Hello LEGO fans...

After months of discussion about fake, counterfeit, knockoff, illegal, garbage, and crap sets and companies, the BrickPicker administration and moderator team have decided to remove this discussion completely from the BrickPicker forums.  I had hoped that people could discuss these topics in a mature manner, without promoting them, but that failed miserably.  It is unfortunate that there is a small, but vocal, group of people who support these illegal products and will try to push these products at any given chance.  For whatever reason, they consider these products legitimate.  

BrickPicker does not...

THIS IS A LEGO FAN SITE and will remain so.

While we approve of discussions about compatible and legitimate brands like Mega Bloks for example, any discussions about intellectual property stealing companies like Lepin or others will be removed and members might face suspension or permanent ban from this site.  We are not alone in this type of topic restriction.

Eurobricks implemented a similar policy and I quote (from their site)...

Remember: Eurobricks is a LEGO fan site, thus we want most topics here to be LEGO related. If you find you are posting mostly non-LEGO topics then maybe you have picked the wrong site. 

Clone and Competitor Brands: A Clone brand or competitor brand, is a product manufactured by a legitimate company. For Example Oxford,Mega Blocks. Kreo or Character Building. These are companies that do not infringe copyrights and provide a competitor product, such as licenses and themes LEGO do not produce. It is fair to discuss, compare and share these brands and their products in the Community section of the Forum. 

Bootlegs, Rip-Offs and Fakes: These manufacturers copy designs and minifigures from LEGO, other companies and even fans, to produce their own infringing products which they then sell, often at knock down prices. There are hundreds of names attached to these products and varied quality between them. We will no longer accept discussion and sharing of these products on Eurobricks. Most of these "brands" are facing legal cases and we have no interest in supporting them by providing a place for their criminal products to be seen.

I applaud the administration of Eurobricks for installing such a policy and I ask other major LEGO fan sites to follow suit.  We are all here for the love of LEGO sets and bricks and these knockoff products not only endanger the LEGO secondary markets, but the primary one as well.  

On a personal note, I am sorry it took so long for me to realize that discussing these illegal products was bad for our site and LEGO fans in general. The supporters of these counterfeit and knockoff products will have to discuss them on some other site, hiding in the shadows.  

Thank you for your time...

Ed Mack

On 5/30/2024 at 1:42 PM, airhanny said:

Does every single piece of LEGOs have LEGO logo?

I just purchased this from FB market. There is logo on the wheel but I could not find on the grey piece (unless hidden somewhere)

Should be good checkout an unboxing video. Plus the sticker sheet. It is always possible that someone reboxed a Flego set into a real Lego box.
 

On another note, who built it first?

 

https://www.amazon.com/PANTASY-Building-Multiple-Gameplay-Collectible-Quality/dp/B0D4Q2V1VP/ref=sr_1_1?

Since we are talking about non-LEGO sets, I wanted to ask about this one.  I started not to post, since it is a version of the Sanctum Sanctorum BUT, it's different enough to not be a rip-off or bootleg.  Has anyone built the General Jim's New York Santorum Sanctum?  It's rather expensive but it does include lights and 6500+ pieces.  I hunted YouTube with no luck.

https://www.amazon.com/General-Jims-York-Sanctorum-Sanctum/dp/B08NXPTTYR

Edited June 28, 20241 yr by raindog

4 hours ago, raindog said:

Since we are talking about non-LEGO sets, I wanted to ask about this one.  I started not to post, since it is a version of the Sanctum Sanctorum BUT, it's different enough to not be a rip-off or bootleg.  Has anyone built the General Jim's New York Santorum Sanctum?  It's rather expensive but it does include lights and 6500+ pieces.  I hunted YouTube with no luck.

https://www.amazon.com/General-Jims-York-Sanctorum-Sanctum/dp/B08NXPTTYR

https://m.facebook.com/groups/altbricks/?ref=share

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/07/11/oregon-police-stolen-lego-brick-builders/74366564007/


Any of you know these folks?

1 hour ago, Achilles said:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/07/11/oregon-police-stolen-lego-brick-builders/74366564007/


Any of you know these folks?

was just reading this news and thought the same thing lol.

that's pretty bad when suspects steal lego and go straight to this guy to cash out.

