Dump Truck is great value for a Technic set

$12.99 MSRP 177 pieces 0 minifigures 3.8 / 5 from builders #4 of 44 Technic sets under 200 pieces
Dump Truck box art
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87 of 100

Great value

#4 of 44 Technic sets under 200 pieces

A small set with a lot in it: for $12.99 you get about 123 pieces per $10, well above the typical 75 for Technic sets under 200 pieces, and roughly 21% more plastic per dollar than the group norm. It costs about a third less than similar contents usually sell for, and a 3.8 of 5 rating from 141 builders puts it fourth of 30.

#4

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.

87

Chart 2 · The score

How the 87 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
122 vs 92 +37 of 35
Pieces per $10
123 vs 66 +35 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.0 not counted
Builder rating
3.8 vs 3.6 +15 of 15

$7 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 $20. Each brick is $5.

$12.99
you pay

$20
sets like it usually cost

See 42147-1 on Brickset How scores work