Name: Early Simple Machines Set
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 9656-1
Rating: 82.00 (1 reviews)

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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.

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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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Average PPM for Other in 2008 is 40.22. PPM for this set is 103.88, which is worse.

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Review breakdown

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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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