The phenomenon has grown to such an extent that LEGO could not decently refrain from communicating for longer: fake online stores in the brand's colors abound and even if we do not really know how many consumers are victims of these often ephemeral signs. which ape the official store, the manufacturer is going there today with a series of advice which in principle should allow the most gullible to avoid being cheated.

In summary, it would suffice to pay attention to the presentation of the store in question, to verify the presence and validity of the various contact information communicated there, to be wary of too tempting prices, to pay with a credit card. to possibly benefit from the protections attached to it and to take into account the opinions of other customers about the store in question. Nothing revolutionary, we call that common sense.

In practice, it is often a little more complicated and those who set up these ephemeral shops improve over time. Sleek presentation, prices not always strangely too attractive to be true, fewer misspellings, a host of fake reviews from satisfied customers, sponsored ads on social networks with fake reviews, everything is done so that consumers easily fall into the trap knowing that in the best case it will receive a counterfeit product, if it is not a simple scam aiming to collect banking data or to collect money without ever delivering anything.

We must also distinguish between the two "business models"different which are at work and which are moreover not specific to the toy market. On the one hand, it is a question of counterfeit" dropshipping "from the big online brands like Aliexpress via an intermediary store which takes his commission on the way. In this case, you will one day receive a parcel from China containing a counterfeit of an official product. On the other, the "fake" store is simply used to make consumers fall for a very good deal and the seller will disappear with the money without delivering anything in return.For LEGO, these two concepts are one, its image takes a hit in any case.

Again, a little common sense is all it takes to avoid being fooled. An official LEGO Bugatti Chiron for € 35 instead of € 380? If you believe it, then there is not much that can be done for you and that natural selection is not just a theory.

In any case, remember that the only official official LEGO online store is the one at https://www.lego.com/fr-fr and trust other brands whose names you know. If in doubt, you can also come and ask the question in the comments of the blog, you will quickly get an answer from the most frequent readers.

LEGO today unveils the LEGO Technic set 42125 Ferrari 488 GTE "AF Corse # 51", a box of 1677 pieces which will be marketed from January 1, 2021 at the public price of € 179.99.

The 48 cm long vehicle is equipped with front and rear suspensions, a V8 engine with moving pistons and a sticker-based trim that makes this reproduction faithful to the reference model engaged in the endurance championships.

This is the first product in the LEGO Technic range resulting from the long-standing partnership between LEGO and Ferrari, so far we had to be satisfied with models from the Creator Expert and Speed ​​Champions range.

The set is already listed on the official online store at this address.

Below is the official description in French of the product:

This is a highly anticipated promotional product by many fans of the LEGO Harry Potter range: the set 30628 The Monster Book of Monsters is currently available until December 6 across the Atlantic at Barnes & Noble from $ 75 purchase of products from the LEGO Harry Potter range.

We do not yet know when, how and if this small box which allows to assemble a reproduction of the edgy book seen for the first time in Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban will be offered in France, but the most impatient who plan to be Getting it through the secondary market would do well to wait a few weeks for availability to increase and prices to drop.

Currently only a few sellers offer this set for sale on Bricklink and you have to pay around sixty euros excluding delivery costs ... And I'm not even talking about eBay where the set is negotiated around 90 € excluding delivery costs. Patience.

The visuals have been circulating for several days on the usual channels, we now know where they come from: It is the Polish brand Bonito which reveals the two sets of the new "Botanical Collection"which will be launched next January by LEGO.

The images available are not in very high resolution, we will have to deal with it in the meantime.

On the menu of this new range intended for an adult audience, two sets: