This discussion is literally Apple's vs oranges.
In the world of Lego, that's what people are willing to pay.I was thinking about the OP question. If you think of it as a model or a way to get a model-type product of a Millennium Falcon, this is not the way to go, and price doesn't add up. Even being about half the price of the DeAgo kit for something about the same size (I think it is, anyway), it's a terrible price. You could buy two or more Bandai 72nd scale MFs. So terrible price. However, in the world of Legos, that price is about right. A little over 10 cents a brick. Go down to Target, or go online, and peruse the different Lego sets and see how much smaller sets cost and how the prices might compare to a plastic model of similar mass. As you compare these prices, you will find that Lego sets are prices very high when you think of them a way to get to a replica of anything. But, in the world of Lego, that's just what they cost.
Mike Todd
To a certain extent it is like those Funko Pop figures. Are there more accurate representations of the characters? Absolutely, but people like the look of them.
I dont think people are really understanding my question.
People are delving into the price and cost of the plastic blocks, engineering, etc.
Im also not saying someone buying a lego is thinking theyre getting an accurate representation or a scale model.
I guess what Im really asking is - what is this appeal of Legos that possesses someone to drop $800 on a blocky model when theres an aboslute uber accurate and cheaper option available?
I just cant wrap my head arounf dishing out $800 bucks for something thats blocky and riddled with little plastic nipples.
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