Fake LEGO vs Real LEGO! What’s The Big Difference?

[@jkbuilders2000]

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[@americanmaceire1743]

If it's tight then it should not come apart as easy.

[@americanmaceire1743]

Lego needs come down on those prices!!! Fake Lego is Legos only competition..... This will force Lego into innovation and being more friendly to our money situation. I was a poor kid growing up and even back then, Lego was expensive.....Now it's just ridiculous.

[@jkbuilders2000]

@@americanmaceire1743 You would think so. One thing we didnt' ever mention, Jaxon threw that building out the window onto concrete, we picked up every pieced and only found one single piece that was truly destroyed. All the others were just fine. Pretty impressive.

[@jkbuilders2000]

@@americanmaceire1743 The prices are out of hand. There is a case to be made that the off brands are actually causing the price of Lego to go up.

[@americanmaceire1743]

@jkbuilders2000 They can raise prices but they will lose more and more customers. All those generations and future generations of poor kids that will have money in their pockets one day.

[@toddwz]

I really hope those other companies (not just Chinese) make good, original and affordable sets to eat lego's market. Lego is becoming ridiculously expensive.

[@jkbuilders2000]

Ya if nothing else hopefully a little competition will eventually cause Lego to ease up their pricing a bit.

[@GanymedeXD]

What utter nonsense … Lego must pay for the whole development process … the most expensive part of the product … designing and creating a functioning brick model … the whole development process costs a lot of money … this the fake set sellers bypass as they steal it and sell for a discount as they only manufacture plastic bricks and manual based upon Lego’s development … thats not competition! Thats theft and morally disgusting! Developing a quality product costs money … you do not have to buy Lego products … you can buy no name … and their own developments that they do not steal from Lego look like absolute crap … you simply want a high end product but do not want premium prices for premium products …

[@vespa595]

​@@jkbuilders2000please can you provide me a link for those chinese modular sets, please? 🥺 Ive tried to search on Temu and did not work, no result. Many thanks 🙏🎄🎁🎀😊

[@tobythepotato99]

99% sure that the Plastic from Temu is Toxic compared to Lego bricks which isn't ... All around Temu is just sketchy as fuuuuck

[@SO-ym3zs]

The legit competitors out there, like Funwhole and Pantasy, are already offering just what you say: original (and where appropriate, licensed) sets that are super high quality and far cheaper than Lego, typically with all prints instead of stickers, fully integrated lights in the case of Funwhole, etc. With Lego's quality issues and crazy pricing, it's good to know there are legit and awesome alternatives out there now. No reason or need to stick with Lego only.

[@neilrusling-je6zo]

I bought a fake Orient Express for $48 because i wanted a train with 4 carriages and spending $600 scared me, and it is 99% there. It is so close other than the figs which I do not care about that I am highly impressed, the gold stripe printing is FAR BETTER on the fake than the real one where it is bent, the fakes printing is perfectly straight. I was a "Lego Only" purist after some awful experience 15 years ago with bricks that would not stay together, now I will buy any not Lego. Buying Not Lego when you are into trains is pretty much the norm now, it is "fitted as standard" with most train MOCers I know because trying to get certain Lego pieces is either impossible or will bankrupt you. There are some train windows and doors where you would need to take out a mortgage to buy them, or maybe Lego never did the piece in the color you want, or the track pieces with wider curves and cross points. So many pieces to do with trains you now can get, you just have to buy not Lego, and I am now cool with that. I bought another Emerald Night, $25 instead of $700 for the Lego one, and it is 99% there and looks spectacular, its so good I just bought another so my train now will have 3 carriages...and i cant wait to see it running. Spectacular vid! a 100% ten outa ten vid...have fun building.

[@jkbuilders2000]

Makes total sense. I was impressed with the quality of the fake set so I can totally understand branching off when needed.

[@jimm244]

Ha! Yeah. My first fake LEGO experience was putting together some carriages for my (real LEGO) Emerald night. The tolerances of the fake are not as good, but the color match was perfect. Oh, and fake train wheels don’t roll as smoothly, so I replaced them from pick-a-brick.

[@RichardJWZ]

The second hand market for Lego is so bad and some of the older retired sets are so cool. I dont have any problem skipping these scalpers that try to earn some quick money that you worked hard for. you dont support LEGO at this point. But newer sets i always buy from LEGO and LEGO still has a special place in my heart.

[@jkbuilders2000]

Don’t blame you one bit

[@AK.__]

I do not think, there are "scalpers" in Lego world. There is no option to put hands on sets, creating shortage in the supply - mainly they are unlimited. The resellers are same people as we are, they bought in the past the set, and instead of opening it, they kept it sealed.

[@JimIBobIJones]

I honestly don't want to support Lego until they start pricing their sets more reasonably again. Prices for the bigger sets are utterly ridiculous.

[@GanymedeXD]

@@JimIBobIJonesSupporting the fake sellers is disgusting … they bypass the development process which is the most expensive part and steal it from Lego look … of course they sell it cheaper as they only need to manufacture cheap plastic bricks, manual, box with a stolen idea! Indeed some Lego sets are utterly expensive … but those are usually the most complex and most premium developments … often its not Lego … but sellers instead … their Porsche 911 RS is 100£ from Lego new … online its often sold on for 150-200£ … even used!

