Venom in 34 pieces shouldn't work this well — but that minifig is doing serious heavy lifting, and the shelf presence punches well above the part count.
The parts alone are worth about 124% of the street price — the basis for this C price read.
BargainThe parts alone are worth more than you pay — $6 of parts for $5.
This is a character set, and Venom is exactly the kind of character who can carry one. The minifig is the whole product — detailed, menacing, and unmistakably Venom in a way that a $10-ish Marvel grab rewards. At 34 pieces the build itself is nothing to write home about, but nobody's buying this for the build. It's a C on price because you're paying character tax, and that's fine if you know going in. The love grade is an A because Venom fans will not be disappointed by what's in the bag. Just don't expect the secondary market to do anything interesting with it — Marvel minifig sets at this price point tend to sit flat after retirement.