Batman Classic TV Series - Batcave gives much less than similar sets

$269.99 MSRP 2,526 pieces 9 minifigures 4.2 / 5 from builders #18 of 19 DC sets with 1,000+ pieces 56 × 46 × 20 cm built
Batman Classic TV Series - Batcave box art
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21 of 100

Poor value

#18 of 19 DC sets with 1,000+ pieces

Batman Classic TV Series - Batcave scores 21, poor value among 19 DC sets with 1,000+ pieces. Its strongest point is minifigures per $100, better than 45% of them, and its weakest is contents per dollar (13%).

#18

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 19 DC sets with 1,000+ pieces

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21

Chart 2 · The score

How the 21 is built

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Contents per dollarPlastic and pieces per dollar, with each minifigure counted as $2 of contents, compared with sets of a similar size
70 pcs/$10 · 115 plastic better than 13% +10 of 75
Minifigures per $1009 minifigures for the price
2.5 per $100 better than 45% +11 of 25

41

Quality · a separate score

How builders rate it

Not part of the value score. It ranks the builder rating against sets of 1,000+ pieces from every theme.

  1. 14.2out of 5 from 317 Brickset members
  2. 24.21after adding 30 ratings at the average for sets of 1,000+ pieces (4.26), so a few early ratings can’t dominate
  3. 341out of 100: rated higher than 41% of sets of 1,000+ pieces

$24 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 $246. Each brick is $25.

$269.99
you pay

$246
sets like it usually cost

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