[@MrUltranuman]

@@AK.__ plenty of scalpers out there.

[@jimbear62]

Fake sets are good if, you want retired sets without paying the outrageous 3rd party prices I wouldn't buy a knockoff of a current set myself

[@jkbuilders2000]

That’s true. I’d love to collect every modular but the retired ones are crazy expensive

[@PurpleBox89]

Perfectly said. I've ordered Fego (Fake Lego) to recreate the retired stuff....or in Indy's Temple of Doom case, "canceled" sets....but yeah, if it's still on the shelves, might as well get it. Just wait for a good GWP :D

[@jimbear62]

@@PurpleBox89 Fego... I like that I usually call them LegFaux

[@matteodekoning587]

Same here! Only buy the old retired sets, not 2500 euro 🤣 bought the fire brigade last time and it was perfect

[@trenbolognasandwich6021]

I have this set too. Exactly the same. Crazy part is if u buy off someone on marketplace of ebay u have to make sure they just dont switch the outside studded pieces u can see with real lego pieces then sell it as a Lego. Have to actually take random pieces apart and check underneath now when u buy something like a retired Town Hall which can sell for $400-500 used. Can buy from Ali Express for $65 then just swap the top exposed pieces with real Lego and sell it as legit. This is a problem that is gonna get worse.

[@jkbuilders2000]

Never even thought about that… I haven’t bought a used set but I’ll have to keep that in mind

[@nrgspike]

Something that muddies the 'moral' argument is the fact Lego gives away their instructions, for free, on day one of release. So if you have a sufficiently large parts inventory at home you can build a reasonable facsimile of any lego model without needing to pay lego anything more. So in a sense these clone sets are just providing you with the required inventory to build a model - now that argument does fall down somewhat when they also include unique elements, printed tiles and stickers. However, I did recently buy the 2015 Shuttle Tyderium from Ali-Express, that was just a bag of parts; no stickers, no instructions, no minifigs. It's pretty rare to find those though. Personally I love the knock-off sets, but generally try to avoid anything still in production by Big L. Once it's retired though, I have no qualms about getting it.

[@jkbuilders2000]

That’s true but if build something from parts you aren’t doing so to turn around and make a profit. The knockoff companies are stealing the design to sell and make money. I get what you’re saying tho and I agree about the retired stuff to, that’s a different story.

[@williama.leyrer3839]

I love "official" Lego. HOWEVER, many of the "off-brand" sets today are so close in build experience, quality and representation (display-ability) that it's very difficult to justify some of the price differentials. Speaking only for myself, my Logo budget these days isn't what it used to be so, $85 vs $230 with minimal differences all the way around? That makes 'Some' off-brands a no-brainer. I've built many Lego and non-Lego sets and in most cases my friends literally cannot immediately recognize one from the other until I point out which is which and they're like, WHAT? Especially when I explain how much cash I saved. Just my thoughts

[@jkbuilders2000]

Very true, I was pretty surprised how similar they were.

[@YellowBunchofBananas]

When you buy a Lego set you aren't just paying for what's in the box; the cost also includes the cost of designing the set. The Chinese counterfeiters are free-riding on Lego's work.

[@jkbuilders2000]

@@YellowBunchofBananas Very true, not to mention advertising, licensing, etc.

[@GanymedeXD]

The development process of s Lego model is the most expensive part of the process … developing and designing a working Lego model … this the knock off sellers bypass … of course its much cheaper providing just cheap plastic bricks, manual and box … but … its tempting when you see a 1:1 copy coming in the same box just with missing Lego logo with the same stickers … and … there are greedy sellers … Lego sells a set for 100£ and online its sold for 150-200£ … new or used!

[@SethZones]

Fake Lego sets from China today carry the chance of being almost indistinguishable from the original. I have a knockoff of the LEGO Old Fishing Store - beautiful and affordable - no Lego logo on the studs - that's it. Different and amazing: the "Last of World" versions of Diner, Brick Bank, and Palace Cinema. The copycats from far east add a lot to my world of building bricks.

[@jkbuilders2000]

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[@Joelzbrix]

"That Was The Real Set" Lowkey Cracked Me Up 😂

[@jkbuilders2000]

🤣🤣

[@crazy4wavescoasters741]

I bet it wasn't. 😄

[@jkbuilders2000]

@@crazy4wavescoasters741 No it totally was 😂

[@Minipsil]

​@@crazy4wavescoasters741It wasn't because it wasn't on a mils plate lolz

[@Ilige7]

Ι have an enormous modular city with 75 modulars of which 35 lego and 40 chinese and they look awesome.first of all i didnt have the bank,the cafe corner,,the green grocer,market street,and the petshop which would cost at least 5000 euros or dollars,i got them identical for 400 euros.furthermore there are chinese modulars with great designs of their own or some brickatives modulars like university etc.There is no reason to be a lego purist except if you invest and you want to sell,otherwise there are very good and cheap choices from aliexpress

[@jkbuilders2000]

Ya I really wouldn’t have been able to tell the difference without looking very closely. I don’t blame anyone for buying the knockoffs, especially retired sets. I do wish I would’ve mentioned retired sets in the video.

