Retro Telephone is good value for a Creator 3-in-1 set

$29.99 MSRP 383 pieces 0 minifigures 3.8 / 5 from builders #18 of 101 Creator 3-in-1 sets with 200–499 pieces
Retro Telephone box art
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68 of 100

Good value

#18 of 101 Creator 3-in-1 sets with 200–499 pieces

Retro Telephone gives about 122 pieces per $10 against a typical 96 and roughly 25% more plastic per dollar than other mid-size Creator 3-in-1 sets. A 3.8 rating from 28 builders keeps it at good value rather than great, and at $29.99 it costs about 13% less than similar contents.

#18

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 101 Creator 3-in-1 sets with 200–499 pieces

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68

Chart 2 · The score

How the 68 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
140 vs 110 +29 of 35
Pieces per $10
122 vs 93 +26 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 +7 of 20
Builder rating
3.8 vs 3.9 +5 of 15

$6 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 $36. Each brick is $5.

$29.99
you pay

$36
sets like it usually cost

See 31174-1 on Brickset How scores work