Out of all the things coming out on September 1st (HP (hopefully), Star Wars), 60271 Main Square from the CITY theme should be on the bottom of your hit list. In fact, it probably shouldn’t even be on your list AT ALL. LEGO sent over an email promoting this seemingly overpriced CITY set. Why does it seem like it’s overpriced? Well, for starters, it’s $199.99. Most of the top end CITY sets that didn’t include a train have never broken over $149.99 for the past couple of years. Take a look:
- 2019 60229 Rocket Assembly & Transport $149.99 1,055 pieces
- 2018 60200 Capital City $149.99 1,211 pieces
- 2017 60162 Jungle Air Drop Helicopter $149.99 1,250 pieces
- 2016 60125 Volcano Heavy-Lift Helicopter $149.99 1,277 pieces
- 2015 60097 City Square $189.99 1,683 pieces
2015 was an exception but it was justified by the piece count (kinda; the final build of that set is just as terrible as this year’s Square set). That’s just the last five years. I think that’s enough of a baseline to make my point that this year’s top-end set:
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