[@vespa595]

please can you provide me a link for those chinese modular sets, please? 🥺 Ive tried to search on Temu and did not work, no result. Many thanks 🙏🎄🎁🎀😊

[@digger318toyreviews]

Just FYI: the fake sets do have boxes when sold in shops in Asia some will show a brand logo, but a lot will be brandless

[@jkbuilders2000]

Ya I’m sure some do

[@rvlyssup]

I decided to get into modulars when the corner garage was retired. Bought 3 of those sets when WM and BB clearanced them. For me to get the retired releases, I had to buy KO versions. Only set I can't seem to get is the fire brigade. Even the Chinese can't keep those in stock. All my modulars since are LEGO only. I won't mix them up...seems weird to do so. Only time I'll get Chinese bricks are unique modular styled builds that aren't produced by LEGO. Though I build MILs plates strictly using LEGO bricks so those are the exception when i use genuine with KO bricks.

[@jkbuilders2000]

Ya those old retired ones are so pricey. I did build the fire brigade from parts I ordered off Bricklink, we made a video about it you can check out if you’d like.

[@XianneTV]

wow! Lego is the best but of course the non lego is much affordable esp to people like us :(

[@jkbuilders2000]

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[@simonhere444]

legos became ridicously expensive, good thing there are good decent quality knock-offs

[@jkbuilders2000]

The prices have gotten out of control for sure

[@GanymedeXD]

Of course some prices are ridiculous … but buying knock offs is disgusting … the most expensive part of a set is the development process of a working Lego model … this the knock-off sellers bypass … almost steal 1:1 from Lego and only provide the cheap plastic bricks, manual and box! What are the expensive sets? Usually the most complex premium models made in cooperation with those companies manufacturing the real life hardware they are based upon like Liebherr that do not give away a license for free …

[@AmosDohms]

Isn't Lego cheaper then it used to be, considering inflation?

[@jkbuilders2000]

Eh I’d be surprised if that was the case , but it’s possible

[@izitorg]

Regarding the moral angle, just buy the CN sets for retired Lego sets, you're only eating into scalpers profits otherwise anyway.

[@jkbuilders2000]

Very true, wish I would've mentioned retired sets in the video.

[@AllthewayupG]

@@jkbuilders2000next video😊

[@jkbuilders2000]

@@AllthewayupG ya I'll have to do a follow up

[@butchgcc]

I’ve built several “fake” Lego sets and I have no problems with any of them. Much to my surprise they are so identical you can actually use the Lego Builder instructions to build them. As far as “stolen” Lego as far as I understand is an Open Source company. If they weren’t they would probably sue for using their designs

[@jkbuilders2000]

Like Rolex sues for fake watches, Oakley sues for fake glasses, Nike sues for fake shoes? You can’t really sue a company that’s making fake stuff in china I don’t think. You’re right though almost identical.

[@dextereason-rl3kj]

@@jkbuilders2000so you don’t actually know?

[@jkbuilders2000]

Know what??

[@GanymedeXD]

The problem is … the most expensive part is the development process … creating a detailed and fantastic model … if you bypass that … of course you can produce cheaply as you only provide cheap plastic bricks, manual and box … meanwhile looking 1:1 like the Lego set just without the logo!

[@ElusiveClit]

I just swap the top exposed pieces with legit Lego parts. Win win :D

[@jkbuilders2000]

Not a terrible idea

[@The1Rausch]

collectors will love people like you . especially post mortem. nasty surprise.

[@jkbuilders2000]

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[@billn5105]

I love funwhole. I have 6 sets. Just love the lights. Also I have the 2 pantasy sets Sherlock Holmes and Bakery modular bldgs.

[@jkbuilders2000]

Ya some of those funwhole sets look pretty cool and the lights make them even more intriguing

[@EdwardSingleterry]

It was easy to see which one was the Lego set as you had it on a MILS plate

[@jkbuilders2000]

Good eye 👍

[@jimm244]

I have zero ethical dilemma buying fake for retired sets. If it’s retired, LEGO has already captured all the profit from the IP that they ever will. If it’s still in production, I’ll buy real LEGO. The brick quality and build experience of fake LEGO isn’t bad, but it’s still better with the real stuff. Good video, btw.

[@jkbuilders2000]

That’s true and something I probably should have mentioned. If the set is retired you’re not really taking any money out of the pockets of Lego.

[@YellowBunchofBananas]

@@jkbuilders2000 Unless Lego wanted to do a re-release at some point.

[@jkbuilders2000]

@@YellowBunchofBananas Don't know of a time Lego has done a straight up re-release. They've redone sets that are very similar like the UCS falcon and the Batman Tumbler, but they were still pretty different.

[@rosemarie9956]

You do d a fair review when comparing the two. I prefer now to say copycat Lego as that is what they are doing here. There are ALTernative companies that build and sell sets also using their own designs as you mentioned- Fun Whole and Pantasy for example and their quality is really good. This type of competition for Lego sets s just starting to ramp up so that will be interesting. As for the copycat sets - some are better than others and especially if people want a retired set than they might decide to buy that way or simply curious as you were. I simply choose not to judge people in these types of situations.

[@jkbuilders2000]

Thanks. I was impressed with the quality, hopefully the competition eventually brings prices down but I won’t hold my breath. The next thing I may do is buy an original set from a place like funwhole and review that compared to official Lego.

[@Grubengrabgeraet]

There is no Fake Lego, the only thing lego owns are the „minifigure“ and maybe the Instruktion of a set. If you call it Fake, i obly buy fake Lego because there are many other brands with the same or better quality and more printed parts and way better models. The only thing is you get no minifigures or other one‘s . More people should buy Alternative Bricks because the „Brick“ is not Lego, Lego is just an expensive Brand. Sorry for the bad English i hope you understand what i want to tell you.

[@jkbuilders2000]

Lego has ownership of their designs though and there are companies that steal their designs for profit, I'd call that fake.

[@moaningpheromones]

copying another product is theft. copying the pieces of another toy is theft. Lego is the brand, they invented those exact pieces, they aren't generic. the fakes make money from stealing someone else's ideas and designs.

[@BrickBuildersMD]

I buy and support the companies making there own original sets like funwhole, I’m actually planning to become one myself soon lol, but anyone stealing designs I’m against, while I do sympathize in the “retired modular” situation with price difference, on same hand, I’m still hard against it, because it’s really like your supporting stealing, and hurting original designers, to pay the thief for the convenience fee of ordering the parts for you, like if someone really wants to build a retired modular for cheap, you can get part list and instructions online free, and can go to webrick and order 3rd party parts yourself, for same price basically, without supporting design theft, and I know lego is huge Corp, but I can’t have double standards and say it’s ok to do to them, but not me, is how I see it, but again I’m SO down with genuine lego competition tho💪🤣 and also not knocking you or the vid, I get why “you” did this for vid lol, just speaking in general about the topic

[@jkbuilders2000]

I agree, I don’t think it’s right to support the stealing of designs, whether Lego or anyone else.

[@rosemarie9956]

I get your points but with retired sets - why is it ok for resellers (who have bought x amounts) to then sell these retired sets for ridiculous $$$. I know not exactly the same but there is that At some point people make a choice about what they want to pay for plastic

[@mobiusbelts3607]

I tried parting out the detective’s office through webrick last year… it was missing tons of pieces & still would’ve cost me a couple hundred dollars. I paid $64 total last month for one. If anyone ever asks, I’m gonna tell them it’s the official set & there’s nothing you can do to stop me! aHahahaha!

[@YellowBunchofBananas]

@@rosemarie9956 Because Lego got compensated for those sets.

[@SO-ym3zs]

@@rosemarie9956 It's ok because it's a free market, which would also allow you to resell your sets at whatever price you wanted to ask for. But resellers can only realistically ask what people want to pay: the high prices are because people are willing to pay obscene amounts of money for both new and retired Lego sets. That's where the real prolem lies.

[@JimIBobIJones]

I don't feel bad about buying knockoff generic clones of Lego sets - at least not in 2024, where Lego has been pumping up their prices like there's no tomorrow. I get that investing in the design and the build quality does add to the cost, but given that the differential is usually at a factor of 5 or more, in no way is the price justified. Most of it is just price gouging.

[@GanymedeXD]

Of course its justified … most expensive is the development process of s premium and detailed model in cooperation either companies like Porsche or Liebherr … bypassing this they hardly have any expenses … plastic bricks, manual, box … no costs for marketing as they pop up searching for Lego … the more knock offs are manufactured and bought … the higher the Lego price climbs! Knock offs contributed significantly to high Lego prices. And often its just the sellers … Lego selling a premium model set for 100£ … dealer and seller online sell them for 150-200£ … even used!

[@maszkalman3676]

@@GanymedeXD what devlopment processes when most sets are a decade old with 20+ year old parts???

[@richardhampton8331]

I bought a fake Lego Titanic icon set for around £100 delivered from China and it's indistinguishable from the real thing - other than the missing Lego logo on the studs. It is theft though. Companies like Mould King and CADA are now doing their own official designs/sets (mainly 1/8 scale supercar Technic models), so they're not really fake - but still a third of the price as the Lego equivalents.

[@topher9507]

Nothing wrong with fake brick build legos. Doing them has a display piece, just fine. However, DO NOT get fake lego sets that use technic builds to move components. That crap doesn't work right at all.

[@jkbuilders2000]

Good to know 👍

[@norwood8888]

Not true where technic cars are concerned, they work just fine. The only downside is that sometimes the stickers are of a lower quality.

[@topher9507]

@@norwood8888 Well I gotten the typewriter, R2D2, and the harley looking motorcycle, got them from ali express and the technic components, didn't work properly has they should. The motor for the bike, I literally had to sand the pieces so the mechanism will actually go up and down, The R2, legs didn't move properly and one of the bigger technic pieces was bent. The typewriter the technic that makes that wrong, didn't work. So I would stay away from fake technic pieces.

[@norwood8888]

@@topher9507 Well I only build 1/8th scale technic cars (20 or so..) and apart from the sometimes low quality stickers (looking at you Mercedes W14!) have had no such problems. Some of the more complex gear boxes can be temperamental but they are in Legos own models and is often down to building incorrectly. By the way they are not fake Lego bricks but alternative bricks.

