Do YOU think LEGO is more expensive now?

@powikfn

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@trikzshotz9785

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@fritz404

Жыл бұрын

No it's just inflation and the increase in cost of basically everything. LEGO is more expensive now yes,but so is everything else. So relative to all the other price increases LEGO isn't more expensive than it should be.

@MonoKard

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@DroidzandBrix

Жыл бұрын

Yes

I like Jang’s price per volume assessment. How much “toy” do you get for your money? Simple and often gives a fair answer.

@legogenius22

Жыл бұрын

This does make sense, and highlights themes like monkey kid that include a truckload of stuff, bit for relatively expensive price.

@calebbarnhouse496

Жыл бұрын

It has validity, and you are paying for the materials, however if your end goal is just building then price per peice makes way more sense as it doesn't really make you better off if you halved how bricks you got but have the same or more weight in plastic

@IMSanimations

Жыл бұрын

Yep

@BigBaller226

Жыл бұрын

Man Jang never misses. He’s always super honest and keeps it real.

@DustMug

Жыл бұрын

@@BigBaller226 of course, he's honest Abe

Honestly. They should’ve let the current sets finish their lifetime on shelves with their old prices. Increasing prices on sets that have already been available for cheaper is beyond infuriating when the average income has not increased. If they want to make future sets more expensive, understandable. But don’t touch what’s already existent !

@metroid767

Жыл бұрын

What’s also frustrating is that Lego themselves never told us exactly which sets would increase and by how much. They said it would happen, but never specified which sets. We had to piece it together from Barnes and Noble and rumored Promobricks lists. But that only works for internet savy lego enthusiasts. Even then, it wasn’t a complete list. General consumers had no chance and no warning. Lego could’ve had a big bump in sales if they gave us the list and we’d be able to buy out the sets before the price increase.

@phyrepowers

Жыл бұрын

Keep the old sets the same price, and also don't increase the price of new sets a month after they released (either release them at the higher price to begin with or don't raise the price at all), and raise the price of future sets to keep up with inflation. That's literally what LEGO has always done, I don't see why they couldn't have continued with that business model instead of increasing prices on almost their entire back catalog. (Well I do see why they did it this way, the answer is greed.) Sets are only available for 3-4 years max (many only 1 or 2 years), and they release hundreds of new sets every year.

@Anythingelsewillwork

Жыл бұрын

@@phyrepowers couldn’t agree more. And a company like Lego could’ve afforded to let the sets finish their lifetime as is. But instead chose not to. Profits over your lifelong costumers though!

@benbertrum2892

Жыл бұрын

Very true

@beatsbreaksbricks6566

Жыл бұрын

It seemed very weird to do it the way they did, less people would have noticed if the new sets had increased price

The most tone deaf move by lego is going back to existing sets and increasing the price. The Justifier was palatable but increasing whats already on shelves? Just doesn't look good from a Company already making insane profits. Its put some sets out of reach for me, an existing customer.

@MandRproductions

Жыл бұрын

1000%

@turtlerecords6081

Жыл бұрын

I agree. I’ve been saving up this summer for the UCS AT-AT and just as I’m about to buy it of course it’s now $850 which in my opinion, shows Lego’s greed as $800 was enough for a set a lot of people want

@legojedi328

Жыл бұрын

This. I'm a life-long LEGO fan and I'm pretty much done buying new stuff ever since that info came out, even if a couple new sets *are* tempting me.

