Lloyd Avatar - Arcade Pod — C · The Brick Drop Score
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The Drop Score
Lloyd Avatar - Arcade Pod
71716-1 · Ninjago
Based on 7 reviews · thin
49 pieces for ten bucks is a rough sell no matter how cute the arcade pod gimmick is — this one lives and dies by how much your kid loves Lloyd.
Is the price fair?FTen dollars for 49 pieces and a gimmick pod is a tough number to defend.
Will you love it?B-If you're a Ninjago kid or a Lloyd collector, the minifig alone makes it worth a look.
Holds its value?C-Slim secondary market ceiling — small sets like this flood the aftermarket fast.
True ValueF
$56
Street price
$18
Parts value
32%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 32% of the street price — the basis for this F price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$5
Figures (×2)
$12
Premium you pay
Premium over parts
$39
OverpricedYou're paying well above the parts' value — $18 of parts for a $56 price.
The Full Take
The Arcade Pod concept is legitimately charming: a little self-contained capsule that opens up, holds a minifig, and doubles as a display piece. But LEGO® charged full impulse-buy price for what is, at its core, a handful of parts and a novelty shell. The Lloyd minifig is the real draw here — it's a clean variant that Ninjago collectors will want — and the pod itself snaps together fast enough to keep younger fans happy for a few minutes. As a standalone set it's a tough pitch; as a piece of a larger Arcade Pod wave, it makes more sense. The price grade drags the whole read down, and that's fair — this is a set for fans of the theme, not a general recommendation.
