Book Nook: Dumbledore's Office is about typical value for its size

$129.99 MSRP 1,182 pieces 2 minifigures 4.8 / 5 from builders #17 of 24 Harry Potter sets with 1,000+ pieces
Book Nook: Dumbledore's Office box art
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42 of 100

Average

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

Early builders love this book nook, rating it 4.8 of 5, but that’s from only 13 ratings. On value it’s average for a 1,000+ piece Harry Potter set: a few more pieces per $10 than usual (90 against 84), but only two minifigures, about 11% less plastic per dollar than typical, and a price roughly 9% above what its contents usually cost.

#17

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

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

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

42

Chart 2 · The score

How the 42 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
105 vs 116 +7 of 35
Pieces per $10
90 vs 84 +18 of 30
Minifigures per $100
1.5 vs 4.0 +3 of 20
Builder rating
4.8 vs 4.2 +15 of 15

$12 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 $118. Each brick is $25.

$129.99
you pay

$118
sets like it usually cost

See 76478-1 on Brickset How scores work