FAKE ALIEXPRESS LEGO REVIEW - Is It Really That Bad?

[SovietSquib]

Why tf didnt you show the finished build????

[Canuckle]

We'd like to see the full build obviously, c'mon

[mikefreyr]

LEGO is pricing itself out of the market, new sets are becoming ever more expensive and older sets are impossible to collect on a "budget". I couldn't care less if an old set is a copy and if LEGO does, they should have done a reissue.

[rawwad]

why not showing the whole product? your review then feels same fake as that fake lego.

[InteloPL]

1. If you buy LEGO sets to just warn on them - you're part of the problem.
2. You did not show a lot of the final product. Not cool.
3. Figures can be bought outside of the set.

[udomino]

I agree to you on a lot of points. But: The quality control of LEGO has gone down a lot. There are many problems with the colors of the bricks. My yellow Fiat 500 had at least 8 different shapes of yellow. Customers are reporting their problems with a lot of other sets. Reason for this is that LEGO has decided to color the base material on their own to save some money instead to buy the consistent already colored plastic granulat as before.
Maybe you heard of Gobricks, this manufacturer produces the best bricks on the market.
The price for LEGO sets have been increased a lot to help the billionaires in Billund with their financial problems. 30% higher prices are not caused by the world wide inflation, this is rip-off.
Regarding long-term maintenance of value of the sets: It is not corrrect that it is possible to buy sets from chinese manufacturer many years after their release date, since they only sell them as long as there is a custumer's demand. And then you will also have to buy on ebay.

[BrokenRecord]

I feel like the mini figs should be able to be bought and placed in the diner. It’s crazy much re sellers are asking. For me I would buy the knockoff set and buy official mini figs

[jeffc]

As an 'old school' Lego collector, I remember the days before the numbered bags, so I have no issue with how everything is packaged. Also as a long time collector, the whole 'investor' market sucked the fun out of collecting older sets that were once very reasonably priced on sites like Ebay. Reality - the knock off copies are perfectly fine for 'build and display' collectors, and noting the price, I have no complaints. That said, companies like FunWhole and Pantasy are now offering models that are 100% comparable to Lego for infinitely better prices.

[raretype]

u literally didnt show the final build lol

[Dushanehill-nd]

for people wondering why he didnt show the full build, its cus the final build was too good which would ruin the point of the video: that these fakes are "bad" when in reality they are basically identical.

[lisamcgee]

Did you finish the build? Why not put it side by side the finished product and lets see the differences? = =

[GeneralSturnn]

If Lego stopped chasing trends and went back to their own IP's, kept the prices reasonable, I'd happily buy from them.

[chris_ride-far]

I think the ethical side of giving money to a company that did not have to incur the design and development costs is mostly negated when it's a retired product. The only other option is to buy the official product on the second-hand market, in which case Lego would still not make any money, so you're not really stealing from them. Lego choose not to make this money by only offering products for a restricted time - that's their problem (and a decision that has complex economic reasoning behind it), but not our problem. The ethical argument is completely different for active products. I'd have no reservations against buying retired products in this way if the quality is decent. Thanks for the review.

[bjornroeven]

I collect the Lego skylines, but just for displaying them. The ones that aren’t sold anymore go up to 250 euros. The Ali ones around 20 so if I want one that isn’t around anymore I buy the Ali ones. They look pretty good. You can see the difference, but not as much that I wouldn’t accept them.

[MrTomemac]

For hands on these just take the hand and have it take a lightsaber hilt or blade, then use that as leverage to attach the hand to the arm. It’s painless and secures the hand in place. The arms need to be placed and replaced a few times which isn’t bad. Move the right arm forward in relation to the torso and attach and replace, this hurts less and lets you use the length of the arm as leverage. For the left arm move the arm back in relation to the torso and do the same. I know it’s a lot to do but taking care of these requires just a bit more steps. Overall considering the savings these minor quirks are easy to put up with. If LEGO is beyond your budget these are decent enough. Looking at them as their own thing and not constantly comparing them to LEGO is also helpful. You know what you’re buying so why compare? If it bothers you just save up more and get LEGO but for the cash, you’re getting so much less plastic, specially for retired sets. And be honest how easily or frequently are most folk going to be reselling LEGO anyway? Love your wallet more and save substantially on these.

[ItsJayQuest]

I dont buy to collect i buy to interact with...lego acts like they made of gold...i brought set for 45 dollars total! And wow looka gggrrreeaattt!

[yadabub]

It's much easier to insert the hands into the arms *before* attaching the arms to the torso. That rotation that you get from the shoulder joint doesn't seem like it would make much of a difference, but it really does. I've not broken a single hand since switching to 'hands first.' Nor does it ever take me more than one try to install the hands, no matter how tight they are.

[strider]

I used to love Lego as a kid, but now days every time I see a set I am interested in I see how overpriced it is. I'm not going to spend 100+ dollars on something that's going to take me 20 minutes to build and then that's it.

[Fiction_Kingdom]

I just sold my fake avengers tower on eBay for 150. I paid 95 last year for it, so if you try to resell it there will always be someone willing to save even a small amount.

[marcodoyle]

Pro tip: check out the shipping options. Sometimes you might be able to pay 5 dollars more to receive it in a week instead of a month and a half.