LEGO MEXICO FACTORY SCANDAL
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
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Just wanted to say great video. I see a few people defending their actions. This has been an extremely big issue in the transformers comunity too with hasbros factories. If lego catches a wiff of this they may close down the factory entirely and everyone will loose there jobs. This is based on how hasbro operates at least. I remember Protoman of tfslag podcasts doing a great video on it a few years ago too.
Thank you! That's really sad to hear. I wasn't aware that was happening with Hasbro as well. Let us hope that does not occur because that would punish the employees who are not taking part in this.
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts!
If you think your lego is stolen from the factory, send it straight away to me and I can identify your lego.
sorry but ya boys gotta build a clone army at any cost, and that cost is $20 for a handful.
About 5 years ago, I began seeing those so-called "prototype" monochromatic minifigs popping up on eBay. I thought they were a really cool, fun novelty and that the transparent ones would make awesome holo or ghost figs. None of them were over $25 at the time, so I started buying certain ones in colors that I'd like. Later, as I researched them, rumors began appearing that they were illegally produced in the Mexican factory and smuggled out to be sold on the sly. Having already bought maybe a dozen of them, I abruptly stopped buying them.
I don't want to encourage theft either, because I understand the perspective of a business owner. I like to consider both sides. Employee theft is happening all over American fast food. Managers know employees aren't paid enough, so they look the other way. The food is so cheap and bad now, food "going missing" doesn't even ruin food cost numbers. Corporate wants low % labor. I have to imagine someone in management is perhaps getting a cut. Lego is not helping themselves with CMF games and Star Wars minifigs locked behind giant sets. This is what a world looks like when everyone is out for themselves and many people are desperate.
There are also a number of QC rejects for sale. I think Bricksie bought boxes of brittle green plates. Also, just gonna say that Lego scalpers (err investors) do more harm to this hobby than the issue you're talking about
@@shroomzzz thanks for adding that 🫡
Thank you for adding comments on the morality of this issue. Sadly it’s necessary when other LEGO misfluencers are on record effectively saying, “It doesn’t matter to me if the 12000 4x4 green plates I sourced from a single seller were looted or not…I got a great deal!”
Given how stupid the collectors market is for Minifigs, it doesn’t surprise me this is happening. Personally I’m not happy with LEGO’s trend toward making collectibles instead of toys; I’m still happy with a plain white and red space minis-that’s a side issue.
One thing you left out: regardless of the actions taken for remediation, it will cost TLG money. That will be passed on to all of us through increased prices.
@@jimm244 thank you so much for taking the time to comment. And yes all of this is going to have a cost to the Lego group and us the consumers. I believe that the way to handle this is not to call out sellers or punish them, but to encourage those who are taking part in this to make the right choice without a spotlight on them to do the right thing.
Thank you!
Great Video! It’s definitely insane that a lot of the LEGO Factory Employees have gotten away with stealing so many Minifigures!
I've been looking at comments and thinking about what I heard in the video. My guess is that Lego is getting tax write-offs for the missing & stolen goods, and the employees are working extra hard to keep the place running smoothly so they don't get caught. Lego has high profits right now, meaning tax write-offs are worth a lot more than if they were barely getting by or losing money. Before the pandemic and labor shortages, this kind of "look the other way" behavior was not tolerated at big companies. I see it in other places. I came to Lego because I was sick of the dead-end of politics, but, this is what late stage capitalism looks like.
This is the longest video I have ever seen to say "I'm a narc and I think Lego's pricing strategies are fair". Firstly, let's look at a couple things here. Why are the workers stealing from the factory in the first place? Because Lego isn't paying them enough not to steal. This is the classic moral conundrum of "Is it okay to steal a loaf of bread to feed my family?" In that case, I think it is definitely fine to steal bread to feed your family. That is exactly what these Meixco factory workers are doing. Lego has the money, they're a $13 billion company. No worker for a company that big should have to feel like they need to steal scraps to survive. Second, yeah, Rex was available a couple weeks beforehand, and that's not fantastic. But what the problem with Rex was in the first place was he was locked behind a $650 set. No matter how you slice it, locking $5-$6 worth of a figure behind a $650 is borderline criminal. Your upcoming example of the UCS Jango Fett will also be a highly sought after figure locked behind a (maybe) $250 set and that's also not good. Fact of the matter is, not everyone can afford these things properly so yeah, I might buy just the minifig. If it comes from Mexico, oh well, I live in Arizona, that'll be pretty fast shipping, I guess. If Lego was more committed to putting these figures in more affordable sets, think $150 or less, then there would be very little need to even have this conversation. At the end of the day, this is all 100% on Lego and the fans and Bricklink sellers even have nothing to do with it. Lego has all the cards and could play the correct ones at any time, and they are refusing to because they have some kind of reason that doesn't make sense. Maybe they like the attention the Mexico factory brings them? Maybe it's so little within their margin of error that instead of a 3% difference as expected, they have a 4% difference, but they already factor in their numbers with an expectation of 10%, they wouldn't care at all then. These aren't set figures, you said as much yourself, these are essentially, factory rejects that are not going to get used anyway. There is literally no harm in any of this, except for the workers if they get punished.
@@vaderman212 thanks for taking the time to share your opinion
Lmao "not paid enough not to steal" You lost all credibility after such a foolish statement. This isn't starving people slaving around and stealing bread. These are thieves stealing from their employer and if they are working for Lego, even in a 3rd world country, believe me, you aren't starving.
Lol you really spent like actual minutes of your life typing that? What a waste of time if this is how you listen to an informative video I would be shocked if you listen to anything. You clearly didn’t listen to the whole video so don’t comment again.
Excellent comment!!!! This video was a tough watch lmao
@@Motorsportsgeek Stealing from the corporations is nothing to be ashamed of, especially when it's literally minis that otherwise wouldn't be used.
They are doing regular LEGO fans a favour.
Yes it is happening at all the factories. But at the Mexico factory its like 5x more prevalent.
It's not an opinion. It is OBJECTIVELY wrong. With that said, I don't give a shit and I buy these minifigures off brinklink at a good price. It's LEGO's problem to figure out. And I don't think they care to figure it out because, while there is a lag, it increases the costs of production and LEGO will just pass the costs on to us with more expensive sets.
Ofc, the biggest fault lies at the person stealing. But the other parts of the distribution chain are acting as fences, which is highly immoral as well and illegal. If a deal is too good to be true - there are usually a bunch of rotten apples in the basket. The consumers, according to economic laws have a hand in all this as well. If enough people walk over corpses to have the largest collections/do the most profit/ have the biggest army etc it will incentivize the entire chain of operations.
Having a larger collection compared to your neighbor isn't a right, but there is a moral obligation to be an informed consumer and not support shady business practices.
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts, I think you have a good point. But I think we can't start pointing fingers at consumers because we don't know who is selling them and who is not. But yes if we are informed we should make more educated purchasing decisions. Thanks again!
Wait so some people working under low supervision handling valuable, easy to sell products are stealing from work?
Not really a story, right?
I heard the Mexican LEGO cartel is taking over even the Suarez cartel...... although am I the only one who was thinking of heading down to Mexico 🇲🇽 to the factory 🏭 to pick up some of these sweet scores!
3:12: "So, to get started!"
I set the speed to 1.5 and the video was still too long. You might have something important or just interesting to say and show, but people would not stay with you till the end - because life is short and millions of videos are released every day.
@@hntrains2 fair point thanks for the feedback
@@lcw.productions, sadly, there is only this much we can take in every day. What we find most important might strike no chord in others. The onus, then, is on us to seek and find the best ways to get to our intended audience. I wish you all the success in the world!
Oh no...anyway...
It sounds like pure fake news to me, it's irritating to see how some youtubers do whatever it takes to have notoriety in the Lego community, people like you only harm the community, so don't believe yourself to be the paladin of justice believing that you are doing any good by spreading fake news, take your toxicity to your private life where I imagine you don't have the attention you need and here you want to get it.
@@ConteRockaforte I promise there is sufficient evidence to prove this is happening. I'm sorry that you feel that way. I agree though this is a bad thing that is happening and I think it's important that people are made aware of this issue. Thanks for taking the time to share your opinion
Yapped for so long
Everyone knows its a certain floridian and a big headed glasses wearer whos full of life....Who are profiting from this...😂
no its mattysminifigs and hd brickz
I think it's important to not call out sellers as if there is a light on them it will be difficult for them to make the choice to stop taking part in this. Instead we should encourage our fellow community members (sellers) to rejoin the ethical business practices
to support their families and make a living? Are those stealing not employed in the factory? Do they not recieve money working there? To the sellers, there are plenty of jobs avaible on the market, it is not too hard to find one that suits your level.
Yes I assume they receive wages for working at the factory, although it is in mexico wages could be lower. Sellers who are aware should know better I agree
Oh wow. Big LEGO scandal. Some employees are allegedly stealing from the factory.
Get a life.
Stealing is hardly the right word. They produce plastic without permission that they take for themselves. There is basically no material cost on LEGO. We're talking cents here in production materials
Thank you for sharing your opinion. They are stealing it because it is not there to begin with. In the video I made sure to go over the definition of stealing. They are producing the product on behalf of the Lego company. But you are right in the sense that the Lego company can 'afford' to take the loss. I think it's important to note the monetary affects it has on the market rather than Legos profit margins.
Thank you!