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Legos!
San Diego Police Bust Alleged Crime Ring's $15K Toy and Legos Theft
An alleged crime ring was busted this week in connection with what police say was the theft of $15,000 worth of toy loot, mostly Legos.
The products are valued more like a precious metal than plastic, one private investigator said of the black market potential.
"Legos are like gold, Thomas Martin, who runs a private investigative service in southern California, told ABC News today. Every child wants them; they last forever and are passed down through generations.
Surveillance video shows individuals walking out of San Diego County Toys "R" Us stores on unspecified dates with shopping carts full of toys for which they are accused of not paying. A group of five people allegedly stole toys from the five Toys "R" Us stores in San Diego County at least 30 times, sometimes more than once a day, ABC affiliate KGTV reported.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/san-diego-police-bust-alleged-crime-rings-15k/story?id=31695068
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)They're no more expensive than any other toy.
Black market implies illegality or scarcity and last I remember toys r us was full of them.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)Jumpin Jack Flash
(242 posts)His cart was full at 50 items, totalling $7,000+...
But I ordered him 4 of them costing much less than that
But yeah, Legos are insanely popular, and my son is pretty obsessed with it. He's learning about the category types of Legos.
notadmblnd
(23,720 posts)yep. you can buy leggo molds and build jello shot buildings to eat