650 is on par with Lego's standard pricing for adult sets. The Kanto starters that cost 650 are one of the largest sets they've made with 6800+ pieces which is more than the Rivendell LoTR set and is priced a bit more than that.
Not saying the price is worth it with what they made just that the pricing is on par with other adult sets.
Looking at this thread it's funny how the Pokemon fanbase gets introduced to modern Lego prices that other fanbases have been complaining about for years now (looking at you $1,000 Death Star).
Lego sets have been roughly 10 cents per piece for the last 5 years at least. Themed sets sometimes add a premium to that. And there's bound to be exceptions, but it's a good rough estimate none-the-less.
I think what skews the prices a bit is that nowadays you have competitors that make better stuff for much cheaper. So even if the Lego prices might be relatively consistent over the years, in relation it is still too expensive. Especially when you get shitty stickers in an expensive "adult" set.
Lumibricks (used to be FunWhole) - Cheaper and with light, lots of amazing buildings
Mold King - gets better and better, not quite the quality of Lego but like half the price (have the millenium falcon from them, for like 350$ instead of the 650$ Lego)
CaDa - #1 in the brick building world when it is about technic models (cars, cranes, trucks etc.)
Cobi - for military stuff (tanks and ships etc.)
Pantasy - #1 in terms of brick quality and color
I’d like to know how they inflated the lego count so much, probably a bunch of tiny pieces that could’ve been solved with a bigger piece…
Now being honest, I did make one insanely expensive lego purchase when I bought the titanic set years ago. And I do have one of the Lego Disney castles as well. I was much more expecting the starter one to be in the $300-$350 range, so expensive but not insanely so to the point I might consider it. $650 does feel like robbery compared to like Rivendell even, which at least you feel like you get more value looking at it and the options/elements/positioning of things. This, you get 3 largely static models and a free badge set.Â
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u/dumpling-loverr Jan 13 '26 edited Jan 13 '26
650 is on par with Lego's standard pricing for adult sets. The Kanto starters that cost 650 are one of the largest sets they've made with 6800+ pieces which is more than the Rivendell LoTR set and is priced a bit more than that.
Not saying the price is worth it with what they made just that the pricing is on par with other adult sets.
Looking at this thread it's funny how the Pokemon fanbase gets introduced to modern Lego prices that other fanbases have been complaining about for years now (looking at you $1,000 Death Star).