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Is LEGO Actually Overpriced or Just Expensive? | LEGO Ideas & LEGO Star Wars
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- Опубліковано 16 сер 2020
- One criticism that every LEGO set faces is that it is overpriced. But if every LEGO set is overpriced, then none of them would be. Often I feel people mix up over priced with expensive, especially with sets over $150. So what is the difference and what causes people to think this way. Let me know what your thoughts are in the comments and what set you believe is truely overpriced for what you get.
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It's not other manufactures are as good or better for cheaper (only thing you don't get from them is the figures)
Some overpriced sets I can think of at the moment would be:
General Grievous starfighter 487 pieces $120
General Grievous speeder 184 pieces $30
Lego city police monster truck heist 362 pieces $70-$80
Spider man tony stark jet 504 pieces $90
I know there's more but that's all I can think of at the moment.
i have the stark jet and i got it for $55 USD but last time i checked on amazon which was yesterday, the stark jet was still going for $55 USD even though i got it from walmart
wait.....do you live in Australia or Canada?
@@nicolasrubiano2375 I checked and the spider jet vs venom mech is on sale for $34 and the jet is on sale for $76. That's the lowest it will probably go but it's better than the original price.
those sets are still expensive even without the Australian pricing
The thing I hate about LEGO is the price. Not because I think it is overpriced, but because it is expensive. This winds me up because I am too young to go out and work, so I can't get the big LEGO sets except on my birthday and for Christmas!
The struggle is real. Every AFOL has been where you are and to be honest it makes collecting that much more enjoyable later on. Everything you might not be able to afford now, you will have the opportunity to get in future. Hang in there and keep saving up the Birthday money!
Patrick D'Urso I also have the same problem. The only thing I can really afford is Minifigure blind bags. I totally agree with you but yesterday I set up an ebay account to try and gain some money selling spare minifigures. This may help me gain money in the future. It might help you too. You don’t have to but i think it might help :D
I can relate
Seems legit
You value them much more then.. I can buy any set i wantband thusly dont aporeciate them as much.. Only when i restrict myself to few sets now and then i start to value them more.. Be happy for what u have :)
You gaining subs so much, can't believe I was here before 500
Bernard Robbins same
I was here at 117. I also have a screenshot of her sub count from a month ago
@@BinkBricks why?
@@Robbo1900 Cause I wanted a time capsule cause she was gaining subscribers fast then so yeah
Personally, I never thought Lego is overpriced. It's expensive, but totally worth it.
True
Well I live in india I have to pay extra for shipping charge and if a buy a set one yr late I have to pay double of what I would have had to pay on its time of release so lego is a luxury because of which I only get to buy 4 sets a yr 😭😭😭😭
Unless you see that stupid as 80 Dollar Soulless one... if it would be correct like the non post mustafa Obiwan... and right colored General...
@@justneil176 sad
Damo if you buy that set you’re telling LEGO they can get away with ripping people off.. I really recommend nobody buys it
I think LEGO is generally overpriced. There’s no going around the fact that each of their licensed themes have to pass on that cost to the consumer, but recently there have been just too many instances of overpriced sets specifically in Star Wars. Grievous Starfighter is just a gross cash grab and sets like the night buzzard and AAT are just asking for a bit too much. I just wish there was consistency in the pricing. There’s no doubt that LEGO almost always deliver on quality but sometimes the prices they ask for are just a bit out there.
Star Wars has always been this expensive though. Something you need to take into consideration with older Star Wars sets is inflation, which really has affected the prices over time. Also, with a Disney license like Star Wars, it's going to generally have a higher quality to it, so it will be more expensive. Though I do agree, consistency is needed.
@@Caleb-qb4dv Still that Starfighter is just a kick in the face... but they will reduce the price because not many people will but that :P
@@LordDamo the problem is, if they reduce it to a reasonable price like 60 (us) then the people who bought it will be angry. How will you compensate for something you bought in a store that LEGO has no control over
@@LordDamo What about the new Lukes Landspeeder??? Almost identical to the last one. Just a new minifig of Luke with his desert poncho, a tiny hut like structure and a Jawa. Thats a cash grab if I ever seen one.
