Talking Sorting Hat gives much less than similar sets

$99.99 MSRP 561 pieces 1 minifigure 4.2 / 5 from builders #44 of 45 Harry Potter sets with 500–999 pieces
Talking Sorting Hat box art
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20 of 100

Poor value

#44 of 45 Harry Potter sets with 500–999 pieces

Builders like the Talking Sorting Hat (4.2 of 5), but at $99.99 it’s poor value next to other 500–999-piece Harry Potter sets. It gives about 52 pieces per $10 against a typical 83, near the lowest in its group, has one minifigure and about 20% less plastic per dollar than usual, and costs roughly 40% more than its contents usually would.

#44

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 45 Harry Potter sets with 500–999 pieces

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

20

Chart 2 · The score

How the 20 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
88 vs 109 +4 of 35
Pieces per $10
52 vs 81 +0 of 30
Minifigures per $100
0.9 vs 5.8 +3 of 20
Builder rating
4.2 vs 4.0 +12 of 15

$28 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 $72. Each brick is $25.

$99.99
you pay

$72
sets like it usually cost

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