My LEGO Was Stolen
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- Опубликовано: 29 апр 2024
- My LEGO was stolen. Approximately 45 sets and $11k worth of LEGO was taken from my storage unit that got broken into.
Here is a link to the gofundme if you would like to support the recovery effort and moving out of this Godforsaken place: gofund.me/c4c47ca1 
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Hello Everybody! After thinking on it for a long while and looking at the feedback from the comments here, I have started a gofundme page. To make it clear, this is not a gofundme to pay for the LEGO that was lost. This is to help us get security measures in our apartment for the time being with any other funds going towards moving out of this place. Our complex has given us the run-around and refuses any responsibility, even though the security measures we pay for in the complex have been broken for the last 8 months or so. Please do not feel pressured to donate anything at all. This is just to help us get out of the apartment and to secure what we have for the time being. Thank you all so much for the support. I hope to have an update out within the next few days. Here is the link if you would like to help: gofund.me/c4c47ca1
Lawyer up
@@orangepeeI100we’ve considered that as well. As is the issue with everything, lawyering up costs more money than we have. We are making sure that there is a paper trail. Everything has been reported to the proper channels. Thank you for your comment!
the apartment complex is 100% responsible for the security of it's buildings, lawsuit in the making for sure
You may provide proof of ownership if you don't have pay checks but have photos and videos of what you owned if you have them, also with evidence of current market value or same items.
Get a ring camera 📸
Keep an eye on local sales sites and see if you can track down things
This!! Really good advice
Probably not bricklink unless they know their shit so eBay is gonna be your best bet
@@midit20 I want to add Mercari to that list, as well. You can most likely see them on local listings.
Let all pawn shops know within a 1 hour radius
absolutely. inside job
This!
Like that will actually do something 😂
@@ChampionMindset02 I got my stuff back because I noticed my stuff on sale on the pawn shops website
@@ChampionMindset02if the thief went to them to see the value, the pawn shop would recognize them and do action
Sounds like it’s pretty obvious someone with a key got in there since there was no damage to the door and it was neatly locked again
the thing is you dont need keys, locks can be picked. depending on the type maybe very quickly in seconds. its really not a high skill barrier either... locks are false security, what helps is a security unit with cameras for access points.
@@varsityathlete9927yeah but you can’t lock the door from the outside can you?
@@samcer1002 depends on the type of lock, if it was a padlock it would just need snapping shut, most doors you just pull shut to lock them, though some locks would need a key to lock them and I don't think those can be locked with a pick.
blame the lockpickinglawyer videos
Every storage unit I ever been too has a foot gap up top between the roof and the wall, people I know would rent one and then spend nights crawling to others stealing stuff
Bro you gotta use your head. This was 1000% an inside job. Someone close to you definitely robbed you .
Yeah, how did the theif know this stuff was there in the first place?
The fact the storage unit was locked but broken into is the key. No one is going to re-lock it after stealing from it. And what thief is going to take the time to go through the sets while stealing. They would just take all of it to save time to keep from getting caught.
This guys a youtuber tho. This video alone has 30 k views. Could be anyone who looked him up found out where is lives. So fourth.
@@oldman-zr2ru Maybe it took a few trips so they locked it intending to come back for more?
Just the fact that when you went there the locker was locked, dude something smells bad... If your a thief you don't normally lock the door after.
I've also been robbed before. It's really hard. Somethings you can't just replace. Also, the insurance is a pain, too. My heart goes out to you, my friend. Be safe.
same here, i actually didn’t have any insurance for my stuff at the time and it was right before christmas (i had just bought a bunch of new stuff like consoles and tv etc) lost like $3-$4k of stuff and was definitely one of the worst days of my life, this was like 5 years and a half ago at this point
Same a while back 2 dirt bikes and 1 real bike were stolen out of my yard and the police wouldn’t do anything about it
Bro, loosing sealed LOTR sets is just atrocious... We're all with you.