Silver Valley Coins and Bullion there’s a lot of cash grab sets and all we can do as fans is just not buy those sets. I didn’t buy general grievous Starfighter, the landspeeder, or even the new Jedi Starfighter bc I think it isn’t worth it for the price increase. The new Razorcrest set is absolutely worth the price though in my opinion, just built it up yesterday and it’s a wonderful display piece with plenty of interior and great figs
The most people who say lego is to expensive is some parents that do not know how good quality and that Lego needs to pay all the people that design the Lego sets
Majority of this wave's Lego Star Wars sets are either lame or unoriginal. Another Grievous ship? Wheres Cody LEGO knows fans want. Another ATTE, Only really cool original idea is the Razor Crest
@Burning Coal, what do you mean unoriginal, do you expect them to make sets that are either not well known or just not in Star Wars? Anyway Lego Star Wars art set is VERY original, the 18+ helmets are original and the upcoming Bespin Duel, a $40 18+ set is original, furthermore the 501st battle pack is the first $30 super battlepack making it original.
Well.. Lego IS expensive. Overpriced? Not necessarily, but expensive nonetheless
Great perspective! Bringing a fresh concept to Lego UA-cam!!
A video I was LITERALLY WAITING for a lego UA-camr to make since a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time
I think you make a good point! I always look at it like this, is that set of value to me? If it is I dont care about the price, if it has 1 or 2 great Minifigures and a not too good build I'll still buy it because I love Minifigures 😃
Right, it’s a luxury good like any other. I don’t spend a lot of money on designer clothes or shoes, and instead I spend a lot more money on LEGO than the average person would probably deem “normal” lol. But I’ll take the $350 UCS Mos Eiseley Cantina over a $700 pair of Gucci flip flops any day of the week!
@@masterjereel5307 I almost exclusively buy minifigures on bricklink aso. Sets with rival companies and some specific assets from Lego because seriously, this once was a toy company, and that’s how I judge it.
The issue is that the license series aso. drive up the price for completely unlicensed sets as well. Like the current creator castle has 3 minifigures and one skeleton for 100€. My magical number for minifigures is 42 - if I buy new, I have to spend literally 1000€ to get to that number. That’s insane because the set has no license or crazy parts.
It’s literally a basic, nice castle.
I think the best deal I got on a set was the 2017 Lego Batman Movie Batmobile. It was 581 pieces, had 5 figures and was $80 but I got it on sale for $60. It's a really good and fun set.
I think they are just expensive because they are quality, especially when you compare it to mega bloks and other rip offs
Mega blocks aka Mega duds seem to get some cool licenses though. Have been praying for Pokemon to move the license over!
Britney Connell I think they will with the partnership with LEGO and Nintendo!
Fingers crossed! 🤞
TheUnknownBrick mega bloks are actually pretty good quality nowadays
Brayden Clark but here is the question, will you buy a mega bloks set or a LEGO set? Just wondering :)
Thumbnail sets: the Grand Piano has an appropriate high price for what the set contains
2020 Grievous' starfighter should be 40 maximum 50. Instead it's 80 and that's just a theft.
Just like Snoke's throne room, which first was 74 then LEGO lightened the price to 52 which is just right. Here waiting for the starfighter to be 44
Absolutely. Just hoping that grievous’ Starfighter sells horribly which I’m sure it is.. even at a discount I just won’t buy it because I don’t support LEGO blatantly price-gouging just because it’s a popular franchise
Grevious starfighter is overpriced. Reason why? Piece count. It has a very low piece count for that price.
Their are sets that are a similar price have far more piece in so yeah piece count does matter when put against price
I’m glad LEGO Star Wars fans have found one thing we can all agree on: that set is a scam lol
I think lego prices can be a hit or miss for me but the thing I have a big problem with is that they downsize a lot of sets these days for even more money and seems like we get a lot less for the price we pay for.
Ok so I think Battle packs are the only well priced ones. Also, think about it Black Series is £20 and SH Figuartes is £60. Now with SH Figuartes yearh there very detailed and cool but-and this is a big BUT-they are £60 and only as big as a £30 set and for Black Series...my argument is one you could point at SH Figuartes...they're just the character.
This is just figures V LEGO. SH Figuartes now
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I totally agree, there's some odd sets that are overpriced but they're mostly just simply expensive. I think one of the other things on top of the topic is that people can't really properly appreciate or gauge the cost or worth of sets without building them, especially the massive sets like the Disney Castle or the giant Millennium Falcon or the ultra complex Technic sets. They're definitely expensive for sure, but they're justified in their prices and having built stuff like the Porsche 911 GT3 RS and Disney Castle and so on, I can understand with even greater clarity why they cost a lot.
