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3830-1 The Bikini Bottom Express

3830-1

The Bikini Bottom Express

The Bikini Bottom Express is LEGO set 3830-1. It has a score of 77. This is average compared to all other sets. The set is recommended by 1 reviews, based on 2 scored reviews and 3 reviews total. It is ranked in the bottom 36.74% scored sets on Brick Insights. We know this set was released in 2008, and it is categorised in SpongeBob SquarePants.

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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 average compared to all other sets. Read more about the ratings distribution chart here.

Recommendations

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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 System in 2008 is 0.13. PPP for this set is 0.12, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. 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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Average PPM for System in 2008 is 16.01. PPM for this set is 7.91, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as System. 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

Brickset Recommendation: meh 4.1 / 5 → 82 / 100

Lugnet Recommendation: meh 72 / 100 → 72 / 100

Unscored reviews

Just2Good Recommendation: yes

Set information

Set ID: 3830-1
Name: The Bikini Bottom Express
Parts: 210
Minifigs: 3

Retail price (USD):
Original: 19.99
Inflation adjusted: 23.74

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.10
Inflation adjusted: 0.12

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 6.66
Inflation adjusted: 7.91

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Recommendation: meh 4.1 / 5 from 11 reviews

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Lugnet

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Recommendation: meh 72 / 100 from 10 reviews

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Just2Good

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Recommendation: yes at Just2Good

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