Insurance, unfortunately, probably won't cover this. Most insur. companies do not care about Lego. I recently just got insurance for my entire Lego room and contents. They sent over an agent who took photographs and inventory and got back to me with a separate plan from my homeowners. I pay around an extra 22 dollars a month, on top of my homeowners, for $50,000 in coverage if anything is damaged by mother nature, broken or stolen. Good luck, man. I'm so sorry 😞
This is legitimately interesting to me. What company did you use for this and are you located in the US?
Most companies sell a Personal Articles Policy designed to protect high value items/collections that typically have limited coverage otherwise under renters/homeowners policies.
@@IllinoisCentralBrick yes 💯 that's what I have
@BravoBricks yes I live in Massachusetts and it's a personal articles policy
My insurance didnt do @#$& when my toys in my attic got wet due to a severe storm!
Even if you don’t have receipts, try to find pictures with dates of all the missing sets. The insurance company might accept that as proof.
State Farm is being really particular with the sets and won't accept photographs. If they did it would solve a bunch of the problems with the claim. I will still be collecting photos in case we are reassigned to a different agent or claims analyst. Thank you!
Insurance is a farce. I had my toys wet from a severe rainstorm. They asked for photos of everything only to be told they would short end me with about $500 for it all. I said screw that and sold them all on ebay ..without the boxes!
Never seen your channel or content before. Your sincerity here really made me choke up dude. It’s a massive loss but I’m so glad you’ve got your family and you health, you seem like a good guy and if I had all the money in the world I’d reimburse the stolen sets and financial loss myself.
You’re very kind. It sucks but I’m definitely looking at the positives. Thanks for stopping by!
@@BravoBricks just wanna say I'm sorry but some parts of this don't add up. It may not have been secretly done (I'm not accusing you of lying) but a lot of ppl have given ideas as to how this happened. You should look at them. I wish the best for you
Man I’m sorry to hear.. to lose childhood sets is the worst. Wishing you the best and hope the rest of the year treats you better. That medieval set is the first good step!
Thank you friend. It absolutely is! It’s a set that will mean more to me than most others going forward. The one that got me out of a funk.
@@BravoBricks that set will be your Special! Looking forward to happier Lego stories on your channel. Subbed!
That is a collector's nightmare. Incredible you were still able to find some positives in the situation!
i have never seen this channel before, but i saw this and it sucks. 11k is a lot of money, but the memories, and all it ment for you. Man i feel so sorry for you❤
The fact that it was locked back up doesnt seem like its just some random that stole it.
I'd definitely be looking around your inner circle because it just wreaks of someone who knows what you have and where you have it.
Every storage I ever been in you jsut need to get into one and your able to go into ALL
Fuck bro, makes me wanna hoard all my sets in my room doesn’t matter if I have to sleep standing up
I’m so sorry that this happened to you! A family friend once had a sealed 10143 UCS Death Star 2 stolen by a moving company employee when they were transitioning to a new home. The police and moving company refused to work with him, and he was forced to cut his losses. I hope everything for you will get properly resolved.
Oh gosh that’s awful. A really neat and expensive set!
@@BravoBricks Yeah, it upset me to no end when he told me about it. Some people are just messed up.
Someone you know or someone who knew what was in there did this. This wasnt random at all
So sorry this happened. LEGO is now targeted by thieves. It only takes one person seeing the boxes. In the future transport LEGO retail boxes in other boxes. I use leftover Amazon boxes. Love the retail yellow bags they have but they are also a highly visible target, so I fold them away.
Also apartment door locks suck. They are easily bumped.
Completely agree. Everything will remain hidden from now on. They definitely knew it was there.
I’m so sorry to hear this. Your story is making me tear up a little bit. Especially hearing about your Lotr collection because lotr & the hobbit are the only set genre I collect. This is why stores have to lock up Lego sets now because of these stealing monsters. I’m so sorry. I really just hope the best for you moving forward. ❤️
I hope you can fully recover from this loss. No one, and I mean no one, deserves to have anything from them stolen so ruthlessly like that. But, and this I think an aid in your healing, you will forever cherish the childhood memories you have of playing and displaying with themes like City and Lord of the Rings. That is something no one can ever take from you. I wish you luck in your healing and recovery. You will get those sets back, in one way or another, you will.
