You give a person too much and they will abuse it. Such is the case with Thomas Langenbach, a 47-year-old VP at Palo Alto-based software company SAP Labs, who has been arrested for the nerdiest crime in recent memory. His abuse of power: computer skill-based. It is reported that Langenbach had been using his computer savvy to reproduce bar code stickers, the kind Target uses to price their items, which he placed over the original bar codes so he could purchase LEGO at a lower cost.The multimillionaire software exec sold the LEGO sets on eBay, under the username TomsBrickYard. (For whatever it's worth, he is a top-rated seller with excellent feedback.) His seller page shows 1,475 completed sales in all, with the most recent feedback left today and the earliest dating back to May 1, 2011. NBC Bay Area reports that Langebach's home, at 8 Sudan Lane in San Carlos, CA, was searched by the police, who found "hundreds and hundreds" of LEGO boxes inside.Mr. Langenbach is expected to be arraigned tomorrow in Santa Clara County court;
the official charge is four counts of burglary. It is not immediately known whether he used company computers and/or software, at any point, to facilitate the scam. We're sorry, we encountered an error while processing your request.We apologize for any inconvenience. If the problem persists, please contact us. (Please include the URL of the page you were trying to access.) Graphics, Pictures & Video Internet & Web Apps Web Design & Development More AboutAffiliatesBlogsCommunityFAQFeatured Retail PartnersHow Do I Use This Site? Shop Now BookseBooksVideoWeb EditionsHomeSetsEmployee & Store Exclusives14k Solid Gold LEGO Employee Brick 2x4 Brick in Display Box 14k Solid Gold LEGO Employee Brick 2x4 Brick in Display Box Item: EMPL-001Year of Release: 1980 This brick is 25.65g of 14K gold (0.8246 troy oz). The brick is the same size and shape as the original 2x4 LEGO brick.This incedibly rare piece was given to LEGO employees that had 25 years of employment at the Hohenwestedt, Germany factory and was also given to couple of very special business partners of LEGO of the time.
It was only given out from about 1979-1981, only one or 2 per year from my understanding.This amazing brick comes in its original display box which features the LEGO logo of the time that it was given out. The box itself is plastic and has a minor amount of storage wear on it. This product is currently out of stock Add to Want List/CollectionYou need to have an account and be signed into create or update a Want List/CollectionClick here to create an AccountClick here to Sign In You May Also Like Pear - Japanese Exclusive Suntory Promotional SetPlease confirm you are not a robot by checking the box.Buying Lego is easy, simply going into the Lego shops or shopping in their online store, however for custom Lego Minifigs, you need to be a bit more creative, you might find bodywear, headgear and weapons, on ebay, Amazon, or by using our menu on the right, but also small independent retailers of Lego custom minifig products, you might even find them from other building brick suppliers or from other modeling products.
Be sure to read out comprehensive review on all the Custom Minifig Brands. It can be quite difficult to source the Lego you need for a custom minifig, so we’ve put together a table with a rating system to help you out. Finally when Shopping for LEGO custom minifig pieces, you want to make sure you are always using legitimate retailers, Custom Minifig is not responsible for any problems that may occur, however please contact us of you do encounter problems with a particular LEGO minifig retailer, we’ll write an article and warn other LEGO custom minifig fans.You are about to tab into a category hierarchy list Games, Consoles & AccessoriesOn Sale: 25% Off LEGO At Myer It turns out that tomorrow isn’t just a regular Saturday, it’s a Super Saturday. That’s right, Myer’s frequent weekend themed sale is back and this time with 25% off LEGO. This offer is one day only (Saturday March 4th) but actually begins online today (March 3rd). Unfortunately this offer does exclude LEGO Minifigures and The LEGO Batman Movie sets.
