Hogsmeade Village - Collectors' Edition gives much less than similar sets

$399.99 MSRP 3,228 pieces 12 minifigures 3.8 / 5 from builders #23 of 24 Harry Potter sets with 1,000+ pieces
Hogsmeade Village - Collectors' Edition box art
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16 of 100

Poor value

#23 of 24 Harry Potter sets with 1,000+ pieces

Hogsmeade Village ranks last of 22 big Harry Potter sets on value. No single number is dramatic, but all of them trail: about 12% less plastic per dollar than typical, 77 pieces per $10 against 84, minifigures at a slightly below-usual rate, a 3.8 rating against a typical 4.2, and a price roughly 12% (about $42) above what its contents usually cost.

#23

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 24 Harry Potter sets with 1,000+ pieces

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16

Chart 2 · The score

How the 16 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
102 vs 116 +4 of 35
Pieces per $10
77 vs 84 +6 of 30
Minifigures per $100
2.9 vs 4.0 +5 of 20
Builder rating
3.8 vs 4.2 +2 of 15

$46 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 $354. Each brick is $100.

$399.99
you pay

$354
sets like it usually cost

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