Big Ben is about typical value for its size

$249.99 MSRP 4,163 pieces 0 minifigures 4.2 / 5 from builders #54 of 106 Icons sets with 1,000+ pieces
Big Ben box art
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50 of 100

Average

#54 of 106 Icons sets with 1,000+ pieces

Big Ben gives about 119 pieces per $10 against a typical 97 for a big Icons set, with a typical 4.2 rating. Plastic per dollar is about 9% below the norm, there are no minifigures, and at $249.99 it costs roughly 13% more than its contents would usually sell for, which evens out to average.

#54

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 106 Icons sets with 1,000+ pieces

Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.

50

Chart 2 · The score

How the 50 is built

Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.

Plastic per dollar
118 vs 130 +13 of 35
Pieces per $10
119 vs 97 +25 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 vs 1.1 +4 of 20
Builder rating
4.2 vs 4.2 +7 of 15

$32 more

Chart 3 · The price

Is the price fair for what’s in the box?

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $218. Each brick is $25.

$249.99
you pay

$218
sets like it usually cost

See 10253-1 on Brickset How scores work