Mineral Collection is good value for a Ideas set

$59.99 MSRP 880 pieces 0 minifigures 4.2 / 5 from builders #3 of 21 Ideas sets with 500–999 pieces
Mineral Collection box art
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70 of 100

Good value

#3 of 21 Ideas sets with 500–999 pieces

The Mineral Collection gives about 140 pieces per $10 against a typical 87 for an Ideas set with 200–999 pieces, with about 34% more plastic per dollar than usual. A 4.3 rating and a $59.99 price roughly 15% below what its contents usually cost put it second of 24, just short of great value.

#3

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 21 Ideas sets with 500–999 pieces

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

70

Chart 2 · The score

How the 70 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
133 vs 104 +29 of 35
Pieces per $10
140 vs 91 +28 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 +6 of 20
Builder rating
4.2 vs 4.2 +7 of 15

$12 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 $72. Each brick is $25.

$59.99
you pay

$72
sets like it usually cost

See 21362-1 on Brickset How scores work