You can view their full online range here.Thanks to Aiden for letting me know about this On Sale: Selected Sets Reduced At Big W While selected sets sales are never the best option for a sale I’m glad to see some discounts on The LEGO Batman Movie sets from Big W. This catalogue also features a range of other sets on sale (and some that aren’t technically on sale, just new). The sale starts tomorrow (March 2nd) and runs until March 15th 2017. It’s not up on the Big W website just yet but you can view the catalogue for yourself here. 41230Batgirl Batjet ChaseDC Super Hero Girls$28.00$34.99$6.9920% 41235Wonder Woman Dorm RoomDC Super Hero Girls$28.00$34.99$6.9920% 70900The Joker Balloon EscapeThe LEGO Batman Movie$19.00$22.99$3.9917% 70901Mr. Freeze Ice AttackThe LEGO Batman Movie$29.00$34.99$5.9917% 70905The BatmobileThe LEGO Batman Movie$75.00$99.99$24.9925% 70908The ScuttlerThe LEGO Batman Movie$115.00$149.99$34.9923%
On Sale: Selected Sets On Sale At Target Target seems to be tempting people with a few little discounts at the moment. Their latest catalogue is probably not going to blow anybody away but if you are after some smaller sets you can save yourself a few dollars. This sale starts tomorrow (March 2nd) and runs until Wednesday March 8th 2017. You can view the catalogue for yourself here, or see the list of included sets below. Thanks to Trevor for making sure I didn’t miss this. 75163Krennic's Imperial ShuttleStar Wars$12.00$15.99$3.9925% 70363Battle Suit MacyNexo Knights$12.00$15.99$3.9925% 70366Battle Suit LanceNexo Knights$12.00$15.99$3.9925% 70364Battle Suit AaronNexo Knights$12.00$15.99$3.9925% 41128Amusement Park Space RideFriends$23.00$29.99$6.9923% Latest LEGO Ideas Review Results LEGO have just revealed the results of the latest LEGO Ideas review and there is one new set definitely coming, and a second still possible. Passing the review is Women of NASA, a result that isn’t completely unexpected considering the success of the female scientists Ideas set.
On Sale: Buy 1, Get 1 Half Price At Toys R Us Is there anything better than a nice broad LEGO sale. Something that gives you a discount on whatever it is that you are after. One of those sales just happens to kick off at Toys R Us tomorrow. From Wednesday March 1st until Tuesday March 14th 2017 Toys R Us are offering a “Buy 1, get 1 half price” deal on all LEGO. The offer doesn’t have any mentioned exclusions, so if it’s LEGO it should be on sale. This offer works out to 25% off if you are buying two identically priced items. As always if you are buying differently priced items the cheapest one will be half price. Finally – you may need to do multiple transactions to maximise your savings; for example buying two $100 sets in one transaction and then two $20 sets in a separate transaction would be $180 while doing it all in one transaction would be $220. Thanks to Jamie for making sure I didn’t miss this. On Sale: 10% Off At eBay This is one of those sales that will take a little bit of work to find a good deal, but if there is something that you’ve had your eye on at eBay this is your chance to get it a little cheaper.
Using the code C10 you can get 10% off everything at eBay when you spend $75 or more. This code is valid from now (February 27th) until 11:59pm AEST on March 2nd 2017. As always when you are looking at eBay be sure to check the value of what you are buying and don’t forget to factor in postage costs. Head over to eBay and have a look around. Batman LEGO Dimensions Pre-Order Offer From EB Games Unfortunately the LEGO Batman Movie Story Pack for LEGO Dimensions has suffered the same fate as the film itself, with release being delayed until March 30th. To ease the pain slightly EB Games are offering a deal for anybody that pre-orders before release. If you pre-order the LEGO Batman Movie story pack you will receive the Excalibur Batman Fun Pack for free. The EB price for the story pack is $79.99 and their price on the Fun Pack is $24.99. For the sake of comparison the previously released Story Packs are currently $69 at Big W, while fun packs are $22.
Those prices make the EB offer look pretty good. Thanks to Wade for sending this through. Assembly Square In Stock At Dreamworld I know that there were a few people specifically asking about this set, so I am pleased to let you all know that I received an email from the Dreamworld LEGO Store manager informing me that 10255 Assembly Square is now in stock. If you want to get one of these sets immediately (and live close to the store) here is your chance. I wasn’t given stock numbers but there is a good chance that stock will move quickly. There are also other new sets in stock but I don’t have a full list. On Sale: Selected Sets Reduced At Kmart The latest Kmart catalogue is all about fitness and not LEGO. Luckily the good people at Kmart got in touch and let me know that they do have a few LEGO offers on. Most of the items on the list are advertising their new stock at the regular price, but there are a few sets that are genuinely on sale.