Counterfeit LEGO SET 42171 - Mercedes-AMG F1 | Buying

yzf-r1_william · 2025-08-09T00:37:44.642000Z

I consider myself pretty savvy when it comes to Lego and I recently purchased a Lego 42171 F1 car. The photographs showed a box with all the correct "LEGO" & "Technic" branding so I purchased the set. The set arrived and the outer packing suggested it was genuine Lego. Once opened it became apparent that the parts were not genuine and the instruction book (a good copy) had no scannable QR code on the front cover. The Seller was apologetic and immediately allowed a return for a refund. Was he innocent? - The listing was for 10 items! Having now done a bit of looking around on Ebay I am conscious that this is not an isolated incident & from the feedback it would seem that there are many "happy" customers who have unwittingly purchased copies of Lego 42171 sets. The majority of Sellers are honest and sell the copied Lego as copies at a cheap price but some unscrupulous sellers are not. Despite reporting three or four of the Sellers listing counterfeit sets under the Lego branding Ebay have replied saying they don't have an issue with any of the listings I reported!

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