Edited July 11, 20241 yr by ichiroll

1 hour ago, Achilles said:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/07/11/oregon-police-stolen-lego-brick-builders/74366564007/


Any of you know these folks?

Checkout the Complaint thread heavily discussed there. 

They done been raided again, lol

It was getting pretty bad when Ali Express had the new sets like Barad Dur and Notre Dame out before Lego. 

ETA: This should help out Pantasy and FunWhole 

Edited July 30, 20241 yr by Pseudoty

Not sure if I am 'allowed' to post this here, but this figure is a third party, made by reborn (re:born) years ago.  Only 60 or so made and I am looking for the dog.  Anyone have insight by some miracle?

Not lego but check this out on Amazon, Costco got this in, Price has since tanked, I called Jakks and said hey FYI Chinese sellers are all over this listing fakes, They tell me we don't allow 3rd party sellers LOL. 

 

check the AZ link out, it's amazing how many listings they have made

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=christmas+vacation+advent+calendar+2024&crid=2G8QFAHMI4QKP

Edited August 9, 20241 yr by Tonka858

Jang reviewed the Cada Mazda RX-7, which is officially licensed. He picked up on the fact that they don't have annoying blue and yellow pins decreasing the set's display value, which is something that I've been moaning about for years. Lego really need to up their game.

 

 

Just got my first ever "Wants to Return item" for not as described Minifigure.  They even sent a picture of the knockoff Minifigure on a $50+ sale.  I sent them back I can't accept this return because its not the one I sent you.  I attached the picture from my listing as you can clearly see the difference.  Interested to see what happens next.

Fans of FunWhole can continue the conversation here under the Odds & Ends category. Some amount of Pantasy is entwined there as well. Any further discussion on the Pantasy brand specifically going forward, we can start a new topic as needed.

 

It's officially licensed and has printed parts.

Not sure if this will effect FunWhole since they ship through our great trading partner Canada but it might put a temporary dent in the Flego market. 

temporary disruptions to the funwhole??? hmm...

7 hours ago, ravenb99 said:

temporary disruptions to the funwhole??? hmm...

Funwhole denied? Whole blocked? I’ll see myself out…

Pantasy hired newly former Lego designer James May who worked on sets like the Typewriter, which is an amazing build, Hocus Pocus Cottage, Polaroid Camera and the infamous Tuk Tuk as well as many more and here is his first set. 
 

https://www.amazon.com/PANTASY-Telephone-Realistic-Collectors-Hobbyists/dp/B0DSH2KRRY/ref=sr_1_1?

19 hours ago, Pseudoty said:

Pantasy hired newly former Lego designer James May who worked on sets like the Typewriter, which is an amazing build, Hocus Pocus Cottage, Polaroid Camera and the infamous Tuk Tuk as well as many more and here is his first set. 

 

Appears to match closest of an 1892 Eiffel Tower rotary phone. Very nice, easily fits a steampunk motif.

im holding out for the telegraph model

 

On 5/30/2024 at 1:42 PM, airhanny said:

Does every single piece of LEGOs have LEGO logo?

I just purchased this from FB market. There is logo on the wheel but I could not find on the grey piece (unless hidden somewhere)

What ended up happening with this was it real Lego?

Just saw this on Reddit the scammers are getting even better with fake seal codes that say “Lego” not 23R4
 

 

YTop 3 alt sets of 2024:

1. Lumibricks (formerly Fun Whole) Boxing Club, they do have a 2 set modular castle that looks good but not getting it.

2. Pantasy Craft Brewery, they have multiple modulars that look great but this one has a working technic assembly line.

3. Pantasy Microscope this or the Lego Gameboy for best set under $60

https://www.amazon.com/Lumibricks-Street-Fusion-Lighting-Building/dp/B0FVWTDZXF/?

https://www.amazon.com/PANTASY-Craft-Brewery-Building-Adults/dp/B0F733M7R4/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?

https://www.amazon.com/PANTASY-Microscope-Instrument-Accessories-Collectible/dp/B0FQBZJ431/ref=sr_1_12_sspa?

Edited December 29, 2025Dec 29 by Pseudoty

Edited December 29, 2025Dec 29 by Pseudoty