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@Oliver Schick
Aha. That fundraising effort is consoling, but what's mainly sad about it is the irreplaceable nature of what he built--assuming he didn't enter the builds into a computer programme. Also, if they didn't take his new computer, that suggests they came specifically for the LEGO, which means they may have known him or found out his address through LEGO circles somehow. Just as with bike parts, it's probably pretty easy to monetise LEGO--you just break it all up and sell through Bricklink. I mean, it's hardly the biggest problem in the world, but perhaps a consequence of how big a business LEGO has become, as reflected in the cost of new sets, the number of copycat companies, etc.