The Pickaxe Mine is good value for a Minecraft set

$54.99 MSRP 530 pieces 3 minifigures 3.6 / 5 from builders #9 of 46 Minecraft sets with 500+ pieces
The Pickaxe Mine box art
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71 of 100

Good value

#9 of 46 Minecraft sets with 500+ pieces

The Pickaxe Mine gives 92 pieces per $10 against a typical 76 for big Minecraft sets, about 16% more plastic per dollar, and three minifigures for $54.99, about 37% above the usual rate. Its 3.6 of 5 rating, from only eight builders, sits below most of the group, and the price is close to similar contents.

#9

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 46 Minecraft sets with 500+ pieces

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

71

Chart 2 · The score

How the 71 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
147 vs 126 +29 of 35
Pieces per $10
92 vs 74 +25 of 30
Minifigures per $100
5.2 vs 3.8 +17 of 20
Builder rating
3.6 vs 3.9 +1 of 15

$5 less

Chart 3 · The price

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

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $60. Each brick is $25.

$54.99
you pay

$60
sets like it usually cost

See 21277-1 on Brickset How scores work