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I might be just cheap but the last time I was at a toy store shopping for a Christmas gift for my friend's son, I was shocked at the retail price of Lego. I wo

I might be just cheap but the last time I was at a toy store shopping for a Christmas gift for my friend's son, I was shocked at the retail price of Lego. I wonder how the numbers would look if we were to consider the year after year increased prices of new product, sort of an accounting for inflation. I do find it very interesting how the Simpsons kits have lost value though, is it because the bricks are somehow different than the rest?

Fricken 8y ago
Lego is kind of like Apple in the sense that they exercise draconian brand control, they have a best in class product no one can compete with, and thus they can command ludicrous profit margins. In spite of being expensive, though, Lego is still a good deal, because it lasts forever. My childhood Lego, the oldest sets nearly 40 years old, was passed on to my younger sister, then my cousin, then my nephew, and I've got it back again. No other toy from my childhood is still around, let alone in use. It's a pretty safe bet that Lego will still be popular in 40 years, and my childhood Lego will still be compatible.
bena 8y ago
Price per piece, Lego is still roughly the same price. Sets are now more complicated and have higher piece counts. Small $5 sets with about 50 pieces that used to command shelf space are not polybags. The bricks are the same. I think they don't hold the same value because the minifigures are non-standard. And they had a Minifigures blind bag set as well that used the same molds/prints. So most of the reason to buy the sets could be had by buying a display box of Minifigures.