Ideas

The median Ideas set gives 12% more plastic per dollar than a typical set.

Sets rated
82
Plastic per dollar
112
median; 100 = typical set
Price per piece
10.6¢
median, September 2026 $
Years
2012–2026

Every set

Ideas sets, best value first

The mix

How many Ideas sets are good value

  • Great 6
  • Good 16
  • Average 38
  • Below average 17
  • Poor 5

Trends

How Ideas compares over time

Plastic per dollar Median index by release year; higher is better value
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Year IdeasAll themes
2010 —98
2011 —84
2012 —92
2013 —90
2014 6196
2015 8894
2016 —94
2017 11693
2018 10297
2019 11298
2020 11798
2021 107102
2022 129103
2023 123113
2024 118114
2025 116106
2026 107109
2027 ——
Price per piece Median by release year, in September 2026 dollars; lower is better value
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Year IdeasAll themes
2010 —17.9¢
2011 —17.9¢
2012 —17.3¢
2013 —16.9¢
2014 15.0¢14.8¢
2015 13.1¢15.8¢
2016 —15.2¢
2017 12.0¢14.6¢
2018 10.7¢13.6¢
2019 10.6¢14.2¢
2020 10.4¢14.8¢
2021 10.1¢13.1¢
2022 10.2¢12.9¢
2023 9.6¢12.1¢
2024 9.7¢10.9¢
2025 10.8¢11.3¢
2026 9.8¢10.8¢
2027 —13.1¢

