Satellite Service Mission is good value for a City set

$9.99 MSRP 84 pieces 1 minifigure 3.9 / 5 from builders #50 of 199 City sets under 200 pieces
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64 of 100

Good value

#50 of 199 City sets under 200 pieces

On most counts this small Mars Exploration set is a little better than typical for a City set under 200 pieces: 64 pieces per $10 against 57, slightly more plastic per dollar, and a 3.9 rating from 288 builders. At $9.99 it costs about 18% less than similar contents usually do.

#50

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.

64

Chart 2 · The score

How the 64 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
106 vs 92 +25 of 35
Pieces per $10
64 vs 55 +21 of 30
Minifigures per $100
7.6 vs 8.7 +7 of 20
Builder rating
3.9 vs 3.7 +12 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 60224-1 on Brickset How scores work