Reckless Ben is a content creator known for making gonzo-style YouTube documentaries. His latest series centers on Bricks & Minifigs, a retail franchise with roughly 300 independently owned stores that buy, sell, and trade new and used LEGO products. The story also involves Ed Mansell, an 83-year-old Oregon resident who spent decades assembling what is …
Matt Diedrich is an eBay reseller based in Australia. Like many eBay resellers, he has a YouTube channel. It’s called The Aussie Flipper. Matt posted a video a year ago titled “This Thrift Store DOES NOT Like Resellers.” While visiting a local thrift shop, he spotted some dolls he wanted to buy solely to resell on eBay. The …
I was listening to YouTube videos yesterday while straightening up the garage. A video appeared in my feed from Poke Office, a channel focused on collecting, investing, vending, and other business topics related to Pokémon. In the video, the host discussed obtaining a wholesale card distributor to supply sealed Pokémon products, which can then be …
Best Vintage Cards, LLC, and entrepreneur Sean Bassik are suing Canadian YouTuber Rattle Pokemon (government name Michael Barristo) in Maricopa County, Arizona. The lawsuit (CV2024-000498) is for Defamation, False Light, Tortious Interference, and civil RICO. I am not a lawyer, nor a legal expert In general, lawsuits require money. Like many YouTubers who find themselves …
There’s a YouTuber who goes by the name of Ignition Diecast. He published a short video on March 5, 2024 that I thought was interesting. Not because I found it insightful or reasoned, but because I found it ridiculous and absurd. For example, he said people who buy Hot Wheels diecast cars at retail and …
There’s a person on the Internet who goes by the name of Rattle Pokémon. He’s carved out a niche for himself as the Pokémon fraud investigator. Rattle Pokémon is a cross between Rorschach and Barney Fife, only with a French-Canadian accent. Almost every video he posts on YouTube deals with someone he deems to be …