Deep Sea Starter Set is about typical value for its size

$9.99 MSRP 90 pieces 3 minifigures 3.6 / 5 from builders #80 of 199 City sets under 200 pieces
Deep Sea Starter Set box art
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56 of 100

Average

#80 of 199 City sets under 200 pieces

Three minifigures for $9.99, more than twice the usual rate for a City set under 200 pieces, are this starter set’s strength. It carries about 13% less plastic per dollar than its group and builders rate it slightly below average (3.6 of 5), so even about 9% below similar contents it scores average.

#80

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 199 City sets under 200 pieces

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

56

Chart 2 · The score

How the 56 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
82 vs 92 +13 of 35
Pieces per $10
63 vs 55 +20 of 30
Minifigures per $100
21.1 vs 8.7 +18 of 20
Builder rating
3.6 vs 3.7 +6 of 15

$1 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 $11. Each brick is $5.

$9.99
you pay

$11
sets like it usually cost

See 60091-1 on Brickset How scores work