Jay's Kendo Training Pod — C- · The Brick Drop Score
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The Drop Score
Jay's Kendo Training Pod
853758-1 · Ninjago
Early read · 3 reviews
Eight dollars for 28 pieces and one Jay minifig — this tiny pod charges full set prices for what's essentially a polybag without the polybag pricing. The love is real if you're a Ninjago completionist, but your wallet deserves better.
Is the price fair?FPolybag content, full set price tag — the math isn't mathing.
Will you love it?A-Jay's kendo variant is legitimately fun, and the pod has a tidy, display-ready look.
Holds its value?C-Unremarkable on the secondary market — don't bank on this one moving the needle.
True ValueF
$28
Street price
$8
Parts value
27%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 27% of the street price — the basis for this F price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$3
Figures (×1)
$3
Premium you pay
Premium over parts
$20
OverpricedYou're paying well above the parts' value — $8 of parts for a $28 price.
The Full Take
Jay's Kendo Training Pod is one of those sets that lives or dies by how deep your Ninjago devotion runs. The pod itself is a cute little display piece — compact, themed, and clearly built around showing off Jay in his kendo gear, which is a genuinely cool minifig variant. But $8.99 for 28 pieces is a tough pill; this is polybag content at a premium price point, and LEGO® didn't do fans any favors with that call. The build clocks in at maybe ten minutes, which might not even get a kid through a commercial break. That said, hardcore Ninjago fans will find the charm — the figure alone carries most of the weight here. For everyone else, it's a set that's easier to love in a collection than it is to justify at the register.
