Hogwarts Castle: Flying Lessons is about typical value for its size

$79.99 MSRP 651 pieces 7 minifigures 3.8 / 5 from builders #24 of 45 Harry Potter sets with 500–999 pieces
Hogwarts Castle: Flying Lessons box art
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52 of 100

Average

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

Flying Lessons has seven minifigures at about 45% above the usual rate for a Harry Potter set with 500–999 pieces, and at $79.99 it costs about 8% less than similar contents. It gives about 78 pieces per $10 against 83, with typical plastic per dollar and a 3.8 rating, so it lands right at average.

#24

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.

52

Chart 2 · The score

How the 52 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
110 vs 109 +19 of 35
Pieces per $10
78 vs 81 +12 of 30
Minifigures per $100
8.4 vs 5.8 +18 of 20
Builder rating
3.8 vs 4.0 +3 of 15

$7 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 $87. Each brick is $25.

$79.99
you pay

$87
sets like it usually cost

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