Reckless Ben’s GoFundMe for Bryan Mansell surpasses $100K amid ongoing Bricks and Minifigs dispute
The dispute centres on allegations involving a $200K Star Wars Lego consignment placed at a franchise in Oregon
A GoFundMe campaign established by YouTuber Reckless Ben to support Bryan Mansell and his father has raised more than $100,000 as a dispute over a valuable Lego collection continues to attract widespread online attention.
At the time of writing, the fundraiser had reached $128,355 of its $140,000 target, with more than 4,800 donations.
The campaign states that the funds will help cover legal costs and support efforts to recover a Lego Star Wars collection that Bryan and his 83-year-old father spent more than a decade building together.
According to the fundraiser, the collection included around 780 Lego sets and more than 1,200 minifigures.
Bryan claims the collection was placed with a Bricks & Minifigs store in Keizer, Oregon, under a consignment-style arrangement. The campaign alleges that following a dispute involving franchise ownership and corporate intervention in late 2024, the collection was not returned to the family.
The fundraiser comes as Reckless Ben continues documenting the case in a series of videos. In his most recent video, Ben claims he pursued legal action linked to the collection, which he has estimated to be worth around $200,000. He has also alleged that attempts to recover the collection resulted in police encounters, searches, legal disputes and his arrest.
Ownership disagreements emerged after a change in franchise management, with former franchise owner Chrystal Gorman publicly claiming she was removed from the premises “under threat of police action” and without compensation, allegations she has raised in social media posts and legal filings.
In a recent public statement, Bricks & Minifigs claimed the disputed arrangement was made between the family and a former franchise operator without corporate approval and was prohibited under franchise rules.
The company said it identified only a small amount of inventory potentially linked to the collection and offered those items back to the family, while denying allegations of theft or corporate wrongdoing. It also disputed reported valuations of the collection, arguing documentation later provided suggested a lower value.
The Lego collection at the centre of the dispute has not yet been returned, according to reports.
