{"id":39806,"date":"2025-11-20T17:32:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T17:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/39806\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T17:32:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T17:32:06","slug":"lego-resale-chain-bricks-minifigs-to-open-first-pittsburgh-area-store-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/39806\/","title":{"rendered":"LEGO resale chain Bricks &#038; Minifigs to open first Pittsburgh-area store \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">ZELIENOPLE, Pa. \u2014 Kids of all ages just can\u2019t let go of their LEGO fixation. Now there\u2019s another place for them to indulge by buying \u2014 and trading up or cashing out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">You may not recognize the name Bricks &amp; Minifigs, but the product behind it is not just well-known but loved, whether new or vintage. Now the one-stop aftermarket LEGO toy shop is opening a western Pennsylvania store in Zelienople on Nov. 22, with more to come. It appears to be the first Bricks &amp; Minifigs in the Pittsburgh region \u2014 the other Pennsylvania stores listed on the company\u2019s website are the other side of the state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Bricks &amp; Minifigs debuted in 2010. Owned by Provo, Utah-based BAM Franchising Inc., the resale chain specializes only in new, used and even retired LEGO products. It has now grown to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/seattle\/news\/2025\/09\/18\/lego-store-opens-northgate-bricks-and-minifigs.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">more than 140 sites<\/a> in the U.S. and Canada. Bricks &amp; Minifigs buys, sells and trades all LEGO products. That includes individual minifigs \u2014 that\u2019s short for miniature figurines such as popular culture icons like Spiderman or C-3PO, and also bulk bricks, components and accessories for fans and collectors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/2025\/11\/18\/lego-reseller-enters-pittsburgh.html?ana=wpxi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/pittsburgh\/news\/2025\/11\/18\/lego-reseller-enters-pittsburgh.html?ana=wpxi\">Click here for more from our partners at the Pittsburgh Business Times. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92025 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ZELIENOPLE, Pa. \u2014 Kids of all ages just can\u2019t let go of their LEGO fixation. 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