Man this sucks, this gives me ptsd I’ve had my house, room ransacked mostly targeted me stole my ps4 darth Vader edition, computer, Xbox it sucks hard to over come this feeling. Stay up, you’ll become stronger after this situation.
So sorry to hear this. Its such a violation and its such a dirty feeling. Especially when it comes to Lego, a toy, something to be enjoyed and loved and have someone disrespect you like that. I wish you the best of luck. Follow your heart. I hope you just do whatever you can to feel better.
That's a great way to put it. I appreciate your comment, friend!
Can’t stand people who would do something like this 😢, sorry you’re going through this
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Sorry to hear that this happened to you guys. I hope they catch the people, hopefully they're stupid enough to sell on local classifieds. That's great you have awesome support from your family to help get you through this.
Thank you so much for the comment. I hope they're caught too. We don't know who the detective on the case is yet.
This is heartbreaking my friend, all love from Denmark! ❤❤
Welcome to the channel! Thank you for your comment.
I'm sorry to hear about your lego, that really sucks man, I hope you are able to recover or repurchase the sets :(
On a positive, I'm your 500th subscriber!
thanks friend! Wowza that’s amazing! The support from this video has been amazing and heartwarming.
Man that's bullshit Tell that insurance guy to look some of the sets up, over 10 grand of missing items sounds serious to me
The problem is, unless you have special insurance designated for “collectibles” or similar, the insurance company is at best going to cover it for original purchase price (and not inflation-adjusted), and more likely only cover it for depreciated value. Which for a 20-40 year old Lego set is gonna be a small fraction of the original price. :-(
Basically, if you don’t tell the insurance company when getting your policy that you have stuff that’s more valuable than what they consider “typical”, they won’t cover it at higher than that rate when you make a claim. This mostly gets those of us with valuable collections of “inexpensive” stuff, like toys and Lego and books, but the same would happen if you had expensive jewelry you hadn’t told them about ahead of time or an expensive bicycle.
Insurers will insure almost anything, if you pay them enough, but they want to know ahead of time how big a claim might be. Which isn’t always a reasonable ask, IMHO-my Lego collection I can give a reasonable estimate of replacement value. My books? Ugh, not a clue. [which reminds me I need to check whether our policy is covering our “extra” stuff]
insurance companies are not a free money tree, you have to read closely the contract you sign.
@@natbarmore with rare books ive seen they quote, 500 books at 5 dollars each or something. in reality value 50-100k
as you say you need specific type of insurance for those items.
He still has to have proof he had the sets to begin with
thats heartbreaking. i think about that sometimes too, my lego sets are the most valuable things i own both financially and sentimentally. would be devestated
Im sorry to hear that man, I hope you can at the very least get majority value back. However, I hope you keep collecting and recover from this.
hi ' ,i'm so sorry to find this video ,i'm from denmark and know what LEGO means for all people in all ages , i really really really hope everything is gonna work out for you ,one way or another ,lot of love from denmark !!!.
I'm so sorry man, I have never been through something like this but I can only imagine how upsetting this would be. I hope you can one day heal from this :(
So sorry to hear about your lego being stolen. I can't even imagine the pain you feel. I had a child mess up my lego after being told not to go in the lego room. I have always been one to keep all my sets in zip lock bags and keep the pieces that came with the set together. However that day, he mixed everything up. Pieces were missing and broken. This happened back in early 2003 or 2004. I haven't been able to buil the sets back yet. But I am getting close to rebuilding. It really hit me hard that another person ruined my love for Lego. It will never be the same as I was very OCD on how my sets were put together. But I think once the sets are complete again the pain will diminsh greatly. Again I am so sorry. Those childhood sets mean the world to anyone as an adult lego collector. My collection started in the mid 1980's. Stay strong and realize that the sets may be gone but you will find comfort in the other sets that you love and the sets that are yet to come. Take care. My heart goes out to you.
I feel for you brother, just be more mindfull from now on on who you tell about your hobby, keep doing good and the good will find you! If you want it enough you can get everything back, let this motivate you!
Sorry to Hear this Bro. Hope you get something off insurance. Dnt give up collecting and enjoying Lego bro. Stay stronge and no we all here thinking off you and Hope you be OK in the future mate.
