Lloyd's mech is small, charming, and exactly what a polybag should be — but LEGO® priced it past the point where that charm holds up on its own.
Is the price fair?D+Polybag pricing that feels more like a set pricing — and not in a good way.
Will you love it?BCompact mech with real personality; easy to like if you're already in on Ninjago.
Holds its value?C-Flat secondary market makes this a keep-it-for-fun, not a keep-it-for-profit.
True ValueD+
$5
Street price
$4
Parts value
79%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 79% of the street price — the basis for this D+ price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$1
Figures (×1)
$2
FairParts are worth about 79% of the price — close to what the set is worth.
The Full Take
The Lloyd Suit Mech does the polybag thing right in spirit: a compact buildable mech with a matching minifig, snappy green colorway, and enough personality to make a Ninjago fan smile. The build itself is quick but not thoughtless — the mech silhouette reads clearly at this scale, which is harder to pull off than it looks. Where it stumbles is the price tag, which lands this in D territory on value; polybags live and die by that math, and this one doesn't win. The hold grade is a soft C-, meaning don't count on the secondary market to bail you out. Still, the B on the love side is real — if you're a Ninjago collector or snagging it for a kid's desk, the set delivers the smile it promises. Just go in knowing what it is: a fun little thing that costs a little too much.