LEGO City Advent Calendar is about typical value for its size
Average
#97 of 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces
The 2020 advent calendar is generous with minifigures, six for $29.99 or well over twice the usual rate, and gives 88 pieces per $10 against a typical 65. But it has about half the plastic per dollar of other City sets with 200–499 pieces, a 3.6 rating, and costs roughly 30% more than similar contents, so it scores average.
#97
Chart 1 · Among similar sets
Where it sits among 213 City sets with 200–499 pieces
Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.
50
Chart 2 · The score
How the 50 is built
Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.
Plastic per dollar
56 vs 110
+2 of 35
Pieces per $10
88 vs 61
+26 of 30
Minifigures per $100
15.4 vs 6.0
+19 of 20
Builder rating
3.6 vs 3.9
+2 of 15
$7 more
Chart 3 · The price
Is the price fair for what’s in the box?
Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $23. Each brick is $5.
$29.99
you pay
$23
sets like it usually cost