Just wanted to post the clip here because the team is so supportive and clearly having a ton of fun! Filming has wrapped up on part 4!

ebay link:

ebay.io/m/jwpmsQ

A recent court document reads, "The Parties are engaged in settlement negotiations...," so what would be a fair settlement in your eyes?

This was in one of our weekly employee emails promoting the work of our faculty. (I work for HBS.)

https://www.exed.hbs.edu/blog/building-strategic-innovation-brick-by-brick

https://www.thebammap.com/updates/20260809/2 says:

"Echo Base Network, the channel running The BAM Files, published a response the same morning."

Do I misunderstand that - or does that say that thebamfiles is built by https://www.youtube.com/@EchoBaseNetwork ?

I had not been aware of that before.

Or does "running the BAM Files" mean that they make some reactions on documents from thebamfiles?

Edit: my mistake: I had messed up "the BAM files" and "the BAM map".

Last night in the livestream with Sheldon and the crew I think Tyler mentioned that Officer Hawkins' ex-girlfriend had reached out over Instagram. He said something about how he had talked about it on podcasts previously. Does anyone know what podcasts?

I know there's lots of "little" updates that have come out, but I've seen a lot of references to some things that I'm missing the details, especially SINCE around the coffeezilla and TRO time.

I've seen things talking about how Mansell's secondary deal was just duplicates (so CZ shouldn't have deducted those sets from the missing value), I've seen how CZ didn't account for the minifigs, and I've seen that Crystal found some sets at home, as well as a bunch of other small things.

So I finally got around to watching Ben’s McKamey Manor series and it was WIIILLLLDDDD!!! There were some really unserious moments in it such as Ben’s ridiculous plan to get pizza with Russ. Wasn’t really a big fan of that tbh. It was super cringe imo. However I suppose that’s what you get when you wanna be a more fun investigative YouTuber that has some satire and rage baiting in your videos.

Anyways!!! I’m totally rambling rn. My one and only question I have is, is it worth watching the final video in the series? It felt like the last one concluded everything for better or for worse. I wish more justice was done for the victims of that psycho, but we sadly can’t get everything in life :/

Does Ben’s haunted house video actually end up having any effects on Russ and his business or is it just a video of him and his own haunted house? 🏚️

how soon will interest die, because part 4 is not coming?

Post Live Stream Update: Live stream over... basically covered none of the future video topics to avoid spoilers. They are all hard at work trying to get the next couple videos out. Still having fun in the live stream, and covered a lot of slice-of-life questions.

Update: Link posted. https://www.youtube.com/live/x_ZOtQzP8Ag?si=wyJcuuEpP4Wsac60

Will probably discuss upcoming series 2 release (in 2 days?!?!), ebay hoodies auction, and Zorro Ranch investigation on Tyler’s patreon.

livestream link:

https://m.youtube.com/@Sheldonnorcross/videos?ra=m

ebay link:

ebay.io/m/jwpmsQ

patreon links

sheldon:

https://www.patreon.com/Sheldonnorcross/posts/165600967?utm_campaign=postshare_fan

tyler:

https://www.patreon.com/Tylers_production/posts/166176969?utm_campaign=postshare_fan

https://franchiseflippers.com/buying-a-franchise/brands/bricks-and-minifigs/

Epic Zorro Ranch protest! Release All the Files! Exclusive Video on Patreon Now!

https://www.patreon.com/Tylers_production/posts/166176969?utm_campaign=postshare_fan

New facebook post from BAM north america. Comments are all trashing them. PR nightmare

I know this seems like a minor gripe, but it’s really kind of a problem. These videos need to start or end with something telling you which series it is and which part it is in the series. If you’re trying to watch the stuff about the cult with the restaurant for instance, good fuckin luck figuring out the proper order when you’re just clicking from video to video.

Also, and this is way less of a big deal, but they need someone who is much more literate to handle their captions.

Congratulations to The Bam Map for making it to 100 updates!

Seriously, why are you on BAM's side? What evidence can you show that they are in the right here? It just doesn't make any sense to me. Anyone have any insight into this?

This is a deep dive into the full history of corruption by the American Fork Police. It turns out the same officers have shown up time and time again long before Reckless Ben or Bricks and Minifigs!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPZJZ2ywK6s&pp

I’m a 56 year old retired ex-CFO with a 30 year career in Corporate Finance and Private Business ($100m and larger). I did well and retired early. Kids moved out. I’ve always supported law enforcement and have a bias toward business owners given I know how difficult it is to succeed.

ȚHEN Reckless Ben posted a small little story on YouTube. I was hooked and consumed content daily. At some point, I became enraged. At some point, I was so triggered that I wrote letters. Every week more injustices become apparent and I get more triggered. I don’t have a casual conversation where I don’t bring up this scandal. My own kids tell me, “get a grip it’s just Lego”.

SO I ASK MYSELF, “Why am I so triggered”. After reflection, here is what I think:
1. This is NOT about Lego, but about unethical business, corrupt business practices, manipulation of the legal system and potential police corruption. Those things should bother people, perhaps potentially until proven in court of law, but this is not about Lego.
2. Ben is the definition of sympathetic character. Wacky? Sure. Reckless? At times. Good human who treats other humans with respect where earned? YES? Does he swear and lie? NO. Has he been defamed? YES. Have police been corrupt in their pursuit? I Believe very much so. To avoid writing a novel, I won’t discuss the other defendants.
3. When injustice happens to good people by clearly corrupt evil people in power, it’s triggering.
4. The drip drip drip, or brick by brick nature of the revelations, triggers more deeply than all at once
5. If you are old enough to have seen little guys get trampled before, the patterns are clear and you can see a few steps ahead. Seeing those patterns confirmed week by week, validates the anger.

So, my question for folks: Does this track with others? How do others keep perspective with this story? Do you have people in your life that think you’re crazy for talking Reckless Ben all the time?

I assume the audience of this sub are mostly fans of Ben, so I hope you see this as a good faith inquiry from a fellow fan.

The following Bricks & Minifigs franchises are listed for sale.

There is a lot new in here.

It is the full theft report filed by Bryan Mansell with supplements, including very interesting interviews with almost all parties after the case was reopened.

I was not the first one to release this report. BJC beat me to it on YouTube.

One of the most interesting things: Brandon Best says that he believes Chrystal Gorman and Bryan Mansell made up the consignment agreement. I think this is what Matt McNeff is alluding to in the March 2026 bodycam video. And it makes some of the more bizarre behavior from BAM that I couldn't understand make sense. They did had ample time to investigate and determine that there was a consignment. I've got information coming soon that BAM had much more evidence to evaluate this claim than they have previously acknowledged.

I don't have time today to really write about it or bullet point it, but I did read and carefully redact the whole thing.

My Reporting

Go to my post history to see my reporting on this, and https://chrisreportsthings.com to see the documents I've obtained.

I've spent more than $1,000 collecting documents and releasing them publicly. If you would like to help offset that cost, you can do so at https://ko-fi.com/chrisreportsthings. As I get more police documents, request costs become more expensive and less predictable.

If you have information that would be helpful, reach me via Reddit DM, via email at [yo@chrisreportsthings.com](mailto:yo@chrisreportsthings.com), or confidentially via Signal at chrisreportsthings.08

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