Man, this is so heart breaking. I'm so sorry this happened to you and it infuriates me as a collector to hear this...
There was a series of burglaries in my Co-op recently, where each incident showed zero evidence of forced entry. Which means to it was a maintenance person who has access to our keys, or a family member of the victims. I've installed cameras in every room since.
I hope you can be compensated for the loss.
Best of luck going forward brother this is honestly my worst nightmare
So sorry for your loss of such iconic and important sets to you.
wow dude, very hard to watch this video myself, Im happy to hear how the rest of the day went out and how your family brought you out of that slump, I had something stolen and its like, dude I resonate with you. I dont know what goes in the mind of the actual thieves, like they think its some sort of roblox smash and grab, like stealing is some sort of game to them idk but I just have no clue on what goes on in these peoples minds to litterally take someting, thats not yours, like you dont feel bad doing that? I feel so bad about the child hood stuff being taken, it really hits me.
I would not give up your passion bc some thugs decided to take your things, I know its hard, but I obviously dont feel what your feeling right now.
take care brother, I hope your situation changes for the better
Just saw your channel, I'm so sorry to hear about this. It's ridiculous that insurance doesn't take things like this seriously. I'm glad you are not giving up on it, it's something you love.
This is literally my worst nightmare. I wish I could do something to help, so I'm subscribing and liking - I know it's not much, but I wish you the best!
I know how you feel. Being robbed is such a violating feeling. How dare someone come in and just take things, things you’ve spent your hard earned money and time on, like it’s theirs. There is nothing I hate more than a thief. I’m sorry for your loss.
no need to look very far ; only some one close to you knew where to look and what to take .
no task for sherlock holmes ; this is closer than you would expect .
Put a baby monitor there as its close then any noise you hear in your apartment
Please please please give us updates. Legos are expensive nowadays and priceless for many passionate collectors. I'm so sorry you have to deal with this. The stealing is already bad but the thief also smashing through the remaining sets makes my blood boil.
This really sucks man! I’m sorry you’re dealing with this cr@p
Thank you friend. Positive vibes going forward from here!
Its insane how common these lego robberies have become. My local bricks n minifigs store got broken into with all their star wars minfigs taken (some like the misprinted arc trooper) on top of sealed vintage sets
It really sucks it happened to you, I hope there's a way that insurance and/or the police are able to remedy this in some way, but its heartbreaking to hear that very personal items were taken
Sounds like a neighbour or someone who knows what was in the lock up. The smashed lego obviously a cover up to say the thieves didn't know what they were after. Also 45 boxes takes time to move, no CCTV or regulations of vans that frequently enter the property?
I am so sorry. That has always been a fear of mine. That you put so much time and money into Lego and your hobby just to have it taken from you. Sorry for your loss.
I'm so sorry for you loss in all your lego, as a collector this hurts me so much to hear. does your storage apartment maybe have security cameras? maybe you could ask for access to see if you can see who stole it all and then get the police to maybe investigate and locate the criminal, then if they didn't sell it all, you could get it all back
very sorry for your loss mate :( don't worry you will find away to get everything back. it might b slow but you will get everyhting back :)
dude, you should make a fundraiser to pay for some of the missing Legos, I know people would be willing to donate! Also this sucks man, I hope the situation gets better.
There is no S in LEGO.....
LEGO is always an adjective. So LEGO bricks, LEGO elements, LEGO sets, etc. Never, ever "legos."
I've had some of my Lego stolen too. I know who did it the local PD I reported it to are incompetent and didn't do anything. I wouldn't say stop collecting but hopefully someone saw something and I hope you find out who did it
As a collector, I just wanna say I'm sorry for the devastation thieves cause to our hobbies. Wishing you the best and kudos to you for keeping a cool head.
Dang that really sucks that's something i'm always worried about with my legos. Sorry to hear man hope it gets better for you :)
There is no S in LEGO.....
LEGO is always an adjective. So LEGO bricks, LEGO elements, LEGO sets, etc. Never, ever "legos."