The amount of planning, testing, prototyping and providing clear instructions for these very large sets must have had a great factor added in to the costs of these sets; it makes you realise how very hard, time consuming and of course costly it is to go through with bringing massive sets to life.
Its absolutely overpriced. If I want the cool old sets like the Venator I'll just buy it from Lepin. Lego has superior minifigures
Not lepin
I hate lepim
I understand making complicated/large sets expensive, but it's annoying when small simple sets are over 100$ when they shouldn't really go above 40$
Its way overpriced. Star wars especially just look at the prices now compared to 2014. Now they have rocketed
I n f l a t i o n
@@johnlemon7817 Government averages 2% inflation a year. LEGO is raising prices way above 2% every year
Burning Coal yeah but there’s also the fact that sets now a days use a lot more pieces to create more detail, plus most sets are actually really reasonable when considering inflation
john lemon not really when you look at the winter wave. For a few years lego used the same prices when it came to star wars each year then following “brexit” the prices were increased.
2014, 2015, 2016 winter waves followed a pattern in terms of prices.
If lego went up because of inflation prices would change every single year. This isnt the case for a lot of star wars.
2017 winter wave onwards the prices went up because of “brexit” and a similar pattern in prices have occured in following winter waves.
My perspective is from UK prices. Might be different for you. But thats reality for me.
Design, licensing, and production/shipping is expensive.
And the fact they run stores, conventions and the fact they are using fossil fuels to make Lego also contributes. There is a lot of reasons why Lego is expensive.
Cobi does the exact same but they give to history fans but they aint overpriced.
@@themaus3847 Cobi doesnt have to pay for licenses to things like Star Wars for example, neither do they own as much stores as Lego and they do not run theme parks, conventions aswell. Also Lego has a higher supply and demand meaning prices go up as they have to ship worldwide and ship thousands of sets too. Cobi is not the same caliber as Lego making that point moot.
@@JBonjubia So basically, what you are saying is that as a consumer, rival companies are superior because they are actually focused companies and therefore do their core business ( designing and producing brick sets ) better than the far more expensive Lego brand because there, when I buy an unlicensed set, I have to pay for a ton of stuff that has nothing to do with what I am purchasing.
@@Arcaryon
You clearly didn't understand my point.
Also it does have to do with what you are buying. You aren't going to get a Lego Star Wars set if Lego don't pay for the license.
I would love to buy the AT-AT this year but its just too expensive. I usually always use expensive when describing sets because if i would use overpriced when buying sets then i wouldn't ever buy lego (which isn't the case). Obviously there is some exceptions, lol like general grevious starfighter, but most the time i choose not to buy certain sets because they're just too expensive.
I think the piano is a bit overpriced, but I do think the NES is reasonable, sets like the Deathstar, being priced more than the piano, I still think it's a reasonable price. I usually base my reasoning and overprice on the content of the set and whether or not I'm actually interested in the set. I actually think most sets are reasonably priced and don't really care for price per piece
I believe people are being unreasonable when they are calling every single set overpriced. This can be true for some sets, but Lego is a luxury item, meaning that you don't need to buy it if you don't want it.
A lot of people call retired LEGO sets overpriced, it’s not overpriced it’s just more rare because they don’t make it anymore
Crow of Judgement hello there
Bossome General Kenobi you are a bold one
Bossome LOL
Few sets are overpriced.. The rest is priced reasonably. It is a high quality building toy and a ton of work goes into making it. Designing the set is an expensive and a lenghty proces which many people overlook
I agree
The issue is that rivals do the same things for a lot less money and it showcases that it’s not the quality that you pay for but branding and also, financing their expensive license sets.
