Lego’s giants sets and prices

[Lenny7092]

Hi, guys. Ever since Hero Factory got brutally cancelled in 2014, there are a lot of Lego sets that are large, as they range from 2,000 to 8,000 pieces. Plus, there are jacked-up prices. Back in 2001, each Toa Mata set costed $5, but now, anywhere thar size costs $15. Bionicle G2 had small sets where each costed $10. Could you believe it? It’s crazy. 

Lego should really decrease the prices and perhaps the size range of sets. I saw a lot of people complaining about it. It would be no wonder why some Lego themes lasted shortly and why The Lego Movie 2 didn’t make as much money as The Lego Movie 1. For me, I wouldn’t buy any sets if they keep having overwhelmingly high prices. If Bionicle were to come back for the second time (as in a G3 or a return of G1 or G2), I hope for much smaller prices if I want to get the new sets.

[confused piraka]

one word: INFLATION

[Sailor Wah!]

On 5/17/2023 at 5:30 AM, Lenny7092 said:

Hi, guys. Ever since Hero Factory got brutally cancelled in 2014, there are a lot of Lego sets that are large, as they range from 2,000 to 8,000 pieces. Plus, there are jacked-up prices. Back in 2001, each Toa Mata set costed $5, but now, anywhere thar size costs $15. Bionicle G2 had small sets where each costed $10. Could you believe it? It’s crazy. 

On the one hand it's inflation, the dollar used to be worth more than it is today, on the other hand the Protectors and creatures actually have more parts than the Toa Mata or Bohrok, albeit smaller ones.

 

On 5/17/2023 at 5:30 AM, Lenny7092 said:

Lego should really decrease the prices and perhaps the size range of sets.

I agree with you. I think the prices were one of the main problems of the reboot. Most sets were just too big and therefore too expensive for the average customer. I think this was particularly bad with the uniters where they were designed so that you should pair them up with their creatures and therefore spend another 10 dollars again to complete the toa. But it always had that side effect of feeling like you were buying an incomplete set if you only owned one of the two. 

[Lenny7092]

You guys said inflation. I agree. Inflation really needs to stop.

I am not sure if this is because of the Lego Movie franchise having made less money in 2017-2019 (the series stopped in 2019), but there aren’t going to be more Lego Movie films any time soon. Inflation wouldn’t be a good way of re-continuing it.

[confused piraka]

Just now, Lenny7092 said:

Inflation really needs to stop.

how?

[Lenny7092]

1 minute ago, confused piraka said:

how?

I don’t know. Just do petitions to make Lego decrease the prices. Or, if Lego doesn’t find any benefit of doing the inflation. It could be driving customers away.

Edited Thursday at 07:21 PM by Lenny7092
Forgot some things.

[Nato G]

I don't think you understand how inflation works...