Is the LEGO Friends Central Perk a Good Investment Set?

18th April 2021

A set that may be retiring this year, that could have slipped under your radar is the Central Perk cafe (21319) from the Friends sitcom. Set number 21319 is part of the Ideas theme and originally started life as a fan designed set which LEGO then produced. Ideas sets usually have a shelf life of between 1-2 years and considering Central Perk was released in October 2019 there's a very strong chance it will retire in 2021.

To cut a long story short, out of all of the sets on sale by LEGO today I think this is one of the best for future investment.

It's price tag of £64.99 is very cheap when you consider it's a licenced set, and with 1070 pieces it makes the Price Per Piece 6.1p. In the table below I've compared this to other LEGO sets, even against those that aren't licenced it's still very good value

Number	Name	Theme	Licenced	Pieces	RRP	PPP
75954	Hogwarts Great Hall	Harry Potter	Yes	878	£89.99	£10.2p
21326	Winnie the Pooh	Ideas	Yes	1265	£89.99	£7.1p
21325	Medieval Blacksmith	Ideas	No	2164	£134.99	£6.2p
10278	Police Station	Creator Expert	No	2923	£169.99	£5.8p
10280	Flower Bouquet	Creator Expert	No	756	£44.99	£6.0p

Of course Price Per Piece isn't everything but it is reassuring to investors because they know that they could always Part Out the set if needs be.

Secondly when buying a set for investment you have to think about who is going to buy it from you at a later date. Friends is one of the most loved sitcoms of all time and has been watched by millions across the world, there are probably more Friends fans than LEGO fans currently. If one of those fans gets into LEGO in the future there's a high chance they will want to add Central Perk to their collection.

If Central Perk does indeed retire in 2021 it could be an easy buy now and double your money in a year investment.