Zane's Power Up Mech EVO — B- · The Brick Drop Score
B-
The Drop Score
Zane's Power Up Mech EVO
71761-1 · Ninjago
Early read · 0 reviews
Two minifigs in a $9.99 set is the kind of ratio that makes you double-check the box. Zane's mech delivers decent shelf presence and a solid little build, but its resale floor is basically the ground.
Is the price fair?B-Fair for the theme, fair for the figs — nothing to complain about at ten bucks.
Will you love it?B-n/a
Holds its value?C-The resale floor on this one might as well be a trapdoor.
True ValueB-
$10
MSRP
$6
Parts value
57%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 57% of the MSRP — the basis for this B- price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$5
Figures (×2)est.
$5
Premium you pay
Premium over parts
$4
Figures aren’t in the price read yet — that’s an estimate until we price them for real.
OverpricedYou're paying well above the parts' value — $6 of parts for a $10 price.
FiguresThe price read counts the bricks; the figures add an estimated $5 more (real figure pricing coming).
The Full Take
Two minifigs at ten bucks is a genuinely rare deal in the Ninjago EVO lineup — that alone makes this worth a second look. The mech itself is compact but reads well on shelf, with the transformation gimmick giving it a bit more personality than a static display piece. At 95 pieces the build goes fast, maybe too fast for older fans, but the part selection is clean and the minifigs carry real play value. The price grades out fair rather than exceptional, and nothing about the construction is going to stop a hardcore builder in their tracks. Where this set stumbles is on the back end — secondary market demand is weak and it's not aging into a collector piece. Buy it for what it is: a fun, well-priced small set that punches above its weight on character count.