[@topher9507]

@@norwood8888 to me if they are not from lego, than they are fake. I'm going with having brick build legos. I bought the titanic, cuz I couldn't see myself spending over $700 for the authenic. So I got the fake version for under $200. But technic doesn't work all that well or not as they should. You can justify to me all you want. Not going to work.

[@jeffc4862]

I have no issues buying knock offs of retired sets... Lego has made their money, and the only people really kicking and screaming are the 'investors' who've been blowing out the used prices for years now.... that said, the FunWhole and Pantasy original designs I've purchased have been wonderful...

[@jkbuilders2000]

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[@SO-ym3zs]

Funwhole and Pantasy make amazing sets. Investors haven't been increasing the prices, demand has. If people weren't will to pay such crazy prices for new and retired Lego, the resellers would have nothing to do. And the huge glut of investors/resellers in the last few years has actually supressed aftermarket prices and made it easier for people to find sealed, mint, retired sets.

[@jeffc4862]

@@SO-ym3zs I disagree. While there is certainly some tugging back and forth, as recently as 2014, Lego was still being sold on sights like Ebay for reasonable 'used' prices that rarely to never eclipsed their retail list. It was the 'investors' that began using the 'buy it now' feature and listing higher prices - when ebay began generalizing listings (you would list under an existing description instead of creating your own), that's when 'investors' bumped up their pricing again and began noting condition/packaging/new in box etc... At that time, people were still going for the lesser expensive listings/auctions, AND the investors began to aggressively pursue purchasing lesser expensive listed models themselves to in turn relist them at higher prices to 'increase value' (a very common tactic with Comic and Collectables stores). This tactic caused many casual/nostalgic collectors to drop out, and resellers would continue to 'relist' models repeatedly that wouldn't sell, or would drop the prices significantly to move inventory. Presently, I DO think their are more affluent collectors willing to pay higher prices for prized models, and the 'investors' pay attention and bump their pricing based on one or two higher purchase amounts, but many models end up sitting until the pricing goes down, or there's a listing that undercuts the investors and sells immediately. Some are willing to 'play the game', while many decide to pass, or 'keep their eyes out'. There's still a large market for older Lego no doubt, but it's still limited to fans, and now many enthusiasts that just want to build and display are beginning to jump into alt. brands.

[@AK.__]

Great review and explain. Thank you. I refer to them not as "fake Lego", but "alternative building bricks". The average, non overpriced Lego set is worth money paid for it. But another building bricks brand allows to have the same (almost the same), but for 3 times less price. I think, budget and quality of specific set are main factors to decide what to buy.

[@jkbuilders2000]

I would consider them fake if they are copying a Lego design.

[@AK.__]

@@jkbuilders2000 This is no different from auto-parts. There are OEM, and there are same, from 3rd party (not speaking auto parts from Amazon and similar). The alternatives sometimes even improved and better in quality.

[@GanymedeXD]

Of course they can sell for far less as they have far less expenses bypassing the time consuming and expensive development process of a working and detailed model … its like requesting for a movie to be sold for just some pennies as plastic for the disc is cheap … disregarding making the movie did cost millions.

[@cslai731]

I think for the minifigure, we could as well find the Lego brand on the leg to identify real or fake

[@jkbuilders2000]

True

[@myadultlegoworld5587]

Instructions are free on the Lego site. These companies are just supplying the bricks to build them. Same as the free instructions on rebrickable. You can order those sets too. Just supplying the bricks. It isn’t a rip off if the instructions are free. You are just using bricks that aren’t Lego. For me bricks are bricks. My wallet thanks me!

[@jkbuilders2000]

But Lego spends millions designing and marketing their product. Just because they put the instructions out there doesn’t mean they want their products copied and sole…

[@billionaire1717]

Thanks for the video! I only bought other brands IF they're original designs and not blatant Lego rip-offs. Eg. Decool's "Courage of the Three Kingdoms" series are so good (I love castles btw), and their minifigures are better than Lego's IMHO because the arms have ball joints so they can rotate. If you love ancient Chinese themes, check them out!

[@jkbuilders2000]

I'll have to check them out

[@cyyang1025]

Thanks for the tip! I love the period of the Three Kingdoms! Will definitely check them out!

[@judyberkley3796]

Thanks for sharing your experience. I have wondered about these copycat sets.

[@jkbuilders2000]

Thanks for watching!

[@jimbear62]

I bought a knockoff Ghostbusters Firehouse , I haven't built it yet. It came in 80+ small bags and an instruction manual but the bag numbers don't seem to correspond with the steps in the manual

[@jkbuilders2000]

Dang that’s gonna be tricky… would love to hear how it goes when you get around to building it

[@jimbear62]

@@jkbuilders2000 Yeah... I have A LOT of part sorting to do Lol

[@CarlosArmstrong-mg7vj]

I did that, took a long time but oh well...I did have to oder the smaller baseplate separately because the one that came with it was actually higher than the bigger baseplate

[@bait6652]

@@jimbear62 as long as you see the entire Lego design...I find it more fun trying to figure out what pieces go together from image than step-by-step manual.. Like Legos 3D app but it's to step-by-step for my taste....always have to zip to the end for the full/module build but if a piece is hidden or I have no 3D look. Then that's where I get annoyed...hopefully u have all viewpoints for the alternative brick

[@trenbolognasandwich6021]

​@@jimbear62 I also bought the firehouse and it was bagged by piece size and not in step order. So I had to open every bag basically and it took me awhile to build but every piece was there and it looks absolutely identical. Would never know the difference.

