Reckless Ben's GoFundMe surpasses $200K value of Lego collection in Bricks & Minifigs dispute

A GoFundMe campaign established by YouTuber Reckless Ben for Oregon collector Bryan Mansell and his father has surpassed $200,000, exceeding the reported value of the Lego collection at the centre of an ongoing dispute involving a Bricks & Minifigs franchise.

The fundraiser was launched to help cover legal expenses and support efforts to recover a Lego Star Wars collection that Mansell and his 83-year-old father spent more than a decade building. According to the campaign, the collection includes around 780 Lego sets and more than 1,200 minifigures.

The collection has been widely reported as being worth approximately $200,000, although Bricks & Minifigs has disputed that valuation and argued that documentation provided later suggested a lower figure.

The dispute stems from a consignment-style arrangement involving a Bricks & Minifigs store in Keizer, Oregon. Mansell has alleged that the collection was not returned following a dispute connected to franchise ownership changes and corporate intervention in late 2024.

The latest development in the case involves a public statement from the American Fork Police Department regarding Reckless Ben, whose real name is Benjamin Schneider.

Police said officers were responding to complaints from a Bricks & Minifigs employee and his family rather than investigating the underlying business dispute.

Authorities claimed they established probable cause to arrest Schneider on allegations including stalking and targeted residential picketing under Utah law.

In response, Schneider disputed the department’s account in a recent YouTube video, criticised the release of what he described as heavily redacted body-camera footage, and called for the publication of unedited recordings.

The Lego collection remains unrecovered, while the wider dispute and related legal proceedings continue.