Im So sorry man, I collect trading cards and I don’t know what I’d do if Ihad them stolen, I really hope this is sorted and you get your collection back! Subscribed ❤
Sorry dude. Something similar happened to me (not to this extent). Confidence and concern around keeping anything in storage was shattered. You'll want to talk with the apartment building management about improving the security. We required to bolt lock the entrance to storage, but I always had concern and also moved most of my valuable Lego's elsewhere. Hope it works out for you. At least you got the police to show. They were too busy to file a report on a small break-in 😕
That’s terrible! I’m sorry you had a similar experience.
Im terribly sorry for what happened to you man. Hope everything gets sorted out, keep your head up brother.
Thank you, Friend. I appreciate it.
So sorry this happened. If you plan on using your storage again, I'd HIGHLY suggest getting a blink mini camera. It notifies you every time there is movement.
I truly hope that you find a way through this, don't give up.
Damn that really sucks!! I had a similar situation happen to me. But they went into my garage & stole thousands of items i had in pallets. Its always the ones you know... they dont randomly hit up a random garage/storage & hit the jackpot.... if nearby garages/storages got robbed that day/week as well then it was random.
This hurts, I’m really sorry this happened to you, please take care!
First time see your video and 😢I’m sorry to hear what happen to you. New subscriber :)
As soon as I saw this I subscribed I am so sorry for you wish the best hopefully you can recover you missing items and more Ethan out
Thanks friend. I appreciate it.
@@BravoBricksno problem
Yo this really sounds like it’s not random. The fact that you had a tv on the ground and it was still there, means to me that it was someone in you know or someone that you know told another person and they set that up. 45 retired lego sets don’t just get stolen out of a random apt storage room. What are the odds that this would be a coincidence, check local listings, fb marketplace, offer up, Craigslist, check your local bricks and minifigs or report it to them incase they have someone come in with those sets. You also should reevaluate your circle of friends and really think about who you’ve told and who they have told. In my eyes this is in no way a random theft. I really hope this helps in anyways and I hope for the best in hopefully finding them. Or atleast the person who did it. Don’t quit there’s a reason you started building and remind yourself that!
Also I feel like if the landlord has a spare key? You should try to get a court order to search their house if that even legal idk, maybe I’m just hopeful thinking
Hi, I’ve never seen your channel before. I am so sorry for what terrible happened to you. I can’t imagine how painful it is as a fan of Lego. The person who did this to you doesn’t deserve any worth, appreciation and happiness of Lego. Hope your heart heals little by little.
Im so sorry man, i hope you can get at least some of the classic sets reimbursed or covered somehow. Those are the ones that im sure hurt rhe most, the ones eith memories
Maintenance worker. I'll bet
I think so too! It was the Maintenance worker.
I’ve had valuables stolen from me too so I feel your pain. Sorry that happened to you.
Dang man this is sad and I can feel the pain in your voice.
Good luck looking forward man! Just be blessed it wasn’t a TOTAL loss. They could have very well stole EVERYTHING.
This is insane but can happen to anyone. Water damage, fires, these things happen and we all just pray it doesnt happen to us. This truly sucks sorry for your loss.
Sorry to hear, I had a large collection of table top rpgs, worth thousands, the local city redirected flood waters, down our road, and neither i, or my mother was ever compensated even one cent, so I understand your feelings
Luckily lego is plastic, so only lost boxes and instructions
I'm so sorry to hear this, I can't even imagine what you're going through. Best advice I can give is to try and find the positives from it which you may only see in time - doesn't matter how selfish it is. I would argue that making this video has drawn a ton of attention to your channel for starters. Look after yourself and if you want to vent to a stranger on the internet then more than welcome to message.
wth.... That´s very sad. I´m a big Lego Collector, and i understand the frustation and feeling of not beieng save there. If that would happen to me, oh boy that would be some kind of .... in my head. And it´s pain too if someone´s saying that youre collection is just a toy. I will wish all luck for you! Hopefully you get the Money to replace it or the Lego Sets from somewhere else from them. But please don´t stop to collect. You know as good as i know that our hobby is worth gold. -Mirco
I’m so sorry this happened to you. I collect Lego too I don’t know what I would do if this happened to me. My prayers goes out to u brother keep your head up
The true blessing is that the police were there to help the child. That wouldn't have happened if the tragic event didn't happen. Maybe you will be able share your love for Lego with that child.