[@thepostofficeprince8819]

I am fake Lego

[@jkbuilders2000]

Nice to meet you fake Lego

[@thepostofficeprince8819]

@ you too!

[@jeremybds1901]

You have no idea the chemicals they use in this

[@jeremybds1901]

That's the biggest risk.

[@jkbuilders2000]

What are the chemicals?

[@maszkalman3676]

Yes you do the same materials that lego use jsut a cheaper less refined version you dumbfäck since china makes 33+% of the worlds ABS plastic production....

[@maszkalman3676]

@@jkbuilders2000 all of them are abs palstic which lego is also made from 1/3rd of all the worlds plastic abs granulate is made in china....

[@herohour6496]

Tons, like millions, of Star Wars minifigures just are sold to those who want to build Stormtroopers, Clones, or any large quantity soldiers. can't tell them from the real ones apart, but for $5.00 US apiece, it's a good business for the black market.

[@jkbuilders2000]

👍

[@Harris_k209]

What’s a good website to buy the rep legos.

[@jkbuilders2000]

What are rep lego?

[@garrettgarrett9365]

I could tell which one was official, and which one wasn’t by the difference in the dark red color. Probably only because they were next to each other though.

[@jkbuilders2000]

Really? I couldn't tell myself

[@travkeyes]

if its for your kids get the cheap one. if its for collectors go lego

[@jkbuilders2000]

Ours are both so we stick to the real deal

[@travkeyes]

@@jkbuilders2000 raising them kids right

[@Gabelebabele]

Great video!!

[@jkbuilders2000]

Thanks!

[@cslai731]

Does the fake Lego set have any brand? Like lupin previously? Or it is just brand less

[@jkbuilders2000]

Not really sure, I didn’t see any branding I just ordered it off of Temu

[@azezrtyuuiopqsdfghjk]

Hahahahah your kid is smart. The money that he saves he can go to the nightclub!!!

[@jkbuilders2000]

💵💰💸

[@coleno6590]

Lego needs to put prices down and the problem will be solved. Buy chinese sets, show LEGO the right way

[@jkbuilders2000]

Its true, prices are out of control

[@TonyMontanaDS]

Lego pays their designers and their workers really good wages and benefits. They also have physical stores, good packaging and marketing. All that costs money! Chinese brands are just copying the end product, so it's a lot cheaper for them to make these sets.

[@AllthewayupG]

@@TonyMontanaDScap that’s 100000 out of 1billion+ net worth 😂

[@jkbuilders2000]

@@TonyMontanaDS Very good points

[@chilleddoge1303]

Or may be they need to increase prices because they know IP thiefs will buy these instead of the original ones

[@TonyMontanaDS]

That fake set could have gone to some young kid whose family can not afford the real thing.

[@jkbuilders2000]

Instead I cleaned it up and brought it back inside for my kids cause I bought it with my hard earned money. 🤦‍♂

[@TonyMontanaDS]

@@jkbuilders2000 It's great. You should try it sometime.

[@dextereason-rl3kj]

@@jkbuilders2000no you didn’t. How many pieces were left out there for ppl to step on?

[@jkbuilders2000]

Try what?

[@jkbuilders2000]

I found 1 piece when I mowed the lawn the next day

[@plutoyaldnil4750]

After yesterday's ruling......cant do this anymore😂😂😂 FINALLY but lego alternate bricks THAT DONT JUST COPY ARE OK

[@jkbuilders2000]

What ruling?

[@The1Rausch]

i am not ashamed to say that i buy the knockoffs (of those way to expansive sets like ucs or ideas) just for my kids. *as a toy.* yes, my 6year old did build the 10326 (museum) in a week. the knockoff version. shes...talented. its not possible to buy a 500$ set twice a month for your kids. well for me its not financially viable so i buy the knockoff and everybody is happy, especially my kids. Shes building a lions knight castle knockoff right now. Identical, shes using the original lego pdf to build it btw (same steps, bags, everything) for ~ 100 bucks. Sorry but to actually play with it, take the sets to friends and just enjoy breaking them (KIDS!) the big lion knight castle shouldnt be 400$. legos pricing is a crime, so if they do not adjust the price to the reality of kids today ... i adjust my mindset and ignore copyright just for this instance and enjoy watching my kids breaking 3000+pieces sets just to rebuild them.

[@The1Rausch]

after reading some comments i realize that its not even controversial and others stated the exactly same argument lol so im not alone and no reason to feel like a cheap parent

[@jkbuilders2000]

You do you 👍

[@VIKA23-qp5dy]

i would buy fake sets but authentic minifigs

[@jkbuilders2000]

Interesting 🤔

[@JediTim28]

I can't see myself buying fake Lego. I have quite a few sets/pieces and didn't want the parts to be mixed together.

[@jkbuilders2000]

Good point, I’d feel the same way

[@RobertsFamily80]

We at home for us and the kids (The Netherlands) NEVER buy Chinese fake. Ever. Not gonna spend our money on rip offs …and poor work conditions and what not. Thanks for the great video.