Nah all of there inventory is overpriced. I’ve heard that LEGO employees who buy at half the price, still give the company profit
@@aclarkk5462 you always make some kind of profit when you sell even at a low price (its just how some more complicated economic laws work).. but having margin over 50% is straight fantasy
I think the monkie kid set are too expensive the hq while it looks great is 170 dollars for 1900 pieces where as the destinys bounty from the lego ninjago movie was 2200 pieces for around 130 dollars
i just order figures separate from bricks and piece's as orded the girl with helmet and monkie kid off there and also recently orded the evil son (just missing his cloth piece) and mother off there from new set for £9.50, but i am glad monkie kid sets were made as its how i got improved dual sided saber hilts off bricks and pieces
@@ravenspurplebeats5412 ye ive ordered as many figures as I can off bricks and pieces and hopefully should be here any day or so but i still want one of the sets cause of the prints being so good
The only one you cant get is sandy off bricks and pieces
The piano doesn’t actually play music, the notes move but doesn’t make sound
It does with the app
The Greek Harry Potter Channel watch ashnflash’s video on it
I mean you really thought it would play music?
A very good video , something i can explain to my friends when they say 'its not alot for the money '
I think you nailed the points on Grievous' starfighter, especially with the figs. The ship looks great, but it's not worth $120 CAD and AUD. I think LEGO missed a HUGE opportunity here by failing to include a phase 2 Cody. I think they could've charged the same price, maybe even a bit more for the set, and more people would've purchased the set, just for the Cody fig. Of course still complain about the price, but to more people, it would be worth it. (like me lol)
Phase 2 Cody would have made up so much more value in the set even if they still had the inaccurate Obi-Wan. It's such a shame cause the model itself looks amazing.
PotterMinifigPals (sorry I missed your comment 😅) totally! If I can find a good deal for the ship, I’d totally buy it!
*_DEFINITELY_* a lot of it is overpriced.
Thanks Holly. When I’m LEGO shopping, grab a set,pay at the checkout. I think how expensive it was. Then think how overpriced the one I left on the shelf.$20 to $25 sets of Star Wars,Harry Potter,Marvel and others seem to have the best value. It all depends on what you love.❤️🤠
Working in fashion and knowing a bit about manufacturing and development on products it’s nice to see that LEGO still has never gone down in quality. I believe that it’s actually doing more then 10/20 years ago. Most brands tend to just want to earn money and will cut corners at every stop. But LEGO still makes products with love and care and that takes time and yes money. Would you rather have a beautiful made set or a cheap one ?
Great video, I just started getting into lego again this year, and I have to say the Harry Potter series and probably the 3 in 1 creator series are some of the best value and visual appeal. Keep up the vids and take care!
I'll be honest I've said many sets are reasonably priced e.g. thr 1st play set death star, the Republic firgate etc.
Lego is a premium product and the cost is vat (with the exception of Canada and the US) as well as design and cost of production (plus tech as well as lisence depending on the set).
I have to say I genuinely really enjoy your videos your now up there with Ryan for me. Keep it up!
Anything that holds its Value isnt overpriced to me
Or I just buy all the parts from Bricklink and have a better price :P
Damo that’s hectic and more often than not will cost just as much of not more
Thats the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Go buy some Nikola stocks then and see how your mind changes
I agree with your overall point and I've thought similar things myself, but there are definitely certain instances of overpricing. I find the price tags of the Disney sets especially difficult to swallow. I was excited for the Frozen II releases but the price to part ratio left me unable to justify anything except Elsa's jewelery box. I consider myself lucky I'm not a Star Wars fan because that markup is steep!
Most big sets that they sell for £150 costs them around £10 to make it’s just overpriced and there is nothing else comparable to the brand so they can charge their prices.
A lot of the 4+ Juniors sets are crazy overpriced.
Ninjago is very reasonably priced, price to part ratio, but Lego also own that theme, so yea.
People seem to forget about discounts. All the new sets are expensive ATM because everyone is basing it off RRP. Once 20% discounts hit the prices are much better
LEGO is definitely getting more expensive. Overpriced, well depends. I think most D2C sets are absolutely worth the price. Star Wars sets may be overpriced because many of the builds are just rehash of previous one. But i think the most important thing is just enjoy what you bought. IF you have a good time, then it's worth the money. To over come the high price tag, we all just have to work hard to increase our income.
Not really
I wouldn't say that Lego is overpriced because sometimes, there would some sets with a great build and figured but the price isn't justified but sometimes there would be other sets with great builds and figures at a reasonable price and people saying a +$100 set is overpriced, really there's more than 1000 pieces and the build is very big so yeah to me, lego isn't always overpriced
*figures
i have the grievous ship from 2017 or 2018, and that was expensive WITH a mace windu. if you need a grievous & ship, get that one.
