Creative Ninja Brick Box — B- · The Brick Drop Score
B-
The Drop Score
Creative Ninja Brick Box
71787-1 · Ninjago
Early read · 2 reviews
$60 for a Ninja brick box sounds fun until you realize you're essentially paying a premium for the tub — the builds inside are bite-sized and the price just doesn't match the moment.
Is the price fair?D$60 for a brick box with snack-sized builds is a tough sell — this is an F for a reason.
Will you love it?B-The six minifigs punch above their weight and kids who love Ninjago will dig it, even if the builds are short-lived.
Holds its value?C-Brick boxes rarely hold value post-retirement — this one won't buck that trend.
True ValueD
$81
Street price
$66
Parts value
81%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 81% of the street price — the basis for this D price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$48
Printed & detailcalc
$2
Functional piecescalc
$2
Figures (×6)
$15
Premium you pay
Premium over parts
$15
FairParts are worth about 81% of the price — close to what the set is worth.
The Full Take
Creative Ninja sets live or die on whether the sum of their small builds feels like a real experience, and this one lands somewhere in the middle. Six minifigs is a genuine highlight — solid Ninjago roster, kids will have characters to actually fight over. The builds themselves are quick and modular, which works for younger builders but leaves anyone past the beginner stage wanting more. At $59.99 the price is where this thing falls apart; other sets in this range give you substantially more to sink your teeth into. The brick box format has a place, especially for kids who want freestyle building after the instructions are done. But the value ask here is steep for what arrives, and the secondary market isn't going to bail you out. If a kid in your life is deep in the Ninjago phase, the minifig haul alone might carry it — just don't come in expecting the price to feel justified.