[@jkbuilders2000]

I don't either (except to make youtube videos😂)

[@AllthewayupG]

Jkbuildings enjoy the alternative building bricks😊

[@skylarmickel]

Great video! I personally just prefer the LEGO brand product I think the quality is better. Also I do not want to support companies that are flat out breaking the law and ripping other companies off. I personally think these chinese companies should come up with their own ideals for sets instead of just ripping everything off from Lego but I guess that would be too much work for them to come up with an original ideal. Personally for kids I would not buy the knockoff stuff because you do not know the quality of those pieces or if they've used harmful chemicals in the processing are making of that plastic. Just another reason Lego has a good resale value on the second-hand Market where is the knockoff stuff really does not.

[@jkbuilders2000]

All facts

[@germandude8165]

Is it compatible ?

[@jkbuilders2000]

Yes

[@germandude8165]

@@jkbuilders2000 so you could Build real Lego with Fake Lego togethere ?

[@jkbuilders2000]

You could if you wanted to, yes

[@germandude8165]

@@jkbuilders2000 thanks and great video

[@edgarmike3970]

A little history lesson. Let’s star out with Lego stealing and idea waaaaaay backin the beginning of their company history. That would be a good place to start. I have no stock in Lego. And if I like a set and it’s at a lower cost and quality is not a big discernible difference then Temu take my money but not all of it. Lol

[@jkbuilders2000]

No judgment here, do what’s best for you! 😉

[@dextereason-rl3kj]

@@jkbuilders2000no judgement? Yet you made a video and let us know how you feel and you threw the set out of your second story window. But no judgement 😂😂😂😂

[@jkbuilders2000]

@@dextereason-rl3kj Me sharing my opinion isn't judging someone else for doing what they want to do. Go troll somewhere else bro.

[@southwestsellerss147]

I’m all for these set .. not everyone has $1000_$1400 to spend no buildings like market square green grocer and cafe corner .. so if I can get these set cheap I will do ..

[@jkbuilders2000]

No judgement here, I probably should have mentioned retired sets in the video, because you're right some of the prices people are asking are just making them unobtainable.

[@SO-ym3zs]

@@jkbuilders2000 They can only ask those prices because people are willing to pay it. You can't blame someone reselling a set from trying to capitalize on demand. That's just the free market economy doing its thing. No one is owed a Lego set--at any price.

[@SO-ym3zs]

The irony is people say things like but then blow thousands on new sets during the course of a year.

[@ironhhhhit]

i would buy the fake

[@jkbuilders2000]

To each their own

[@brickboysrebuild]

Incredible job by Jackson!!! LOVED IT!!!!!

[@jkbuilders2000]

He did us all a favor!

[@dextereason-rl3kj]

@@jkbuilders2000horrible skit. Glad my son was never like that.

[@jkbuilders2000]

@@dextereason-rl3kj I'm glad my son and I aren't as uptight as you are😂

[@lego_craft]

there is a special oven in hell for those who buy fake lego :D

[@jkbuilders2000]

😳😳😳

[@dextereason-rl3kj]

I have a VIP spot waiting for me in the big H. Especially with all the fake Lego I’ve bought.

[@jkbuilders2000]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@lego_craft]

@@dextereason-rl3kj 😅

[@lego_craft]

@@jkbuilders2000 that's a joke ;) i'm not from lego xD

[@azezrtyuuiopqsdfghjk]

yes more knock off's ==> lego monopoly prices must going down!!!!

[@jkbuilders2000]

Maybe 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@rodison3024]

If someone think that he will save money with buying fake lego is stupid… When you buying original lego, price of those sets will be raising up over the years and when you dont want them anymore, you can simply sell them and got your money back, but if you buy fake lego, set worth is 0 bucks and in 10 years will be 0 bucks, simply as that

[@jkbuilders2000]

Very true, genuine Lego is much more of an investment

[@AllthewayupG]

Wannabe scalper😂

[@jkbuilders2000]

@@AllthewayupG So anyone who buys something and then sells for more is a "scalper"? That would make just about everyone on the planet a scalper...

[@bait6652]

Unless there becomes a market for it...ie $10-50$....depends on if the product lasts for 10+ year... I've had Lego snap that's 15-20 year old with nephew (5-8) playing

[@BricksBuildStudio]

Well done on that ending, I'll sub for that, lol.

[@jkbuilders2000]

😂 thanks 👍

[@maszkalman3676]

And i put a dislike so you did nothing...

[@NintendoDr]

Great video. For me, I don't really care about trying to buy "fake" lego. I'm trying to collect all modular buildings, and if some nerd bought a set that's retired now (so lego isn't making any money off of sales of it anymore) didn't open it or build it, and is now trying to sell it for like $1200 like a sealed green grocer, they can eat it. I'll take my 75 dollar set off of a "fake" seller.

[@jkbuilders2000]

Ya I can totally understand that viewpoint, no judgement here 👍

[@saahir18]

Funwhole is not fake Lego!!!!!

[@jkbuilders2000]

It’s not real Lego

[@saahir18]

@jkbuilders2000 Lego is a brand. Funwhole is its own brand. They both make bricks, that's it. So, NO Funwhole is not Lego. They do their own thing. Lego doesn't own the brick building concept. They never did. They stole it and made a profit and became huge, but it was never their intellectual property, no matter how hard they try to bury that history.

