Hogwarts: Polyjuice Potion Mistake is the best-value Harry Potter set of its size

$19.99 MSRP 217 pieces 4 minifigures 4.0 / 5 from builders #1 of 43 Harry Potter sets with 200–499 pieces
Hogwarts: Polyjuice Potion Mistake box art
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85 of 100

Great value

#1 of 43 Harry Potter sets with 200–499 pieces

Polyjuice Potion Mistake is the best-value Harry Potter set with 200–499 pieces, first of 40. Four minifigures for $19.99 is about twice the usual rate, it gives about 87 pieces per $10 against a typical 74 with roughly 22% more plastic per dollar, and it costs about 27% less than sets with similar contents.

#1

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 43 Harry Potter sets with 200–499 pieces

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

85

Chart 2 · The score

How the 85 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
115 vs 95 +30 of 35
Pieces per $10
87 vs 73 +23 of 30
Minifigures per $100
16.1 vs 8.0 +19 of 20
Builder rating
4.0 vs 3.8 +12 of 15

$8 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 $28. Each brick is $5.

$19.99
you pay

$28
sets like it usually cost

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