50.400 street from Bricks & Minifigs. It's 00:10:51.800 called Bricks & Beyond. And this guy's 00:10:54.320 getting a bunch of hate from my video 00:10:56.120 cuz people are confusing his store with 00:10:58.200 the Bricks & Minifigs store. Yeah, but 00:10:59.960 the problem is this guy runs like a 00:11:01.120 super ethical LEGO store. And Should we 00:11:04.400 Should we give him a call? 00:11:05.040 >> Right now, actually. Just very similar 00:11:07.040 in names. This is not related to Bricks 00:11:09.520 & Minifigs at all. 00:11:10.720 >> First off, do you enjoy stealing from 00:11:12.200 old people? 00:11:14.002 >> [laughter] 00:11:14.480 >> That is not what we do. Oh, see. So, uh 00:11:18.440 basically everyone that's giving you 00:11:19.839 harassment then uh is basically mixing 00:11:22.880 up the two stores is what you're saying. 00:11:24.600 Essentially, yeah.