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8290-1 Mini Forklift

8290-1

Mini Forklift

Mini Forklift is LEGO set 8290-1. It has a score of 69. This is bad compared to all other sets. The set is recommended by 0 reviews, based on 3 scored reviews and 3 reviews total. It is ranked in the bottom 12.16% scored sets on Brick Insights. We know this set was released in 2008, and it is categorised in Technic.

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Average rating

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We calculate the average rating when we've found two or more scored reviews. This set is bad compared to all other sets. Read more about the ratings distribution chart here.

Recommendations

Avoid 67%

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A review is considereded a recommendation when its score is above the reviewers median score or if it's explicitly said so in the review. Read more in our article about recommendations.

Price Per Part (PPP)

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Average PPP for Technic in 2008 is 0.11. PPP for this set is 0.11, which is average.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as Technic. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPP is a guide, not a rule, and affected by the type of parts included. A set containing small generic parts generally have better PPP than one containing larger specialized parts.

Price Per Minifig (PPM)

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We do not currently know how the average price per minifig for this set compares to other sets.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as Technic. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPM only takes the number of minifigs into account and discards everything else. It's a guide, not a rule.

Review breakdown

Scored reviews

Eurobricks Recommendation: meh 26 / 30 → 87 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: no 3.4 / 5 → 68 / 100

Lugnet Recommendation: no 53 / 100 → 53 / 100

Set information

Set ID: 8290-1
Name: Mini Forklift
Parts: 89

Retail price (USD):
Original: 7.99
Inflation adjusted: 9.49

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.09
Inflation adjusted: 0.11

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Recommendation: meh 26 / 30 by VBBN

I would definitely recommend this set to anyone, whether you are a system or technic fan, this is perfect. It has great parts, and is pretty cheap. The alternate model is also very good.

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Recommendation: no 3.4 / 5 from 7 reviews

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Lugnet

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Recommendation: no 53 / 100 from 6 reviews

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