Post #3379226
2026-06-04 19:56 UTC
Replies (3)
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@TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 2026-06-04 20:23
While I can understand it, its a pretty dismissive take. A family had a valuable asset (a large toy collection) and wanted to sell it to cover a medical bill. Basically a elderly family member had a life-long starwars lego collection they had been building since the 80s or some such, and commissioned a franchise consignment business to sell it to cover medical treatment. Not any different than working with a local car dealership to sell a classic car collection. Or maybe classic porcelain dolls. Or spoons. Or uranium glass. The franchising company then effectively canceled their agreement with the owners of the franchise location which had arranged the commission in an effort to steal the collection, which they did. Dismissing it because its a popular kids toy like legos is pretty vapid. The family and former owners of the franchise then got blocked in all legal attempts to pursue the issue civilly and legally, receiving threats from the company which did the stealing. Things looked on their last hope when a youtuber whose gimmick is trying to use legal loop-holes for good. Then shit gets extremely crazy. Like this is going to be a national headline for months or years level crazy.
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@glimse@lemmy.world 2026-06-05 12:00
Translation: A friend sent me something they found interesting and instead of giving it a chance, I opted to form the wrong conclusion in the first ten seconds
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@massive_bereavement@fedia.io 2026-06-04 19:58
Then, my bud, you might be in the wrong planet.