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9656-1 Early Simple Machines Set

9656-1

Early Simple Machines Set

Early Simple Machines Set is LEGO set 9656-1. It doesn't have a score so far. The set is recommended by 0 reviews, based on 1 scored review and 1 review total. We know this set was released in 2008, and it is categorised in Education.

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Price Per Part (PPP)

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Average PPP for Other in 2008 is 1.53. PPP for this set is 2.04, which is worse.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as Other. 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 Other in 2008 is 40.22. PPM for this set is 103.88, which is worse.

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

amazon.com Recommendation: no 4.1 / 5 → 82 / 100

Set information

Set ID: 9656-1
Name: Early Simple Machines Set
Parts: 102
Minifigs: 2

Retail price (USD):
Original: 174.95
Inflation adjusted: 207.74

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 1.72
Inflation adjusted: 2.04

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 87.48
Inflation adjusted: 103.88

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Recommendation: no 4.1 / 5 from 26 reviews

I'm a bit disappointed in this kit. For the money, there should be more stuff. It would be nice to be able to build a bunch of different machines at the same time, but there just aren't enough parts. I paid $108. For that much money, I'd like more legos please. I mean, seriously. The picture makes it look like a big kit, but it's just a little over 100 legos. That's a dollar a lego! With that said, my son is very happy with it. I just think it's a bit of a ripe off. For the same money, I can get 500 mine-craft legos. I honestly don't get why these "education" kits are so expensive. it's ridiculous.

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 26 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.
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