Hogwarts Castle: Sorting Hat Ceremony is good value for a Harry Potter set

$14.99 MSRP 124 pieces 4 minifigures 3.8 / 5 from builders #3 of 17 Harry Potter sets under 200 pieces
Hogwarts Castle: Sorting Hat Ceremony box art
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73 of 100

Good value

#3 of 17 Harry Potter sets under 200 pieces

Four minifigures for $14.99 is the highlight of Sorting Hat Ceremony, about 73% above the usual rate for a small Harry Potter set. It also gives about 82 pieces per $10 against a typical 61, has typical plastic per dollar and costs about 13% less than similar contents, which makes it good value.

#3

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 17 Harry Potter sets under 200 pieces

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

73

Chart 2 · The score

How the 73 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
71 vs 69 +20 of 35
Pieces per $10
82 vs 53 +26 of 30
Minifigures per $100
26.3 vs 15.4 +19 of 20
Builder rating
3.8 vs 3.8 +8 of 15

$2 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 $17. Each brick is $5.

$14.99
you pay

$17
sets like it usually cost

See 76460-1 on Brickset How scores work