Former SAP exec's scheme to get LEGO for cheap

[Mike S]

Sad to say not every one that likes LEGO's is a nice guy... not sure if this has been posted before but I really can't believe someone would do this with.... LEGO's: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/former-sap-exec-gets-30-212736486.html

Seriously not cool....

[lego the hutt]

This story is very old. It came out a year or 2 ago. Not sure why an article was written about it so recently.

[Mike S]

This story is very old. It came out a year or 2 ago. Not sure why an article was written about it so recently.

Sorry, I had a feeling the story was old but it was the first I had heard of it. It evidently took this long to sentence the guy so the news people had to write something about it again.

Edited August 3, 2013 by Masa of Kaliphlin

[Tariq j]

That's awful.

But there is one thing that confuses me: how did the staff working on the till not realise something was wrong with the prices? Surely the till staff must have noticed that every other set they sold is at the Same price then suddenly one is cheaper than the rest.

Edited August 3, 2013 by Tariq j

[Gorelaxx]

I think it's cropped up again because he's just been convicted.

And as for the checkout staff not noticing, perhaps he used a self checkout? We have them over here in supermarkets, not sure if they exist in the US or not.

[Tariq j]

I think it's cropped up again because he's just been convicted.

And as for the checkout staff not noticing, perhaps he used a self checkout? We have

them over here in supermarkets, not sure if they

exist in the US or not.

That's a possibility it depends where he was buying it from some shops may have self checkouts others maybe not.

[splatman]

Self-checkout machines weigh everything after scanning. "Please place item in bagging area", the machine says. The bagging area is built on a large scale. A barcode-switched set would most surly raise a red flag, and therefore, would never leave the checkout area, much less make it out the door.

Self-checkouts are common where I live (western Washington State), and probably throughout the US also.

More likely, a traditional checkout with a new clerk at a busy time, like in the afternoon when everyone gets off work, and goes shopping on the way home, or on a holiday.

[Super Goblin]

Not entirely accurate. Self checkout does weigh the merchandise but it doesn't always have the weight of the particular item programmed into the system. Sometimes their is no weight programmed for the item or there is just a weight range for that item.

[dr_spock]

That's awful.

But there is one thing that confuses me: how did the staff working on the till not realise something was wrong with the prices? Surely the till staff must have noticed that every other set they sold is at the Same price then suddenly one is cheaper than the rest.

If you go at busy time with a big line up, the staff wouldn't notice as much if the barcode scans correctly and you have other items to ring through. They're basically listening for the laser scanner beep and tossing the items in the bag and getting you out of there asap to keep the line moving.

[Vindicare]

That's awful.

But there is one thing that confuses me: how did the staff working on the till not realise something was wrong with the prices? Surely the till staff must have noticed that every other set they sold is at the Same price then suddenly one is cheaper than the rest.

It didn't say in the link, but I believe he did this at a Target. There's really no way a cashier would realize the off price(s), unless they're AFOLs themselves, because they scan so mnay different items in those stores.

[paul_delahaye]

What makes even less sense is why a big wig in a job role as a senior exec with a company like SAP who was probably earning a 6 figure + income needed to do this and risked his job? Beyond me

[splatman]

What makes even less sense is why a big wig in a job role as a senior exec with a company like SAP who was probably earning a 6 figure + income needed to do this and risked his job? Beyond me

That must the the biggest Why question of all.

[FuzzyBallz]

That must the the biggest Why question of all.

It's a mental sickness. Just like some rich people tip like crap. Some people just like to steal, it gives them the rush they can't get from anywhere else.

[Deathleech]

It's a mental sickness. Just like some rich people tip like crap. Some people just like to steal, it gives them the rush they can't get from anywhere else.

Why did he sell the stolen sets on eBay? 30k isn't a lot when this guy was probably making at least 10 times that at his job, especially with all the work he put into it and the risk.

At any rate it was Target he did this at and I am sure most employees had no idea the actual price of the Lego sets off hand. He probably just went to the old woman and checked out, though I would think a huge $300 dollar Milennium Falcon only ringing up for 50 bucks might make even the most unaware employees raise an eyebrow. The box alone would make it look like a $100 set minimum.