Every set

All 82 Ideas sets by value

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82 sets
Central Perk 21319-1 2019 · 1,070 pcs · $59.99 2019 1,070 $59.99 166 82 Great value
Tuxedo Cat 21349-1 2024 · 1,710 pcs · $99.99 2024 1,710 $99.99 253 79 Great value
Viking Village 21343-1 2023 · 2,103 pcs · $129.99 2023 2,103 $129.99 169 78 Great value
Pirates of Barracuda Bay 21322-1 2020 · 2,545 pcs · $199.99 2020 2,545 $199.99 173 77 Great value
Seinfeld 21328-1 2021 · 1,326 pcs · $79.99 2021 1,326 $79.99 152 77 Great value
NASA Apollo Saturn V 92176-1 2020 · 1,969 pcs · $119.99 2020 1,969 $119.99 184 75 Great value
NASA Apollo Saturn V 21309-1 2017 · 1,969 pcs · $119.99 2017 1,969 $119.99 174 74 Good value
Jazz Quartet 21334-1 2022 · 1,606 pcs · $99.99 2022 1,606 $99.99 169 74 Good value
Tales of the Space Age 21340-1 2023 · 688 pcs · $49.99 2023 688 $49.99 176 74 Good value
Women of NASA 21312-1 2017 · 231 pcs · $24.99 2017 231 $24.99 87 73 Good value
Vincent van Gogh - The Starry Night 21333-1 2022 · 2,316 pcs · $169.99 2022 2,316 $169.99 171 73 Good value
Peanuts: Snoopy's Doghouse 21368-1 2026 · 964 pcs · $89.99 2026 964 $89.99 133 71 Good value
Orange Cat 21376-1 2026 · 1,755 pcs · $99.99 2026 1,755 $99.99 269 71 Good value
Mineral Collection 21362-1 2025 · 880 pcs · $59.99 2025 880 $59.99 133 70 Good value
Downton Abbey 21373-1 2026 · 4,711 pcs · $349.99 2026 4,711 $349.99 121 69 Good value
Pop-Up Book 21315-1 2018 · 859 pcs · $69.99 2018 859 $69.99 134 68 Good value
NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover 21104-1 2014 · 295 pcs · $29.99 2014 295 $29.99 95 66 Good value
Old Fishing Store 21310-1 2017 · 2,049 pcs · $149.99 2017 2,049 $149.99 145 66 Good value
Home Alone 21330-1 2021 · 3,955 pcs · $299.99 2021 3,955 $299.99 156 66 Good value
Dinosaur Fossils 21320-1 2019 · 910 pcs · $59.99 2019 910 $59.99 112 65 Good value
Minecraft Micro World - The Forest 21102-1 2012 · 480 pcs · $34.99 2012 480 $34.99 79 62 Good value
The Botanical Garden 21353-1 2024 · 3,792 pcs · $329.99 2024 3,792 $329.99 122 61 Good value
The Flintstones 21316-1 2019 · 748 pcs · $59.99 2019 748 $59.99 120 59 Average
A-Frame Cabin 21338-1 2023 · 2,082 pcs · $179.99 2023 2,082 $179.99 130 59 Average
River Steamboat 21356-1 2025 · 4,090 pcs · $329.99 2025 4,090 $329.99 151 59 Average
Italian Riviera 21359-1 2025 · 3,251 pcs · $299.99 2025 3,251 $299.99 122 59 Average
The Office 21336-1 2022 · 1,164 pcs · $119.99 2022 1,164 $119.99 130 58 Average
The Evolution of STEM 21355-1 2025 · 879 pcs · $79.99 2025 879 $79.99 104 58 Average
The Insect Collection 21342-1 2023 · 1,111 pcs · $79.99 2023 1,111 $79.99 117 55 Average
The DeLorean Time Machine 21103-1 2013 · 401 pcs · $34.99 2013 401 $34.99 71 54 Average
Disney Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 21351-1 2024 · 2,193 pcs · $199.99 2024 2,193 $199.99 118 54 Average
Minifigure Vending Machine 21358-1 2025 · 1,343 pcs · $179.99 2025 1,343 $179.99 125 54 Average
The Big Bang Theory 21302-1 2015 · 484 pcs · $59.99 2015 484 $59.99 78 53 Average
Maze 21305-1 2016 · 769 pcs · $69.99 2016 769 $69.99 177 53 Average
Red London Telephone Box 21347-1 2024 · 1,460 pcs · $114.99 2024 1,460 $114.99 128 52 Average
International Space Station 21321-1 2020 · 864 pcs · $69.99 2020 864 $69.99 109 51 Average
Medieval Blacksmith 21325-1 2021 · 2,164 pcs · $179.99 2021 2,164 $179.99 117 51 Average
Jaws 21350-1 2024 · 1,497 pcs · $149.99 2024 1,497 $149.99 131 51 Average
Love Birds 21365-1 2026 · 750 pcs · $49.99 2026 750 $49.99 100 51 Average
BTS Dynamite 21339-1 2023 · 749 pcs · $99.99 2023 749 $99.99 118 50 Average
Godzilla 21375-1 2026 · 5,363 pcs · $449.99 2026 5,363 $449.99 — 50 Average
