Hook Loader is good value for a Technic set

$14.99 MSRP 176 pieces 0 minifigures 3.7 / 5 from builders #12 of 44 Technic sets under 200 pieces
Hook Loader box art
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74 of 100

Good value

#12 of 44 Technic sets under 200 pieces

Modestly above average on every count, the Hook Loader is good value among small Technic sets: about 87 pieces per $10 against a typical 75, roughly 11% more plastic per dollar, and 3.7 of 5 from 183 builders. At $14.99 it also costs about 19% less than sets with similar contents.

#12

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 44 Technic sets under 200 pieces

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

74

Chart 2 · The score

How the 74 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
112 vs 92 +34 of 35
Pieces per $10
87 vs 66 +27 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 not counted
Builder rating
3.7 vs 3.6 +13 of 15

$4 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 $19. Each brick is $5.

$14.99
you pay

$19
sets like it usually cost

See 42084-1 on Brickset How scores work