@arghjayem

Жыл бұрын

@@turtlerecords6081 yeah I’m so glad I got the UCS ATAT when it first came out and got the Luke’s lightsaber as well. I only sold off the lightsaber recently but it meant I saved like almost 20% on the cost of the ATAT by selling off the lightsaber, even more now thanks to the price increase! I also managed to find the UCS Falcon on sale last Christmas here in the U.K., I only spent £530 on a set LEGO is now pricing at £700! 😆🤔🤨😳

@racebelmont2351

Жыл бұрын

@@packlesswolf1 how

Yes it's more expensive that being said that's not the part that makes me mad it's the fact they upped the prices of sets that's been on the market for awhile now. 😑

@BrickEat

Жыл бұрын

@Nathan Featherstone exactly, lego thinks money grows on trees

Lego fanboys defend the company no matter what crappy decisions they make. They over charge, lazy minifigures, and not caring about their fans but people still try to defend them. I’m glad a creator isn’t afraid to call them out

Another great example: Obi-wan's Jedi Starfighter ($30) and retired Anakin's Jedit Starfighter ($20)

@selvikmusic

Жыл бұрын

Clone wars, new minifig's = Lego will take every cent they can

@hbtdawgz1688

Жыл бұрын

Thats not the best example. You are fighting inflation (2018 vs 2022 adds $2.80), 35 more pieces, and an extra figure with that one. I think there are better examples. The UCS Falcon has been out and at 2017 price this whole time, it went up $50. Thats ok. The UCS AT-AT came out last November, it has no reason to rise $50. The Gunship had no reason to rise $50. And Luke’s Landspeeder (2022!) had no reason to rise $40. It was already priced for this year The collector aimed sets from 2022 rising further is ridiculous.

@joe_fergs

Жыл бұрын

Obi-wan's also included a kaminoan figure with a new head mould thus increasing the price further.

Lego is not more expensive. It was always expensive

@Axidic

Жыл бұрын

haha true

@Cyber_Productions1998

Жыл бұрын

Yeah haha really has but it just keeps getting more expensive.

@ronaldvargas8815

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but this time it’s more expensive

@christopherstein2024

Жыл бұрын

@@Cyber_Productions1998 No it's not. You just have to buy it on discount wich is so easy. When is LEGO Star Wars not on discount?

@christopherstein2024

Жыл бұрын

Basically LEGO has always been expensive and now with the internet they have extra expensive retail prices for stupid people and normal 15-30% off prices for everyone that can use a PC.

Forget price per piece, I only use price per stud to determine the value of a set. Total clutch power determines how good a set is.

I’d like to add in during Covid 19 lockdown people were buying more legos, increasing demand and causing Lego to increase prices as well. I’d like to think/hope that now demand has gone down and Lego will change this trend.

@MandRproductions

Жыл бұрын

Well considering they just increased prices 2 weeks ago… no

@johnwalker1127

Жыл бұрын

Demand hasn't gone down. People still havent returned to work. These prices are here to stay unless customers stop buying. As a business why would you lower the price if customers are paying it? Lego's only job is to not get complacent. They have to listen to their customers and give them what they want. "Only the best is good enough!"

@callumpears1523

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that's also why things like P2 Rex and Cloud City Boba Fett went mad over the past couple of years.

Price per piece is a completely arbitrary metric. Price per Gram makes more sense but it's still nonsensical. Buy something if you like it and are willing to pay the price. That's all.

@V3R1T4S

Жыл бұрын

Surely, the prices have gone up. Statistically speaking, most of the things go up in price as time passes by; it is the case for toys at most, it is no surprise, but denying it might be an issue. LEGO has generally gone up in price, however not in all categories, because different licenses cost differently over time. For instance, LEGO City has minimally go up in price, or even haven't go up in price at all whatsoever - but when it comes to LEGO Star Wars the sets have genuinely go up in price. All things considered, LEGO prices increase gradually, because the cost of production per piece has increased significantly, regardless of the fact whether the LEGO industry has been more automated or not.

@bricksdarklighter5597

Жыл бұрын

Price per piece works under the assumption that every piece has the exact same value attached to it. That hypothetical buyer would be equally happy with 100 1x1 tiles and 100 16x16 plates, 100x 2x2 pink bricks and 100x 2x2 tan or gray bricks, 100 of the same random piece and 100 of a good mix of pieces... you get the idea. And I guess it isn't the case for anyone.

