Original Lego Set Price

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Original Lego Set Price

Post by crewser » Wed Jun 18, 2014 4:20 pm

Is there a place to find out what a Lego set originally retailed for. I am looking to find out full retail price of several now retired sets. I am planning on posting them for sale on this forum, and want to sell them at a fair price.

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Re: Original Lego Set Price

Post by SpaceViking » Wed Jun 18, 2014 7:14 pm

brickset.com has a good catalog on set history, including prices and when the sets were available.

The original price isnt much of a guide to its current value, though. Some sets may be worth less, others may be more. Finding similar sets on bricklink.com and ebay will give you a better idea of their current value---especially if they are used.

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Re: Original Lego Set Price

Post by Nepenthe7 » Wed Jun 18, 2014 7:15 pm

I usually check peeron.com. This is good for older sets. Or you can also use brickset.com.

Sorry, this was posted the same time as the other reply, but I don't know how to delete it.

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Re: Original Lego Set Price

Post by vynsane » Wed Jun 18, 2014 7:35 pm

For a baseline "happy medium" price, compare the completed listings on eBay and the sales history on www.bricklink.com to the original MSRP on www.brickset.com, then decide what it's worth to you somewhere in between those prices.
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Re: Original Lego Set Price

Post by kibosh » Thu Jun 19, 2014 6:10 am

Have any sets actually gone down in value? I can't think of any.

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Re: Original Lego Set Price

Post by condor » Thu Jun 19, 2014 6:22 am

I think the Prince of Persia sets have. I remember the castle selling for around $50-$60 when the retail was $80. I haven't checked in a couple of months though.

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