WALL-E 21303-1 2015 · 677 pcs · $59.99 2015 677 $59.99 104 48 Average
Twilight The Cullen House 21354-1 2025 · 2,001 pcs · $219.99 2025 2,001 $219.99 132 48 Average
Floating Sea Otters 21366-1 2026 · 1,234 pcs · $119.99 2026 1,234 $119.99 127 48 Average
Winnie the Pooh 21326-1 2021 · 1,265 pcs · $99.99 2021 1,265 $99.99 97 47 Average
Table Football 21337-1 2022 · 2,339 pcs · $249.99 2022 2,339 $249.99 129 47 Average
Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon's Tale 21348-1 2024 · 3,745 pcs · $359.99 2024 3,745 $359.99 111 47 Average
Sonic the Hedgehog - Green Hill Zone 21331-1 2022 · 1,125 pcs · $79.99 2022 1,125 $79.99 101 46 Average
Disney Hocus Pocus: The Sanderson Sisters' Cottage 21341-1 2023 · 2,316 pcs · $229.99 2023 2,316 $229.99 123 46 Average
Exo Suit 21109-1 2014 · 321 pcs · $34.99 2014 321 $34.99 48 44 Average
Birds 21301-1 2015 · 580 pcs · $44.99 2015 580 $44.99 98 44 Average
Hayabusa 21101-1 2012 · 369 pcs · $49.99 2012 369 $49.99 82 43 Average
123 Sesame Street 21324-1 2020 · 1,367 pcs · $119.99 2020 1,367 $119.99 116 43 Average
Ship in a Bottle 92177-1 2020 · 962 pcs · $69.99 2020 962 $69.99 96 43 Average
Ship in a Bottle 21313-1 2018 · 962 pcs · $69.99 2018 962 $69.99 93 42 Average
Doctor Who 21304-1 2015 · 623 pcs · $59.99 2015 623 $59.99 70 41 Average
Tree House 21318-1 2019 · 3,036 pcs · $249.99 2019 3,036 $249.99 111 40 Average
Family Tree 21346-1 2024 · 1,040 pcs · $79.99 2024 1,040 $79.99 113 40 Average
Magic of Disney 21352-1 2024 · 1,103 pcs · $99.99 2024 1,103 $99.99 100 40 Average
Wallace & Gromit 21371-1 2026 · 1,038 pcs · $99.99 2026 1,038 $99.99 114 40 Average
The Goonies 21363-1 2025 · 2,912 pcs · $329.99 2025 2,912 $329.99 109 39 Below average
Ghostbusters Ecto-1 21108-1 2014 · 508 pcs · $49.99 2014 508 $49.99 74 38 Below average
Adventure Time 21308-1 2017 · 495 pcs · $49.99 2017 495 $49.99 65 38 Below average
The Beatles Yellow Submarine 21306-1 2016 · 553 pcs · $59.99 2016 553 $59.99 75 35 Below average
Voltron 21311-1 2018 · 2,321 pcs · $179.99 2018 2,321 $179.99 111 35 Below average
TRON: Legacy 21314-1 2018 · 230 pcs · $34.99 2018 230 $34.99 59 34 Below average
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 21360-1 2025 · 2,025 pcs · $219.99 2025 2,025 $219.99 99 34 Below average
The X-Files 21369-1 2026 · 1,478 pcs · $199.99 2026 1,478 $199.99 97 34 Below average
Research Institute 21110-1 2014 · 165 pcs · $19.99 2014 165 $19.99 44 33 Below average
Steamboat Willie 21317-1 2019 · 751 pcs · $89.99 2019 751 $89.99 96 33 Below average
The Orient Express Train 21344-1 2023 · 2,540 pcs · $299.99 2023 2,540 $299.99 117 33 Below average
Disney Pixar Luxo Jr. 21357-1 2025 · 613 pcs · $69.99 2025 613 $69.99 78 33 Below average
Grand Piano 21323-1 2020 · 3,662 pcs · $399.99 2020 3,662 $399.99 118 31 Below average
The Globe 21332-1 2022 · 2,585 pcs · $229.99 2022 2,585 $229.99 111 30 Below average
Gremlins: Gizmo 21361-1 2025 · 1,125 pcs · $109.99 2025 1,125 $109.99 102 30 Below average
Tintin Moon Rocket 21367-1 2026 · 1,283 pcs · $159.99 2026 1,283 $159.99 94 29 Below average
La Catrina 21372-1 2026 · 1,212 pcs · $139.99 2026 1,212 $139.99 93 29 Below average
Motorised Lighthouse 21335-1 2022 · 2,065 pcs · $299.99 2022 2,065 $299.99 91 23 Poor value
Polaroid OneStep SX-70 Camera 21345-1 2024 · 516 pcs · $79.99 2024 516 $79.99 98 22 Poor value
Typewriter 21327-1 2021 · 2,079 pcs · $249.99 2021 2,079 $249.99 86 14 Poor value
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 21370-1 2026 · 1,226 pcs · $139.99 2026 1,226 $139.99 87 14 Poor value
Fender Stratocaster 21329-1 2021 · 1,074 pcs · $119.99 2021 1,074 $119.99 90 12 Poor value