Hufflepuff House Banner — B- · The Brick Drop Score
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The Drop Score
Hufflepuff House Banner
76412-1 · Harry Potter
Early read · 0 reviews
The banner format is clever enough — it gives you a vertical display piece with Hufflepuff heart built right into the structure — but $34.99 for 313 pieces is a tough sell when the theme practically begs to be collected as a full set of four.
Is the price fair?D+Steep for what it is, especially knowing three nearly identical sets exist at the same price point.
Will you love it?BThe Hufflepuff theming lands and the banner format is more satisfying on a shelf than you'd expect.
Holds its value?B-Modest but consistent — Harry Potter keeps its audience, and a full-set collector mentality supports the floor.
True ValueD+
$36
Street price
$46
Parts value
126%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 126% of the street price — the basis for this D+ price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$21
Printed & detailcalc
$2
Functional piecescalc
$1
Figures (×3)
$22
BargainThe parts alone are worth more than you pay — $46 of parts for $36.
The Full Take
Hufflepuff gets the full banner treatment here, and the format works: a tall, narrow display piece that reads clearly on a shelf without demanding much real estate. The build is more interesting than it looks from the box — there's some texture and layering that give it shelf presence beyond a flat tile mosaic. The minifig selection is solid for Hufflepuff fans, and the yellow-and-black colorway pops in person. Pricing is where this one stumbles; $34.99 for 313 pieces puts it in uncomfortable territory when the other house banners offer a nearly identical experience for the same money. If you're collecting all four, the value case gets easier — but that's also a $140 commitment to banners alone. On its own, the charm is real but the price is a stretch.