I see lego as an investment, I keep them clean and organised so they're good as new if ever I want to pass them on
Am curious - do you open all lego you buy so you can enjoy it or do you keep in BNIB condition? Is it worth keeping as an investment if you have already opened and put the set together?
@@lizs6697 I dont exactly mean financial investment, as you can see on my channel I do open and build my sets. But lego is a timeless system so paying a high price now means it'll keep its quality years down the line :)
The 2019 Luke's Landspeeder is definitely overpriced ($30 USD) because the piece count isn't very high. I think it would be better at $25 USD. It makes me upset that this set is overpriced because I really like it and want it so I am just waiting for a sale.
I think that some people don’t really understand that something are expensive for what’s needs to be made. For example for general grievous’ Star fight though it’s more of a $40-$50 set to me. If it came with a phase 2 cody I’d be more forgiving towards the set but it’s just too much really even though I might buy it still
Any time I think a set is "overpriced" it usually is based on how much money I'm willing to pay for it vs the pricing of LEGO. I do feel though that as newer pieces and building techniques are introduced, sets (especially ones that are remade from older lines) become more expensive than ones from the earlier 2000's. The only sets I would spend more than a hundred dollars on are the module LEGO Creative sets. It all boils down to personal preference. :)
I think as more specialist pieces are made and rarer pieces are used more they become more expensive, maybe not overpriced, just more expensive
What might also bumped up the price of the General Grievous Starfighter price is the code inside for the upcoming “LEGO Star Wars the Skywalker saga” game so you can get the ship in-game. It’s not worth the price but they might have thought that way, to snack up some more money.
I have known about lego my entire life but for some reason i never had a set for my own. I am still on quarantine because I want to be responsible for my family so you would understand I get bored after all this time so 3 weeks ago I buy my very first lego: the great hall of harry potter. It is just amazing!! I loved how detailed it is and how clever the construction is. My whole family enjoy "discovering" all the details so I got four more sets days after (oh my gosh, take care of my wallet!) My point it, it is very high quality!! I am a 90s girl and it is obvious how high quality products actually last. I kept my polly pockets and I know they are worth so much now so .. lego could be expensive but the are an amazing experience
It's definitely expensive but worth it. I think the the astronomy tower is overpriced. As per your video about different prices here (Australia) for same in the US. Also the reviews bag it a bit because of the white frames etc. For the price, they could have done better. I don't have it yet although I probably will still get it when I find it on sale.
the action attack star wars sets from june 2019 were awfully priced, espescially the $30 USD ones.
Pmp: the Piano keys can actually play
Everyone: (insert shirt pulling ryan)
Trouble is you need a mobile device to ‘activate’ the features.Like a plastic kit where glue,paint and craft knife are ‘not included’.Oh,hang on.............
*additional device required but we won't tell you that till you've already bought it. Good job LEGO
The new city main square is definitely overpriced at $280aud when compared to modulars
So just wait for target or kmart to have it cheap. To be honest australia has some of the cheapest lego I've ever bought to be honest aslong as you don't buy from the lego shop
Yeah that one is a cash grab imho.
Sometimes I feel like it’s ridiculously expensive for the smaller sets. But the bigger ones usually have a pretty reasonable price tag.
If anything, its under-priced because it was selling out everywhere.
I am really impressed by your growth! Great talk and it shows your content delivers. The subs just keep coming! Teach me, senpai :D
I am finding one interesting thing at the moment. 501st pack is double the price of the standard battle pack. 6 figs 2 vehicles. Shouldn't it have 8 figs 2 vehicles or have Lego managed to swing this by everyone because of the hype?
I love your channel!!
LEGO is endless fun. Taking that into consideration, it's actually pretty cheap xD
Hi, if you compare Australian lego pricing with American pricing, let's take two specific models for illustration:
1) The grand piano cost USD 350 vs AUD 520
2) the USC Mellinum Falcon cost USD 800 vs AUD 1299.
Even after factoring all costing as mentioned by the host and the exchange rate, I tend to conclude that when comparing the two country, Australian Lego pricing over priced?
LEGO is priced at about 10 cents per piece. Along with instructions, the sets aren’t overpriced in my opinion just expensive
Except for dat general grievous set
Maybe in your country
I mostly go based on minifigures because they are a big deal to me when buying a set, so for every £10 I spend, I expect 1 minifigure. £100+ sets that only have like 3 or 4 minifigures don't really appeal to me. Thats why recent Star Wars waves have not interested me like the Grievous starfighter which only has 3 minifigs for £80 so I pass straight away on that one.