@NinjagoTheory

Жыл бұрын

For most people, yes. However for me the build experience is what I value most in a lego set, and the longer it lasts the better. And the more pieces there are, the more there is to build and the longer the build will last, hence it has more value for me irrespective of size or weight or type of pieces

@NinjagoTheory

Жыл бұрын

@@bricksdarklighter5597 No set is just 100 of the same piece. Most lego sets have a pretty similar ratio of small to big pieces which even each other out to make it a very fair metric

@bricksdarklighter5597

Жыл бұрын

@@NinjagoTheory Sure, there are similar sets with similar distribution of pieces, but I wouldn't agree that most sets have a similar distribution. But what about dagobah an the justifier, for example. Almost exactly the same piece count, one is twice as expensive as the other. That's the range we're seeing in reality.

Mark Stafford had an interview and one of the points he makes is that he used smaller technic axles and that RAISED the price already set before he designed. He thought a bigger axle would bring up the price BUT it was the smaller axle that actually raised the price. He found out it was where it was made, the particular factory, the older mold, shipping parts from that factory, all factored into price. So even weight of the item can't be a true measure. Lego makes parts all at different factories, much like components on electronics and appliances, etc. From various places around the world, then put together in one place and this process done right can lower costs for those companies. So Lego does the same, and you factor in new molds, new printed parts, new graphics being done, the way they marketed it, the licensing agreements that we know NOTHING about how much the deal they made with Disney, etc. The bank loans they get, the interest rates we know nothing about, that can fluctuate. The raw material costs. The employees and designers with different salaries (raises, benefits, etc.), the overhead on all their properties, etc. And much more, put into an equation to get to a price is something we cannot know all the details about. Best to collect what you REALLY like, not for aftermarket, DON'T be a completest and truly enjoy the hobby. Big sets you want, truly sacrifice and save, and in few months, you can own that big UCS set. I do this, I look for deals, save over time and have been a happier collector for it. I even sell some sets that I loved, I just takes good pics and keep those as mementos of my collection. Car and motorcycle collectors do this all the time. Don't let the price increases ruin your love of the hobby. There's ways to sacrifice, trade, sell and SAVE to get the kits you REALLY want. It's much better that way.

@flow2081

Жыл бұрын

This is by far the best way to look at this situation. If you think a set is to expensive, but you really want it, why not or search for a better deal, or save up money for the set in a couple of months. Here in the Netherlands the resellers of lego sets don't sell new sets for the same price as lego does. I got the justifier for example for 133 euros (around 135 dollars I believe), after which I sold all figures (excluding cad bane) because I just wanted the ship and Bane. The set itself has cost me around 50 euros and I still have one of the figures. The AT-TE is for example 110 euros, the inquisitor scythe 84. Even darth vader vs obi wan was 38 euros. I know this is probably not the same in other countries, but it depends mainly on where you buy these sets. You just need to pick what sets you actually want, it's a personal decision.

People like to talk about how expensive Star Wars is but look at lego city that's an original Lego theme without licensing and every set is incredibly overpriced

@georgieporgie10

Жыл бұрын

I agree city seems crazy every time I see the prices.

@Mail6

Жыл бұрын

A 400 Piece set can be almost 80 to 100 dollars, and they really are not that great to begin with.

@timhanna8130

Жыл бұрын

That's where they put the other 8% of the IP costs.

As I see it LEGO wants to become a premium product and with this comes price increases 18+ sets for example are terrible value for what you receive but it's "premium" product. People shouldn't pay for something blindly and just be a consumer. Buy what you want and don't overpay for something just because you can.

@rasmustarkiainen3267

Жыл бұрын

Not all 18+ sets are terrible value, but very valid points

@aynersolderingworks7009

Жыл бұрын

Lego adult sets are for comsoomers, absolute soyboys with no self control, specially the star wars shit

The problem is “bang for your buck” price goes up but the builds feel smaller or increased prices on sets already out. Like the bad batch Lego set is 100 dollars but the shuttle is so small compared to the rest of the set. It doesn’t feel like 100 bucks. There are a lot of sets that just don’t justify the price (not price for piece but the size)

With lego increasing their prices I would expect a much more higher quality product with a lot more care and attention, to me I’m not paying for only the best is good enough anymore. Now you’ll have misprinted and cracked figures, scratched parts, and inaccurate details in sets that could be fixed with a click on the internet. And yes a lot of their sets are great but with others it’s a hit or miss on quality.

