Name: Telescopic Handler
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 8295-1
Rating: 77 (4 reviews)

Telescopic Handler is LEGO set 8295-1. It has a score of 77. This is average compared to all other sets. The set is recommended by 1 reviews, based on 3 scored reviews and 4 reviews total. It is ranked in the bottom 37.19% scored sets on Brick Insights. We know this set was released in 2008, and it is categorised in Technic.

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Recommendations

Avoid 33%

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Price Per Part (PPP)

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Average PPP for Technic in 2008 is 0.11. PPP for this set is 0.09, which is better.

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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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Review breakdown

Scored reviews

Eurobricks Recommendation: yes 4.5 / 5 → 90 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: no 3.6 / 5 → 72 / 100

Lugnet Recommendation: meh 69 / 100 → 69 / 100

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Set information

Set ID: 8295-1
Name: Telescopic Handler
Parts: 1182

Retail price (USD):
Original: 89.99
Inflation adjusted: 106.86

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.08
Inflation adjusted: 0.09

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Eurobricks

Recommendation: yes 4.5 / 5 by ZO6

I REALLY like the telescopic handler. It may not be as technically/mechanically impressive or complex as some other models, but it's still got a lot going on. A telescopic handler is not as easily recognizable as many other models featured in the Technic line and may perhaps be overlooked by many because of this. This is a shame as I think this set is pretty nifty and encourage more people to check it out if possible.

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Brickset

Recommendation: no 3.6 / 5 from 12 reviews

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Lugnet

Recommendation: meh 69 / 100 from 9 reviews

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by John

If you are interested in purchasing this as a used set, you'll most likely be saving a bit of money, with secondary markets going for a little under the RRP. If you want a new set, expect to pay around $200. This means that you'll get a decent price per element, at under 20c even at new. Collectibility is a little trickier. Is it a standout set? Not so much. Is it unique? Nope, there's other telehandlers.

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