The start of 2024 is bringing a myriad of new sets and opportunities for LEGO enthusiast to build. Originating in 2021, Roses (40460) was one of the first sets released in the LEGO Botanical Collection. Now 3 years later, LEGO has grown a full Bouquet of Roses (10328).
This set brings our first look at a new statistic we’re piloting at Bicks by Numbers, the Brick Value Indicator (BVI). LEGO enthusiasts are usually familiar with price per piece (ppp), a number calculated by dividing the retail price by the number of pieces in a set. BVI takes ppp to the next level, by factoring in the cost of buying each piece directly from LEGO and deriving a value of the set between ppp, retail costs, and LEGO’s ppp cost.
Bouquet of Roses retails for $59.99, has 822 pieces, and 91.58 BVI. Over half of the set (59.8%) is composed of only two colors, red (34.5%) and dark green (25.3%), while 13 other colors make up the remaining 41.2%. With 53 unique elements and 50 unique parts, there is significant variation in the bricks in the set.
Without further ado, here’s the Stat Card for LEGO 10328: Bouquet of Roses:
Set Name: Bouquet of Roses
Theme: Botanical Collection
Piece Count: 822
Retail Price: $59.99
Weight: 695g
BVI: 91.58
ppp: $0.07298
ppg: $0.08632
LPPP Total: $114.93
LPPP: $0.13982
Unique Colors: 15
Unique Parts: 50
Unique Elements: 53
The Lingo
With our first post, we wanted to give you the rundown on some of the terms/lingo we’re using on Bricks by Numbers. We’ll keep The Lingo page updated with new terms as we go. For now, here are some of the terms used above:
- Brick Value Indicator (BVI): A Bricks by Numbers metric that compares the price per piece (ppp) metric against the cost to purchase individual bricks from a set from LEGO’s Pick-A-Brick.
- Price Per Piece (ppp): Calculated by taking the retail price of a set and dividing it by the total piece count. Also referred to as price per part or price per brick.
- Price Per Gram (ppg): Calculated by taking the retail price of a set and dividing it by set weight.
- LEGO Price Per Piece Total (LPPP Total): Calculated by taking the total the cost of acquiring all bricks in a set from LEGO Pick-A-Brick.
- LEGO Price Per Piece (LPPP): Calculated by taking the LPPP Total and dividing it by the total piece count.
That’s 10328 by the numbers. What do you think?