@nb9582

Жыл бұрын

Love your channel!

@christopherstein2024

Жыл бұрын

LEGO star wars fans when they can't play with a set because the box has the wrong logo on it:😡😡😡

I was so hyped for this video after you talked about it on stream yesterday, and it’s amazing how Brickset has embarrassed themselves. It’s likely this article was written by the LAN

Everything has gone up in price since 2000. Dramatically. Gas went from under $2 to over $4. Inflation is the highest it’s been in over 40 years. Everything is expensive at this point. The thing is, the product is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. As long as we buy Lego products, it’s likely that they’ll consistently increase in price.

i do agree with your points but lego sees that they can charge more due to them making "fan sets" (at-te, 501st, etc...) and the fans wont decide buying it due to it having something in demand. Also loved meeting you at brickfair a few weeks ago!

I don’t know how people can afford this anymore, my childhood - early 2000’s to late 2010’s the only LEGO sets I obtained were worth 20 bucks or less, they have always been outrageously expensive but going this far and ticking up all of the sets on the shelves already is ridiculous

I feel very stimulated. I feel LEGO's 2022 inflation prices will see a flattening of a curve with their profits. Nothing wrong with that but eventually the scales will tip in the market will correct. Thanks for the great discussion M&R 😉

@billysanderson4921

Жыл бұрын

Lmao yeah. I can’t wait for them to buckle and drop the prices. Gonna be satisfying to see

@Mr.Foxhat

Жыл бұрын

Sadly I have to disagree. At least in the US, the dollar is inflating. Lego will cost more (at least in the US) because the American dollar is losing its value while Lego is retaining its value, thus increasing the price.

@asc3nded397

Жыл бұрын

I sure hope so. LEGO has always been a premium brand but for the most part, each set felt fair for the price at the time with only a couple of exceptions. This year however, the roles are reversed and now it feels like the majority of sets are overpriced. Only a couple sets this year really felt like good value for money imo like the Scythe Inquisitor Transport and Hungarian Horntail.

@JAM609

Жыл бұрын

Lots of people say that. “The system will work itself out!” No it won’t. It will take some sort of mass resistance to the price increases.

@Ansem458

Жыл бұрын

Yea no Lego is pushing it and here for too long the customers are gonna start pushing back

I do generally feel that Lego is far more expensive than what it needs to be for what you get. I guess the way I look at it, If I'm spending over $100 on a set, it should take me many many multiple hours to build, rather than just a few. Cause that's alot of money and a big investment for someone like me. And of course there is that greedy childish part of me that wishes I could just buy more whenever I want and not have to decide what I'm gonna get based on how much money I have or don't have at the time. But I do love the product at the end of the day so I'll fork up the cash regardless when I can cause I enjoy the hobby.

@alterego2275

Жыл бұрын

Well that is exactly why we have this huge problem with Lego right now, dumb people with too much money and no life or other hobbies to spend on. They will milk you till dry.

@fuuzzzy

Жыл бұрын

@@alterego2275 damn you sound salty, imagine calling people that spend money on products they want “dumb” hahaha

@disturbedfan0717

Жыл бұрын

@@alterego2275 A bit harsh there. But that's why I said "when I can." I assure you that I do not in any way have too much money otherwise I would have way more Lego than I currently have.