Cough* general Grievous fighter cough*
That is why even Lego is a status symbol. It’s not overpriced, it’s simply expensive.
They made up for their high prices with the Central Perk set. That was a steal.
Yep....
Honestly that’s tough. Right now tho I’d say the set from year 2 with Harry’s aunt and uncle is a little too expensive. $70 bucks is not the worth in that set.
In Sweden we had a pretty significant raise of the price on sets from 2019 to 2020. A set that cost 99 SEK in 2019 now cost 139 SEK, but the inflation goal in Sweden is 2 % and the salaries goes up about 2 % per year.
But yeah, I like that you compare the price to rent etc. For the price of some sets I could buy a new dishwasher but I could also buy one shoe (not the whole pair) of some fancy brand.
Only reason I buy Lego is either it’s on sale or a set I want it is pricey as hell no discussion but it’s now apparently an asset class according to fools who make up mumbo jumbo prices on eBay at the end of the day it’s high quality pieces of plastic with printing and as we are all passionate for Lego we have a fine eye for detail plus Lego is cool af and yes Disney, Warner bros and now Nintendo take a licence fee hence why the sets are so pricey, I recommend if you’re kid ask for your birthdays Christmas or Easter or you can buy some used Lego too and make something cool 😎
Fantastic video pmfp 👍
I'm not being am at at walker for 300 dollars when I can buy a 3 foot long lego ww2 battleship for 150 to 200 or a tank thats a foot long for 50 bucks and there amazing creations
As many people say, it's a premium product.
Lego star wars New aat is overpriced because it has few minifigures and the main build isn't that big. However, 501st battle pack is good price, and not that expensive, because it has a good minifig count, 6, and the builds have good size. OK, in the battle pack the minifigs are all the same and in the att are half of them, 2, are exclusive but doesn't make the set more valueable than 501st BP.
You would think that imo duel in Mustafar is overpriced but actually I find that just as an expensive set, not an overpriced one because, at the time, it had exclusive minifigs, and a ton of playability
A brand of product (LEGO being a brand of bricks) can be overpriced without all of the products being overpriced. Thus all LEGO can be overpriced while all bricks may not be. Just like a type of food can be overpriced without all food being overpriced. Personally I only buy LEGO and am not a fan of other bricks. Some LEGO sets are overpriced and the market, along with the aftermarket, prove it. Enjoy the videos.
You can't say every lego set is overpriced when Ninjago has great deals for example the monastery is 80 bucks for 1,070 pieces
The moment people realize that licensing costs aren't a blanket purchase (you have to pay for character names and imagery separately) the more peaceful the pricing argument will be.
I don't think the general grievous starfighter is overpriced. It's a good set.
I think this is a quite subjective topic as long as to insides on the actual costs of the different factors you mentioned are available. And LEGO probably will never publish anything on that.
I think GBC balls are a good example for this topic. (These are the LEGO ball elements used in Great Ball Contraption.) A ball in quantity at LEGO B&P costs 0.62 €, while the same ball at Bricklink costs 2-4 €. At the same time, a nearly identical ball from other quality toy companies (e.g., Hubelino) cost only about 0.07 €. I think this illustrates well that a part of the LEGO prices are justified by the fandom around it and not only by the actual production and development costs. (Other companies that produce other products in comparable quality but without the fandom around it can do it for 12 % of the price. I'm not saying the difference would be that high for whole sets, but there will be a difference. At the same time third party LEGO sellers even charge 5 times as much as LEGO does itself. Probably because they can, because of the fandom.)
I’m thinking the number clone turbo tank that was released at 80 dollars but now they’re 150 or 200 second hand sellers are so overinflated
I loved this post you got it and explained it perfectly ....I totally agree. I personally purchase only Star Wars and have a huge collection including several UCS sets. I also look at this as an investment and is my go to when I also need to de-stress so it’s a Win-Win.
BTW Lego 75286 is currently selling in Kmart Australia for AUD 99 vs Target AUD 119. However it is retail in America for USD (without promotion) for USD 80. So... Overpriced in Australia?
