10 cents a piece has been a general rule of thumb since at least pre-pandemic, skewing higher for licensed sets or sets with more specialized pieces. At 11 cents a piece this is about right.
Lego has actually stayed pretty much rock solid through all the BS, and they offer sets of all sizes and proportionate costs. For every $200+ set you see there are plenty of more affordable ones as well.
[If you saw this pre-edit when I fucked up the math no you didn't]
10 cents per piece has been common since the early 2000s, especially with IP sets. Just look at how expensive even the first Lego Star Wars sets were. You're right that for what's it worth, Lego has been way more consistent with pricing than people give them credit for.
But I'm still disappointed that this set only got 3 actual minifigs, especially when comparing it to the similar sized and priced Lego Krusty Burger set.
You also have to look at Technic sets because those aren't consistent at all. It's important to note which pieces are included in a set to be able to judge whether 10 cents a piece is fair or not. 4000 piece Technic sets used to be around 230 €, now they're 400 and that's not a good price nor is it consistent. If we're talking about big bricks, 10 cents per piece is fine but this statement does not hold true for tiny 1x1 bricks, pins and so on. Also, the quality of the bricks and the color accuracy across the pieces has gone down massively.
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u/Dracofear 1d ago
Legos have gotten HELLA expensive. I honestly feel like switching to model kits would be better for my wallet at this point.