[@jkbuilders2000]

@@saahir18 The only reason people care about interlocking bricks today is because of what lego has created as a company. Funwhole and other similar brands are piggy backing off their success.

[@saahir18]

@jkbuilders2000 lego literally stole their brick design. Their whole success is off of someone else's work. And then they lost the brick patent opening up the avenue for other companies.

[@jkbuilders2000]

@@saahir18 If thats the only reason for their success then every other company making interlocking bricks would be just as successful. They aren't, not even close. Despite what happened a hundred years ago, nobody would care about any of these companies if Lego hadn't made blocks popular today.

[@unionjack8463]

Black off brand pieces are very brittle. The clips etc. can be expected to fail during construction or transport. My off brand model Land Rover Defender would have been €280 at the Lego store in Berlin. My chinese copy presented at Christmas by student son cost €64. There were a couple of missing pieces in the fake set. However I ordered Lego parts to replace them. All black clips will he replaced. Some of the grip strength was poor also. In the 1960's Airfix produced an alternative brick series. They did not grip well. Sluban also makes a mark in my collection. This hobby is what you can make of it.

[@jkbuilders2000]

Interesting stuff 👍

[@Leader2light]

These sets actually do have printed boxes in china. They just remove the box to save money on shipping for international customers.

[@jkbuilders2000]

Ok

[@legokid2022]

I can't stand these companies making fake lego is just disappointing plus the parts don't click together very well anyone who buys fake lego is literally profiting off of stolen designs from lego

[@jkbuilders2000]

Can’t disagree, however, I was surprised at how close this particular set was to the real deal

[@pendragonfan101]

🥾👅

[@marilynwallace1553]

Lego sets are copyrighted, therefore the companies that are making them and selling them cheaper are infringing on Legos copyright. Shame on them!

[@The1Rausch]

wrong. just plain and simple incorrect. do your RESEARCH ! lego has a valid copyright in 2025 just on the minifigures in GENERAL, and because of complicated reasons on 3 or 4 special bricks (design, so its not international - its country/customs/import related). thats it. if you design a set (bricklink designer or whatever) and you sell the plan its your design - we all know this. but this is not how the law works. do. your. research. stealing is not a nice thing, but if siemens is having trouble copyrighting the design for their uranium centrifuges you might imagine the trouble of lego protecting their pdfs lol

[@oldman-zr2ru]

I will never buy fake Lego, it's not a worth a penny when you decide to sell it.

[@jkbuilders2000]

That is very true. May be cheaper up front but it’s worthless after you buy it…

[@massimookissed1023]

The fact that China can sell these at one third of the price shows just how much Lego is ripping its customers off.

[@jkbuilders2000]

The companies that make these save a ton of money by ripping Lego off. They aren’t paying a designer, licensing costs, marketing costs, etc. on top of that many of them aren’t paying for packaging, they saving money by making cheap instructions with no box. Lego is over priced but these outside companies can sell so cheap because they’re ripping off Lego…

[@mornecoetzee735]

Like you never copied anything...

[@jkbuilders2000]

To make millions of dollars? No, no I haven’t …..

[@Leader2light]

I actually prefer the fake Lego. Who wants logos on all the bricks? 😭

[@jkbuilders2000]

Buy the fake ones then nobodies gonna stop ya

[@LiveStreamChef]

you buy it without bag on temu L straight away you are a lego fan i pressume get a better 10a fake then a rep from temu

[@jkbuilders2000]

Huh?

[@mantasm324]

yes you feel fake lego building experience on your fingers, yes they are similar, yes they are 2-3 times cheaper, but you do not get that magic that real lego has. you pay premium for that magic. fake lego is for poor parent kids. even on this not the best quality video you can tell which is real lego at first glance. colors are much beter on a real lego. Fake lego is poor man lego.

[@LiveStreamChef]

looking at that lego fake it was bad fake

[@jkbuilders2000]

It was near identical

[@calvinw2104]

I can't stand these fake sets. Anyone who's buying them is literally supporting the stole designs from Lego. Don't call yourself a fan if you do this. If something is too expensive, just live without it. But using the excuse of something being too expensive is a joke, in my opinion.

[@jkbuilders2000]

Don’t disagree with you. 🙏🏼

[@southwestsellerss147]

I disagree I like all the buildings but not pay $1000_$1500 on a set.. I am a Lego fan for over 40years when the prices are s##t over priced what do you expect?

[@jkbuilders2000]

@@southwestsellerss147 Just supply and demand unfortunately but I don't blame anyone for buying the knockoffs. I should have mentioned retired sets in the video. I also should have discussed how Lego sets will go up in value where the knockoffs will drop in value, especially when they're opened.

[@calvinw2104]

@southwestsellerss147 so because the set is too expensive, you're ok buying from a company that literally stole from another company? Especially one that you've been a fan of for 40 years?

[@mobiusbelts3607]

@@calvinw2104Spending more money on plastic bricks doesn’t make you a bigger Lego fan; it makes you a dumber consumer.

[@curtisnewton895]

thanks for wasting plastic out in the nature for clicks cn t

[@jkbuilders2000]

Didn’t waste anything bro, cleaned it up and brought it inside. No need to be so negative