I don’t think it’s wrong to buy and enjoy legos but to pretend that it’s not expensive is ridiculous

30 years ago I was in the age range for lego as a kid. Bleep has changed. Inflation is real. Great video Ryan

I saw the price change on Amazon but I haven’t noticed a change in my targets or Walmart or other retail stores

The inflation rate combined from the last 2 years totals to over 15%. I completely understand LEGO increasing their prices for new sets. I also can see their reasoning behind increasing the prices on sets like the UCS Falcon which have been out for 5 years. However... What I can't comprehend, is their justification for increasing prices of sets that have only been on shelves since January or last summer. Riddle me this: the Ideas Typewriter - released in June of 2021 at $199.99. Increases in price to $249.99 a year later. A 25% price increase, which if my math serves me right, outpaces the TWO YEAR inflation rate by 10%. Sounds a whole lot like taking advantage of their new adult demographic. If they keep this up, I can promise LEGO that they will wish they hadn't pissed off their largest customer base with the largest disposable income because they will be "disposing" their income elsewhere.

@user-mp8qg5tb5e

23 күн бұрын

Nah in 2009 a battle pack was 9 pounds but now they are 20. If they matched inflation they should be 15 or at most 17.

I have a better idea that ppp, we should have price per stud, I know it will be difficult for Lego especially as not all pieces have studs but it would probably be worth it for Lego to try to do it, especially as it will stop designers from really having to work harder to try to make their set meet 10c per piece

@michaelt3172

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

Lego sets in 10 years: - Jar jar mini figure - bag of salt and vinegar potato chips - "that'll be 80 bucks."

Hey, where can you find those mini-figure boxes at 3:44?

I'm in Australia, majority of the new sets that had the price jacked up, price per piece is now .18c- .20c +

I feel that raising battle packs to 20 dollars was my final straw with lego. People are slowly going to stop buying lego sets because of this

@user-mp8qg5tb5e

26 күн бұрын

True dat

@user-mp8qg5tb5e

26 күн бұрын

Battle packs cost dollars in 2009. They now cost 20. If you put 10 dollars into an inflation calculator, it comes to 15 dollars. You cannot tell me that leg printing and 5 extra bricks costs 5 dollars

I think the price increases have already affected their sales. I was at the Lego store on August 1st for release day, got there 15 minutes before the store opened and was third in line. Last year the line was wrapped around the mall. Also of the sets released on August 1 only two of them are currently out of stock the Obi-Wan Kenobi Darth Vader brickheadz and the mini Disney haunted mansion. So either their production is getting better or their sales have slowed. According to the store manager they were all very surprised that the store was not busier that day. Could be a sign of things to come.

@leoismaking

Жыл бұрын

Possibly. But I'm also buying less of everything right now, because inflation is hurting. A Lego set being $5 more expensive is nothing to me, but my groceries and gas having gone up by hundreds of dollars a year it means that I'm getting less Lego, and in fact less entertainment goods in general - at ANY price - until things normalize a bit.

@christopherstein2024

Жыл бұрын

@@leoismaking You seem to be one of the sane people here.

So i just received the new 2022 ATTE walker it came from Europe. That was the only way I could get it. O also just ordered the Lego Star Wars AAT that came with the ahsoka trooper and Ahsoka miniure and paid with tax $43.39. Is that a decent price for it?

The article kind of shoots itself in the foot at the end with this line: "everything around us is getting more expensive and our income is struggling to keep up, likewise our hobbies become harder to fund because of competing financial priorities." The article's main argument is that lego's Price Per Piece has remained consistent despite inflation, but the above quote acknowledges that people's wages have not kept up with inflation making lego unaffordable to income brackets that could afford it. That's an admission that Lego sets are more expensive than they used to be, the price per piece argument is a distraction.

@concon09090

Жыл бұрын

exactly, the value of the money in people's pockets is falling and they're not getting any more to compensate, so lego is way more expensive from that perspective

Let's goo! I was waiting for some more MandR!

Eh I honestly will just wait for things to go on sale now, will only pay full price for something if I really want it

I often hear people say Star Wars sets are overpriced (and some of them certainly are), and they blame it on a high licensing cost. But to me, City sets are much more egregiously overpriced than Star Wars sets, and there is zero licensing fee on those.

I am so glad I bought the now $45 TIE Fighter for $32 back in January. The fact that they're increasing the price on sets that are going to retire in a few months seems completely unreasonable.

