Construction Excavator is good value for a City set

$54.99 MSRP 633 pieces 3 minifigures 4.5 / 5 from builders #20 of 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces
Construction Excavator box art
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72 of 100

Good value

#20 of 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces

Builders rate this excavator 4.5 of 5 from 155 ratings, above 96% of City sets with 500–999 pieces, and it gives about 107 pieces per $10 against a typical 67. Plastic per dollar is slightly below its group, but at $54.99 it costs roughly 11% less than similar contents usually do.

#20

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 106 City sets with 500–999 pieces

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

72

Chart 2 · The score

How the 72 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
124 vs 124 +18 of 35
Pieces per $10
107 vs 62 +29 of 30
Minifigures per $100
5.1 vs 4.8 +11 of 20
Builder rating
4.5 vs 4.1 +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 $62. Each brick is $25.

$54.99
you pay

$62
sets like it usually cost

See 60420-1 on Brickset How scores work