Scissorino Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Which current sets or themes have the best price per brick? Is it usually non-licensed sets such as Creator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etan Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Tower bridge has a really good PPB. Ya its usually creator with the good PPB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grolim Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Best I could find was 3443 Lego Mosaic with a PPP of $0.015 !! Anyone got anything better? Of the more well known sets the 10189 Taj Mahal is probably the best with a PPP od $0.051, definitely helps having the largest piece count of all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scissorino Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 Ok, good calls so far, , what about in low priced sets? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar_Beast Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Which current sets or themes have the best price per brick? Is it usually non-licensed sets such as Creator? As for currently available sets, hands down the Tower Bridge, especially if you can manage to find one for a good price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar_Beast Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Ok, good calls so far, , what about in low priced sets? Oops, didn't see this before I posted my other response. Umm, here are the first three that come to mind; Creator Propeller Adventures MSRP $19.99 - (only $15.49 @ Target) 241 pieces Creator Construction Hauler, MSRP $17.99 ($17.09 @ Target) - 256 pieces Creator Cool Cruiser, MSRP $39.99 (only $31.09 @ Target) - 554 pieces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grolim Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Ok, good calls so far, , what about in low priced sets? What's your definition of low price? And are you talking all sets or just current retail available ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Lego Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Ok, good calls so far, , what about in low priced sets? Here are two. Both come out at $0.07 per brick and are Creator sets. 5766 Log Cabin Link: http://www.brickpicker.com/bpms/set.cfm?set=5766-1 7347 Highway Pickup Link: http://www.brickpicker.com/bpms/set.cfm?set=7347-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Which current sets or themes have the best price per brick? Is it usually non-licensed sets such as Creator? Try to go by cost per ounce. Since elements vary in price due to type, size, and color, that is a better indicator. For instance, 10214 (VW van) retails for $119.99 with 1,332 (9 cents each) elements while 10226 (Sopwith plane) retails for $99.99 with 883 elements (11.3 cents each). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gondorian Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Basic Bricks Deluxe is the best value for parts and you know they will all be ones you can build with. Tower Bridge comes with 500 cheese slopes. You should factor in the value of any base plates that come with a set too. And you can sell figures from licensed sets and keep the other parts to end up with a decent deal on what you kept. Best value set I have ever found was Harry Potter Hogwarts Game. Some really nice pieces in there for the price. I'm stocking up on used copies via eBay at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadowsk1 Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I would say if I want to hit PPB the hardest I would skip any set and go for a good old fashioned PAB container at a brick and mortar. Otherwise I have doubts in the usefulness of a price per brick ratio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scissorino Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 I would say if I want to hit PPB the hardest I would skip any set and go for a good old fashioned PAB container at a brick and mortar. Otherwise I have doubts in the usefulness of a price per brick ratio. I suppose this raises the point that a set is only as good and as valuable to a non-investor as the quality of the parts it contains, not just the quantity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scissorino Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Basic Bricks Deluxe is the best value for parts and you know they will all be ones you can build with. Tower Bridge comes with 500 cheese slopes. You should factor in the value of any base plates that come with a set too. And you can sell figures from licensed sets and keep the other parts to end up with a decent deal on what you kept. Best value set I have ever found was Harry Potter Hogwarts Game. Some really nice pieces in there for the price. I'm stocking up on used copies via eBay at the moment. I think the only reason I'd buy licensed sets would be to get the pieces so yes, would definitely sell the figs. Would also probably only buy those sets at discount too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scissorino Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Try to go by cost per ounce. Since elements vary in price due to type, size, and color, that is a better indicator. For instance, 10214 (VW van) retails for $119.99 with 1,332 (9 cents each) elements while 10226 (Sopwith plane) retails for $99.99 with 883 elements (11.3 cents each). And which one is better value price per ounce? Actually, here in the UK, both those sets cost the same ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scissorino Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Here are two. Both come out at $0.07 per brick and are Creator sets. 5766 Log Cabin Link: http://www.brickpicker.com/bpms/set.cfm?set=5766-1 7347 Highway Pickup Link: http://www.brickpicker.com/bpms/set.cfm?set=7347-1 Good calls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scissorino Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 What's your definition of low price? And are you talking all sets or just current retail available ones? I was juts encouraging people to move away from the most expensive sets I suppose, no figure in mind! And yes, I meant currently available sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scissorino Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Oops, didn't see this before I posted my other response. Umm, here are the first three that come to mind; Creator Propeller Adventures MSRP $19.99 - (only $15.49 @ Target) 241 pieces Creator Construction Hauler, MSRP $17.99 ($17.09 @ Target) - 256 pieces Creator Cool Cruiser, MSRP $39.99 (only $31.09 @ Target) - 554 pieces Good ones! Definitely got to get the sale deals to make it all worth while! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Yes, Cool Cruiser has a wicked awesome price per piece count of $0.06 and just about all of those parts are big ones too! Overall, Creator has the best and most consistent price per piece counts. Supposedly coming out later in the year are these Creative Buckets that will retail for $29.99 and have 607 parts. That is a low $0.05 per brick! There also will be a Creative Tower with 1,600 parts! Nothing definate on american retail but best I heard is it could be around $50. ($0.03 a brick!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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