Salvage M.E.C. is about typical value for its size
Average
#48 of 99 Ninjago sets with 200–499 pieces
Builders like this Day of the Departed set (4.1 of 5), but it scores just below average on value. Plastic per dollar is about 9% under the mid-size Ninjago norm, pieces per $10 are typical (78 against 79), four minifigures is slightly under the usual rate, and at $39.99 it costs about 10% more than similar contents.
#48
Chart 1 · Among similar sets
Where it sits among 99 Ninjago sets with 200–499 pieces
Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.
48
Chart 2 · The score
How the 48 is built
Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.
Plastic per dollar
88 vs 97
+11 of 35
Pieces per $10
78 vs 76
+17 of 30
Minifigures per $100
7.1 vs 7.5
+7 of 20
Builder rating
4.1 vs 3.8
+13 of 15
$3 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 $37. Each brick is $5.
$39.99
you pay
$37
sets like it usually cost