There are some good deals to be had for sure. Either in price, value, or both even. However when the prices on some themes raise faster than inflation, they then becomes overpriced.
Heck, you wanna see overpriced!? Go look at some aftermarket LEGO websites that sell sets, a good one (sad to say) is Brickmania. Just make sure that you’re sitting down when you look at the prices (not kidding).
It depends on the theme mostly, the sets are beginning to get slightly expensive yes but that’s becuase Lego is begging I got to make larger more complex models. Some themes are very overpriced in a casss like Star Wars, marvel and the odd set Harry Potter is over priced, it’s their brand sets like ninjago, ideas, creator, and sets like that that are reasonable prices or even in some cases are quite a steal like the odd ninjago set or ideas sets
Sets from competition have more parts, look much better and are far cheaper.
Yes, Lego IS overpriced.
This is the main issue in this debate, if it was just Lego I would say "quality has a price" but it appears that what I am really paying for is a brand and not material, cost of production aso. or even the design and that sucks. It’s minifigures are still superior but that’s mainly down to its brand protection and not inability on its rivals although some designs it has are stunning. People seem to forget that this is used to be a toy company.
@@Arcaryon I just hope they lose the protection of their special rights so it will be easier for the competition to catch up. Even the minifigures.
@@hunted_man4035 The the minifigures is exactly the main remaining thing keeping lego from becoming just another brick company. Who knows - I have already seen far more innovative designs ( more positions for legs and arms via bullet joints ). Maybe some day, even these rights will run out.
@@Arcaryon I hope so. Even tho I too have seen better minifig designs, the simple Lego minifig is just too iconic
@@hunted_man4035 It really is. Then again, nostalgia is a powerful thing.
IT IS EXSPENSIVE BECAISE IT IS *USUALLY* GOOD QUALITY.
I have made a game using an app that is it
Uhh.. lego piano set is 350$
And a genuine digital piano is literally around or UNDER 350$
The con to its lego piano is it doesn’t even play musical notes and was promoted as “playable” musically
That’s ridiculously priced
An average statue is 200$+
Lego City builds are 150$+ when they should be around 90$ maximum tbh.. especially some of the rooms in the City builds are weirdly unorganized/mixed WEIRD
All way remember that lego is an investment not expensive
Given the continued growth of prices, for example in the Star Wars UCS sets, I would see a good thing in supplying the printed parts and not the usual stickers ...
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Is it illegal to pick both?
I think that the cmfs continuously get more overpriced because lego keep raising the prices
I've never thought about this before. I completely agree with you, LEGO is a very quality item so it makes sense it's expensive. Keep up the amazing vids!
We just have to take a stand at a certain point when LEGO is blatantly trying to overprice an item and boycott that item as best we can.. General Grievous Starfighter for example..
Great vid, as always! All so true. Price and positioning in the market is super subjective. LEGO is expensive but so is the latest Gucci belt. Idk about the star fighter, the price leaves my head spinning! I think someone on the LEGO planning team was a little tipsy that day. Cute joke on all us Star Wars fans. Maybe it’s their payback for the 501st 😂
There is a set called Hulk vs Red Hulk, and it is like 300 something peices for 60 US dollars
I love my lego collection. But if I can be that one guy to say the "wrong" thing. I buy cheap discount sets. Not all are "lego" brand but honestly it's for my own collection so why not right? You can find some epic knockoffs that are 100% compatible with the real deal. Rant over lol. Love this channel 🤙🤙
I’m running round grabbing Hidden Side sets at,up to,50% off.I don’t care about the theme,but the great building and vehicle elements.
Wow where are they for 50% off?!
here in New Zealand it better to buy LEGO at the warehouse and is cheaper than the LEGO website only for LEGO set's
The 2016 Death Star is overpriced cause it costs $100 more than the original one with only minor updates to the figures and essentially the same build
LEGO is double the price where I live
Some Lego sets can be overpriced, but I think that they are generally just expensive products.
The story about the piano is not really like you tell it to be. The piano was an idea from someone else, and that someone already had a working piano with poweredUp, the model was complete. The only thing Lego did in my perspective is to make it work with powerfunctions to control it by smart device. And maybe figuring out to make the set with less bricks and or bricks that are cheaper or easier to make. My opinion of that set, Lego didn’t do that much to it, and I hope the original creator of that set gets a well fair deal out of the sales.