Airport Starter Set is about typical value for its size

$9.99 MSRP 81 pieces 4 minifigures 3.5 / 5 from builders #72 of 199 City sets under 200 pieces
Airport Starter Set box art
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58 of 100

Average

#72 of 199 City sets under 200 pieces

Four minifigures for $9.99 is about three times the usual rate for a City set under 200 pieces, and that’s this starter set’s main strength. Pieces and plastic per dollar are about typical, builders rate it 3.5 of 5, below most of its group, and it costs about 16% less than similar contents.

#72

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.

58

Chart 2 · The score

How the 58 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
92 vs 92 +18 of 35
Pieces per $10
58 vs 55 +17 of 30
Minifigures per $100
28.5 vs 8.7 +19 of 20
Builder rating
3.5 vs 3.7 +4 of 15

$2 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 $12. Each brick is $5.

$9.99
you pay

$12
sets like it usually cost

See 60100-1 on Brickset How scores work