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I've been collecting Lego sets since my mid-20's, maybe early 20's. I forget.
One can estimate the price of most Lego sets by calculating the price at 10 cents / piece, regardless of the set. There is a premium for some sets, e.g., Star Wars sets, and there are discounts for other sets, but the range tends to be around ten cents per piece. This has held true for 50+ years.
I vividly recall buying a huge number -- and I mean a huge number -- of Lego sets back in the 1970s (or thereabouts, but I do think it was in the 1970s before I got married). The toy store was going out of business and everything was on sale, including Lego. I think the store was in a mall either in Sioux Falls or Grand Forks. I calculated then that I was paying five cents per Lego piece, on sale, 50% off. [By the way, all those pieces and sets now belong my grandsons in Portland, Oregon!]
Anyway, all that to post this from The Verge.
From the linked article:
At 468-pieces it’s no where near as elaborate as Lego’s buildable Pac-Man machine, but this 6-inch tall Arcade Machine set will only set you back $39.99 when it launches on August 1st, 2025.
At this scale Lego wasn’t able to make this arcade machine playable like Pac-Man is, but it still managed to include some fun details. On the outside the machine features a generic Space game with tiny controls, matching cabinet artwork, a marquee, and a coin slot that actually accepts coins.
Opening the arcade machine reveals a miniature gaming room inside with a minifigure, several tiny consoles, a TV, and lots of decor highlighting other Lego sets, including the Galaxy Explorer sitting on a shelf. You’ll also find an even smaller arcade machine inside featuring an online puzzle game called Junkbot that was originally available to play on Lego’s website back in 2001.
468 pieces x 10 cents per piece yields $46.80.
It goes on sale for under $40.
Inflation watch.
And, oh by the way, the Lego sets have only gotten significantly more impressive and more sophisticated over time. I still think Lego offers the best bang for the buck for toys for kids. And adults. LOL.
