Lloyd's Spinjitzu Ninja Training — D+ · The Brick Drop Score
D+
The Drop Score
Lloyd's Spinjitzu Ninja Training
70689-1 · Ninjago
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33 pieces for $9.99 is a tough sell when the whole thing fits in your palm — Lloyd deserves better than this.
Is the price fair?FTen dollars for 33 pieces — this one stings.
Will you love it?BYoung Ninjago fans will wear this out, and that counts for something.
Holds its value?C-Common, cheap, and forgettable — the secondary market doesn't want it.
True ValueF
$43
Street price
$10
Parts value
24%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 24% of the street price — the basis for this F price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$3
Figures (×1)
$6
Premium you pay
Premium over parts
$32
OverpricedYou're paying well above the parts' value — $10 of parts for a $43 price.
The Full Take
Lloyd is one of Ninjago's most beloved characters, and that charm carries this set further than the parts count has any right to. Thirty-three pieces at ten dollars is a rough value proposition — you're paying a premium for the minifig and a micro spinner that disappears in seconds. The build itself is over before it starts, which is fine for a six-year-old but leaves everyone else cold. That said, kids who are deep in Ninjago lore will spin this thing until it falls apart, and the Love grade reflects that real-world play reality. As a shelf piece it's a non-starter, and flippers shouldn't expect much movement on a mass-produced polybag-tier set. If you've got a young Lloyd fan and this is a birthday stuffer, it lands. Everyone else should spend that ten dollars somewhere else in the catalog.