Thank you for this video. It was 1000 times more researched than that article. I appreciated your excellent examples. In 2021 I purchased 65 sets ($1418.) This year I am pretty much done and only bought 40 ($1210) and the increasing cost has a lot to do with it.

Does anyone know when the ucs gunship will retire?

Ryan, in the mos eisley cantina video what is that awefully at-st looking pair of legs in the back shelf next to the two first order tie fighters??

As someone from an eastern european country (Bulgaria), It's only recently that i've gotten into lego (i'm 23), simply cause of the price. Given the price of lego, and the kinds of paychecks people receive over here, unless you're making multiple 3000+ lev per month, it's hard to justify purchasing lego sets. And even then it's hard to justify larger sets. 2 months ago is literally the first time i had ever owned actual lego.

One part of pricing that gets often overlooked is that with, mostly licensed themed, special molds and prints the price goes up considerably.

I know this is super random but do you know of any updates on a star wars CMF series? Just saw your video from mid 2021 and thought I would ask.

By their logic, the best PPP today can always be found in LEGO DOTS (even LEGO Classic is getting worse by the day unless you go for the bigger boxes). Guess they better start collecting nothing but DOTS going forward. And I'm saying this as a big fan of DOTS... I couldn't take that article seriously at all.

"Why? Because you keep Buying it." Like every profitable business, LEGO price their sets with "offer and demand" in mind.

I’m so glad Ryan that you see PPP the way I do. I had thought it was a stupid metric long before I discovered your channel back in 2017/2018 and it’s just good to see someone big out there has sense.

Great vid Ryan, honestly I love LEGO but how they've been running things the last few years. I've been kind of dissappointed a lot of the time. Still a great product but I feel they've lost their way with some stuff, price increase on existing sets ect. Just seems greedy.

i saw the cad bane ship at target for 150 bucks is that a good deal

I think this article can be best summed up by a quote from the film Billy Madison: “At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul”

The reason why occasionally licensed theme sets have absurd pricing (such as Gervious' star fighter) is because Lego release a certain amount with no cross subsidy to try and prove the demand / supply curve to disney - that disney will make more money with a lower licensing fee because the volume will be much higher. They constantly throw in a set at least once per year to do this to benchmark how high the licensing should go.

AskMandR What is your favorite lego set

I once did some calculations, where I compared castles or comparable sets compared from different decades. I looked not at price per piece as the author of that article had done, but at how much such a set would hurt the average person: how much does an average person from for example the 1980s make, how much does he on average spend on stuff like rent and such (and thus, how much does he have left), and thus how big a percentage of that available money would such a legoset be. Would it cost you a few percent of the money you have left each month to buy a castle, or would you have to save for a few months? I don't remember the details (I wanted to have a more detailed look, but haven't had the time yet), but I do remember that lego from the 1960s and 1980s was relatively more expensive than lego from the 2010-2020s: it would hurt the average persons wallet more if they bought a castle in the 1980s then in the past decade. Of course the past few months might shake things up again, and I do need to look more into it, but still, to me it showed that relatively speaking older sets cost more than sets from the past decade.

Ok let’s be honest we already pay a horrible amount for sets BEFORE prices went up and now we pay what we should not pay for sets

if you could sum up this video is a song Lyric: "Well, they say I'm worth about 50 cents In this modern inflated age" Workin' Man's Dollar by Chris LeDoux

Another example is the marvel’s goat boat which I got from Walmart at $50 in July but is now $58 at the same Walmart

Any updates on the ATTE release?

2:02 that’s not how prices work though… just because the amount of money spent goes up, doesn’t mean the price has actually risen. Price is indicated by value, not by amount of items that make up said value.

This video (I’ll watch beyond 7 mins later) could be equivalent to an entire semester of graduate business school classes. Nice one

@MandRproductions

Жыл бұрын

😂😂 I’m not that smart, I just hate price per piece.