Definitely a blessing in disguise. I hope that kid likes LEGO! lol.
I know how you feel. I once had LEGO stolen, that was meant as a birthday gift for me, from my grandmother that I barely get to see, and it broke my heart because now it costs over $2000 (market value) to replace it new.
When i moved for college, i had my entire Lego collection stolen with only one phase 1 clone trooper and a krusty the clown minifigure left
that sucks buddy, hope you get some recovery from insurance! Also love the Coco shirt!
I truly am sorry for what happened to you every collector's worst nightmare, I would rather leave it in my home or apartment because I've heard a lot of people on youtube talking about their storage units getting broken into and their stuff stolen
Situations like these are why I don’t trust rentable Storage Units.
they knew what they were doing, leaving the lock on means well.... did something get stolen? no lock broken here.
the reality is almost every lock out there can easily be picked. or they got a clone of your key, can be done very quickly.
the real question is how did they know which unit, have other units in that place also had items stolen - very important.
that will tell you if it was targeted to you, or just a bunch of them were hit by a clever thief. one of the issues with storage units, someone might not know it was stolen for months or even years, as they often hold very long term storage. edit its in your building, that is as inside as it gets.
I’m so sorry for you my friend. Maybe, you should take it as a new start in life.
It’s traumatic, I realy hope you find the thief.
I'd recommend getting pictures of anything you have left inventory it and keep records hope you get your stuff back and that insurance does the right thing.
That's why I'm keeping my lego collection very secure.
Sry to hear about that 😢
I remember seeing this happen before, I’m sorry to hear it happen again. Hope you can find some closure.
Man, bro I feel so bad for you. Hope you get it all back or at least find the person who did it.
Definitely inside job. You said it was still locked. Thieves don’t lock the door afterwards.
LEGO has gotten expensive enough its a common theft item. I work at Target, large sets are commonly stolen in bulk. Plastic gold
I've seen sets get stolen by customers and employees. It's getting really bad.
Truly heartbreaking. So sorry.
Unfortunately I think it's more common than we realize based off the comments here.
@@BravoBricks
Perhaps, but not so common for the individuals experiencing it.
I can only imagine the disappointment.
But putting things in perspective…
Would you have traded all your Lego sets to save the life of the baby?
I have no doubt you would. ✌️
This is a nightmare 😢
Best wishes to you for the future.
Agree that this is wildly suspicious. Wildly. Like, only lego nerds know how valuable legos are. Idk if you have the resources for a PI or getting cops involved... everything is so....they had to know, yknow?
There is no S in LEGO.....
LEGO is always an adjective. So LEGO bricks, LEGO elements, LEGO sets, etc. Never, ever "legos."
@@mikeuk666 I still will call them Legos, like I did when I was a kid.
Sad situation bro, I feel for you
A similar thing happened to my aunt. My cousin had like nearly all of the pilot season ninjago sets(the fire temple, the garmadon fortress and for example the spinjitzu arena) and they got stolen. The only thing left that I have is the samukai figure and all the manuals. I was supposed to get these sets and I'm so freaking sad because of it. It happened like 9 years ago but sadly from what I heard nothing was done😔
Sorry for your loss. Amazing how God can make use of even horrible events for good - you should send this video to the baby’s mother to show him or her one day. Prayers.
Man sorry to hear this people can really suck! Is there any cameras around there you could check? Maybe for the future install a camera inside the unit or something if you can
hey man, looking forward to your "bouncing back" vid. In my experience the worst experiences we have had often become the catalyst that can actually get us to the next level...(obviously sucks ... but use it as fuel) Just saying, best of luck
Sorry to hear that! You would think people would have something better to do than to steal. Hope you’re able to recoup some of that with insurance.
I appreciate it friend! I hope so too!
Im really sorry to hear this. It's so frustrating, and i would love to help and send you a set. I have a lot of different sets unopened, just doing nothing.
Hello! I appreciate the offer but I have other sets I haven't opened and there are people way more deserving than me. You're very kind to offer that.