Reckless Ben claims Bricks & Minifigs seeks millions in damages as he opens new store

Reckless Ben claims Bricks & Minifigs seeks millions in damages as he opens another Reckless Bricks store

Reckless Ben claims Bricks & Minifigs is seeking millions of dollars in damages and attempting to take control of his newly rebranded Reckless Bricks store, as the YouTuber opens another location in Sarasota, Florida.

The creator, whose real name is Ben Schneider, became involved in the Bricks & Minifigs dispute after investigating a contested $200,000 LEGO Star Wars collection that a family claimed was withheld following a change in store ownership. The dispute has since involved arrests, lawsuits and investigations.

During a livestream on September 19, Schneider claimed Bricks & Minifigs had sent a legal notice demanding millions of dollars in damages and seeking control of the first Reckless Bricks location.

The claim came days after Schneider opened a former Bricks & Minifigs store in Tucson, Arizona, and rebranded it as Reckless Bricks.

According to Schneider, the Arizona store operated for two days before lawyers responded.

“Bricks and Minifigs basically being like, ‘You owe us over like basically millions of dollars in damages and we take over the store now,’” he said.

Schneider did not show the full legal document during the livestream, and the claims have not been independently verified. Bricks & Minifigs has not publicly responded to his latest allegations.

Schneider also claimed that sales from the store could ultimately go to Bricks & Minifigs if the franchise wins the dispute.

“So, this is where I thought we need a distraction,” Schneider said. “And what better distraction than opening another Reckless Bricks?”

The new Sarasota location opened with Schneider saying he would continue opening stores if Bricks & Minifigs attempted to shut them down.

“When they try to shut down this store, we’ll just open another store and take their mind off this store,” he said.

Schneider claimed around 4,000 people attended the opening and said the store had stocked three times as much inventory as the previous location after selling out during its first two days.