Hey Ryan Love your vids Thanks for recommending Zavi AT-TE came in Friday. Love it

Are there anything less in price now, rather then 10 years ago? Dont think so. Expensiveness is not only the matter of price but also avg. salary f.e. So the question is how many battlepacks would you buy 10 years ago for avg. salary vs now. That's something that better indicates if Lego is more expensive 😉

@bigounce8549

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but a battle pack being 15 bucks back then and is now 40 is so f ing stupid.

@hllyenaylleth9576

Жыл бұрын

Also, hourly pay really hasn't gone up. The U.S Fed minimum wage is still $7.50, in 2022.....

@m_afol

Жыл бұрын

@@hllyenaylleth9576 Ok, but that's in US. In Poland min. salary raised 100% 2012 vs 2022. So every country have their own perspective on price changes ☺️

The way I look at what set seems good to me is do I like what the set represents/looks like, how many figures am I getting and how big is the set. Pieces for me doesn't factor in for me especially seeing as in the UK we don't have piece count printed on the front of the box

Yea that guy was definitely just sucking up to Lego in hopes of getting free sets. There is no way anyone can do real legitimate research and come to the conclusion that prices have remained relatively the same. And price per piece is just...it blows my mind that people base that as a means of determining value

Love your Vids MandR agree with a lot of your points in your video the only thing that makes me worry is the large demographic of people who will be turned off from purchasing LEGO due to price increases not matching up with minimum wage, as someone who has been collecting LEGO FOR YEARS and having a good stable source of income seeing some the prices on UCS sets leaves a sour feeling in my stomach…especially when buying sets from online with added shipping costs it adds up! Wanted to buy the AT-AT saw it increased by 50 dollars… taxes and shipping added another 60 came out to be 910 dollars and decided yea that’s pretty crazy… I feel for people and parents that can’t afford what LEGO has to offer

Well yes, but also we have to take account that salary's rarely follows inflation so a set like the tie fighter may need a 10$ that represent a 14% increase to follow inflation. I would doubt that a lot of people are getting paid 14% more since january 2021.

@gdsupreme5040

Жыл бұрын

Straight facts. This is what everyone who blames inflation is missing. If everything went up at the same time it would be different but no company is giving their employees a yearly inflation raise.

Omg, I haven't seen that hotrod club set fully assembled in like.. 28 years. Jeez *roll flashbacks*

Expensive? Lego? What are you talking about?

Can’t wait to see that sanctum comparison video ☺️

$10 in 2007 is worth roughly $15. so yes prices have increased

The Republic fighter tank in Australia went from $60 to $70. Lego: least expensive generic objects (allegedly)

I just got the lego daily bugle set as a gift 😁 and it has 3,700 pieces for 325$ and I just watched a review for lego cloud city (2018) 2,800 pieces 325$ is there any reason why there's so many more pieces in the lego daily bugle set for the same price?

If the person that wrote this ,, article" is a teacher - I'm genuinely sorry for his students, that is first one. Second one - just admit you got paid, you got this from LAN or you just wanna show Lego how deep in their ass you can dive, just have some decency.

its so weird to me that tie fighter price went up, it has been on sale at my lego store in toronto for 8$ off since last fall. imperial shuttle too, maybe not quite as long though.

The only reason I’m ok with the price of Lego is because often times you can sell them for more down the line if they are good ones

@sven6809

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But Lego is for Kids. Not for investment ... Its still a Toy for Kids

This just annoys me, I can't afford any 2023 sets bc I just don't have any extra spending money but yet, dude makes a shill article and probably will get not just the star wars summer line, but all of the summer line 🙄

I once asked a lego Employee why lego is so expensive. He anwered that if it wouldn't then Lego would be ruined.

In Portugal I just got the Imperial Tie Fighter for 22,49€ and the Justifier for 119,99€ (they've pushed the "real" price to 199,99) , as well as some other discounted sets... one of our main national shopping mall brands makes a 40% (newer sets) to 60% (older sets) discount every year on the first weekend of November 🙃

Ask MandR: Have you ever tried stop motion?

the justifier is one of the most blatant example of the crazy price increase. but also the leaked lighthouse does not look like something worth 300$

Surely, the prices have gone up. Statistically speaking, most of the things go up in price as time passes by; it is the case for toys at most, it is no surprise, but denying it might be an issue. LEGO has generally gone up in price, however not in all categories, because different licenses cost differently over time. For instance, LEGO City has minimally go up in price, or even hasn't go up in price at all whatsoever - but when it comes to LEGO Star Wars the sets have genuinely go up in price. All things considered, LEGO prices increase gradually, because the cost of production per piece has increased significantly, regardless of the fact whether the LEGO industry has become more automated or not.

