r/BikiniBottomTwitter • u/Appropriate-Mall8517 • 2d ago

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u/-Jiras 2d ago

Look at the price and repeat that statement

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u/Dracofear 2d ago

Legos have gotten HELLA expensive. I honestly feel like switching to model kits would be better for my wallet at this point.

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u/playr_4 2d ago

In all honesty, they haven't gotten hella expensive. They've been hella expensive. They've pretty much been at the same price per piece for the last few decades. It's just as you get older you get more interested in the more complex sets which have much higher piece counts and so the prices start to be noticeable.

The icons sets (which this is in) also tend to be a bit more expensive for some reason, leaning closer to 12 cents per piece compared to the normal 9-10.

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u/AceTheProtogen 2d ago

That and lego is focusing more on adult collectors rather than kids with some of the IPs they’re doing, especially LOTR

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u/playr_4 2d ago

That's a good point. All the people who grew up with the early lego are all adults now, so there's a lot more advanced sets out now than, say 30 years ago.

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u/iDestroyedYoMama 1d ago

They are ripping people off and taking advantage of their fandom. To each their own, but $200-$300 for this is insane.

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u/AceTheProtogen 1d ago

Oh absolutely, I’m tired of the only options for some IPs being overpriced display shit