Kai's Mech Jet is about typical value for its size

$19.99 MSRP 217 pieces 2 minifigures 3.7 / 5 from builders #38 of 99 Ninjago sets with 200–499 pieces
Kai's Mech Jet box art
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53 of 100

Average

#38 of 99 Ninjago sets with 200–499 pieces

Kai’s Mech Jet is average in nearly every respect for a mid-size Ninjago set: pieces per $10 slightly above typical (83 against 79), plastic per dollar slightly below, two minifigures at the usual rate and a 3.7 rating. The $19.99 price is fair for its contents.

#38

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 99 Ninjago sets with 200–499 pieces

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53

Chart 2 · The score

How the 53 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
94 vs 97 +15 of 35
Pieces per $10
83 vs 76 +22 of 30
Minifigures per $100
7.7 vs 7.5 +13 of 20
Builder rating
3.7 vs 3.8 +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 $22. Each brick is $5.

$19.99
you pay

$22
sets like it usually cost

See 71707-1 on Brickset How scores work