@MandRproductions

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Thanks for the comment! Good read.

@V3R1T4S

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@@MandRproductions If I knew one of my fav. KZreadrs would dare to read one of my comments I would've put a bit more effort into it. And, wouldn't let it have such a large amount of grammatical mistakes. Either way, love your content Ryan, You are a great guy, and I agree with you entirely! Peace ;-)

If the article does one thing, it proves that the ppp metric doesn't work and, I assume, is actively used by Lego to influence buying behavior. Lego knows exactly that people in the US use ppp as a heuristic shortcut when deciding whether a set is "worth it". Also, what exactly is the scientific basis for his claims beyond "here's a bunch of random sets and pice counts"?!

@MandRproductions

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Yeah he has no actual data set outside of a dozen cherry picked sets. There's hundreds of sets a year!

@bricksdarklighter5597

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I've seen other people go by weight and found that pretty interesting, but equally unsatisfying. The one thing that absolutely does not work is comparing licensed and unlicensed sets, because minifigs are an immensely important variable for the former and need to be taken into account. This article tries to tell me that my fridge is better than my car because it has a better price per piece.

Hi I’m new. Lego prices change over time? Help me understand? Need input

I feel like Price Per Piece can be important if you make Mocs. Somebody looking for parts will look at a $10 set with 100 pieces and a $20 set with 150 pieces and determine from their. Not really something important with how I’m assuming most people watching are doing with their sets but still.

@manuxx3543

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Good luck making mocs with 30 studs and flat 1x1 of different colors x)

@spaceygnat19908

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@@manuxx3543 i mean compare the 2010 snow battlepack with the 2022 you definitely get more bricks

We’re getting to the point in which minimum wage won’t be enough to get a Ucs set before it retires

@MandRproductions

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To be fair if you’re on minimum wage LEGO isn’t targeting you to buy their flagship $800 sets… look at their marketing images.

I love your insight and thoughts. Always very interesting. Thanks for another great video.

In plastic molding the cost of a 'mold cavity' is the same whether it's a large piece or small piece. Molded part size doesn't factor into the cost when making the tooling. So if Lego is making more pieces (even tho they are smaller) then their tooling costs are going up and they have to recoup that cost somehow. The fastest way is to raise the prices.

Hey where the hell is the review for the 10305 Lion Knights Castle?

I feel like most people don't care about price per piece, I personally care more about the minifigures and the actual set.

Hi Ryan, could you please make comparrison of the Sith Infiltrators?

I’m looking to trade 5 1x1 round studs for 1 crater plate. But I don’t want to get ripped off

Just like the 20 dollar Buzz light year 4+ set and then there's the Star wars 35 dollar 4+ set 87 pieces per set. 15 dollar difference is pretty steep.

When will you make a new ask MandR

@MandRproductions

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Tomorrow 1pm est

@afancylegoskeleton9625

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@@MandRproductions oh boy another upload

I think that Lego payed the teacher in the article a lot of money to lie to their fans.

The main channel is indeed back

I am now stimulating a discussion because of a stimulated discussion

Luke's Landspeeder through the years could be a neat price point. I mean, $200? Did they think we wouldn't notice? Smh

Oh look, they figured out what inflation means. Products don't get more expensive, money is worth less.

There is always a limit to where you can stretch anything, same with lego prices it will burst at some point!!!

We have DeSantis talking sense in Florida to the world, and we have Ryan talking sense in Florida to the LEGO community. I gotta move to Florida

The later lego models have more accurate detailing to what is supposed to be represented