Compared to prices and complexities of similar sets, this is on par. This bonsai tree is more expensive per piece, but you could buy a dozen for the price of this new Death Star.

If you don't like little trees though, then you wouldn't buy that. Same for not liking olives, you probably wouldn't want a Greek salad. That doesn't make those things disgusting, nor unfortunate that they are being sold. It's just not for you, and that's okay.

[–] Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You are right, Lego prices are one of the few, which didn't go up as much as other popular toy brands, in fact for a few decades now they managed to be consistent with prices.

The audience is huge for SW and Lego amongst adults makes it possible to release these enormous multi-thousand piece sets, which pushes the prices up. More pieces = higher price.

Its a lots of money? Yes.

Is it more overpriced, than the average lego set price per piece in general? No.