My son ordered this set with a gift card thinking that because of the price it was a large set. It is only about 100 pieces. It was originally sold in 2005 for only $9.99 so keep that in mind. If you're a collector, it is a great set but if you're ordering it for a child to play with, prepare for tears and disappointment when they see how small it is.I personally think the number of pieces and rarity of the set should have been made VERY clear in the description. Every Lego box has the number or pieces on the front of the box and you can see in this picture it is not there. If it had been, we would have realized that it is nowhere near a big as the box and price makes it out to be.