If you look for Lego’s most expensive models, you won’t be able to find them on the shelves even in the finest toy stores. The highest valued Lego sets are collector’s items, which are usually retired sets and thus very scarce. Collectors and Lego enthusiasts around the world are willing to pay good pennies for them, take a look! The “Market Street” Lego set was the company’s second set of their modular building series for adults. The set contains 1248 pieces and features curved staircases and interchangeable floors. It’s currently valued at around €1,400. Lego’s “Café Corner” set features 2,056 pieces and you can find it for around €1,500. The building has three floors, a mosaic and a bicycle is featured in the set! This Lego set is the tallest one to this day – the amazing 1,06 meters. The French flag on top of it is also made of Lego bricks. The number of parts is 3,428 and you’d have to pay around €1,500 if you want your very own Lego Eiffel Tower set.
At number 7 the “Imperial Star Destroyer” Lego sets costs around €1,600 and you’ll find 1,359 in the box. This set is a model of the Imperial Star Destroyer ship from Star Wars and includes a Lego minifigure of Darth Vader, a hologram of Emperor Palpatine and eight synchronized cannons! 6. Death Star II Currently this Lego set’s value goes up to €1,600. The model includes a laser and is built to scale with the original Death Star II from Star Wars. It has 3,447 pieces. Only 5,000 Mr. Gold Lego minifigures were manufactured in honor of Lego’s 10-year anniversary of their Minifigures series. You can have a Mr. Gold in your hands for around €1,700! This Lego set contains 2,882 parts and all of them are sand-green bricks. The price for this set can go up to €1,900. This Lego set is electricity powered and has 3,263 pieces! When assembled and powered up, the Grand Carousel spins and plays melodies. You would need about €2,500 to get your hands on one of those!
The “Taj Mahal” Lego set is the largest Lego set ever made. It was produced in 2008 and contains the incredible amount of 5,922. Better save some money and patience for this one. These sets are currently valued at around €2,500. 1. Ultimate Collector’s Millennium Falcon Perhaps every Lego collector’s dream, this model is the largest Star Wars set ever made and second largest set after the “Taj Mahal”. In the box you will also find Lego minifigures of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Chewbacca, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo. The number of pieces is 5,174 and the price is €4,500. Better start saving up! Here at Catawiki you can find weekly Lego auctions! A few lucky people have already bought Lego sets from this list on Catawiki, maybe you're the next lucky one!The 10 most expensive Lego sets See all Editor's Picks The Daily Dot Bazaar Photo via Antonio / Flickr (CC-BY-SA) Remix by Max Fleishman Lego enthusiasts can shell out serious dough for the privilege of building the coolest, rarest, most extravagant sets.
Lego's priciest advanced models are highly valued collector's items. The most expensive retired Lego sets can fetch up to five figures. Among the most expensive include sets themed after Star Wars and major world landmarks like the Taj Mahal. What makes certain Lego sets so expensive? It's not solely because of the number of pieces or a popular franchise tie-in like Star Wars. The value of a Lego set often skyrockets after it retires."Rarity is the most important factor with any LEGO collectible. If a set is rare, and desirable, and continues to be rare, it will remain valuable," said founder of Lego pricing guide BrickPicker Ed Maciorowski.Here are the top 10 most valuable Lego sets according to the Lego collector's website Brickpicker: 10) Market StreetValue: $1,461.13Number of Pieces: 1248Notable features: "Market Street" is Lego's second entry in its modular building series for adult builders. The set features curved staircases and interchangeable floors. 9) Cafe CornerValue: $1,576.00Number of Pieces: 2,056Notable features: Lego's "Cafe Corner" features three stories, a mosaic, and a bicycle.
8) Eiffel TowerValue: $1,601.93Number of Pieces: 3, 428Notable features: The completed Lego Eiffel Tower is the tallest Lego model to date; standing at 42 inches. It features a French flag made out of Lego bricks. 7) Imperial Star DestroyerValue: $1,671.07Number of Pieces: 1,359Notable features: Lego's model of the Imperial Star Destroyer ship from Star Wars includes eight synchronized cannons, an Emperor Palpatine hologram, and a Lego figure of Darth Vader. 6) Death Star IIValue: $1,720.33Number of Pieces: 3,447Notable features: The Lego Death Star II is built to scale with the original and includes a super laser. 5) Mr. GoldValue: $1,831.09Number of Pieces: 1Notable features: Made to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Lego's Minifigures series, only 5,000 Mr. Gold figures were produced in total. 4) Statue of LibertyValue: $1,980.67Number of Pieces: 2,882Notable features: Lego's Statue of Liberty model is made entirely of sand-green bricks. 3) Grand Carousel Value: $2,603.40Number of Pieces: 3,263Notable features: Lego's electricity-powered Grand Carousel spins and plays music.
2) Taj MahalValue: $2,603.40Number of Pieces: 5,922Notable features: Lego's Taj Mahal became the company's largest set when it was released in 2008. Value: $4,729.00Number of Pieces: 5, 174Notable features: Lego's "Ultimate Collector's Millennium Falcon" is the largest Star Wars set and the second-largest Lego set ever made. It features Lego figures of Luke Skywalker, Hans Solo, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Up next after the break:You can build a small fortune from Lego – by collecting the most sought-after plastic bricks.Stumble across an Ultimate Collector’s Millennium Falcon set in the attic and you will have a toy space ship worth more than £3,000. When this Star Wars model of the Hans Solo-piloted rocket was first available in shops eight years ago, it cost about £340.Alternatively, find a Mr Gold minifigure in a cupboard drawer at home, as sold in packs at newsagents a couple of years ago, and you will be smiling all the way to the bank. Costing £2 originally, it now commands a price of £1,000.
Will Lego but won't let go: Founder of the London branch of Adult Fans of Lego Richard Selby, 44, is happy to play with Lego as well as stock up on sets as an investmentRichard Selby is founder of the London branch of the Adult Fans of Lego. He is happy – aged 44 – to play with Lego with fellow enthusiasts as well as stocking up on sets as an investment.The IT consultant, who lives in Walthamstow, East London, with graphic artist wife Aisling, 47, and their children ten-year-old Ben and Lance, six, says: ‘My interest started when the children were young and we would play Lego together. They would then go to bed and I would continue to build with the bricks while they were fast asleep.‘It is not a childish pursuit. It offers a creative outlet for adults as well as children – just like art does.’Richard adds: ‘Many modern sets are targeted at adult collectors – with limited editions often costing more than £100. It is these boxed sets that rise the most in value.’Lego plastic bricks were first made in 1949 but it was not until 1958 that the stud-and-tube connection style we recognise today was introduced.
They were originally simple red and white bricks produced from a matt cellulose acetate material that could warp over time. The modern plastic Lego brick was introduced in 1963 and made from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. Moneymaker: Limited edition set Café Corner was released in 2007 at a price of £90 - it can now sell for £2,000Richard says: ‘You should start by collecting what you like – as chances are if you think it is a cool Lego set, others will too. Some limited editions targeted at adults – such as the range of modular buildings – have soared in value. The first set in the range was Café Corner and released in 2007 at a price of £90. It can now sell for £2,000. Lego-themed sets with a huge fan base – such as Star Wars and Harry Potter – rise in value as they become scarcer.’Among Richard’s favourite investment purchases is a limited edition submarine, only released in Japan in 2010 for £40. Within six months this boxed toy was worth £350.Richard says those interested in collecting older Lego bricks should only buy sets that come in their original wooden box.
Values of these sets are likely to remain stable at about £300 rather than enjoy dramatic price growth. Yet the earliest wooden items made by Lego – such as play bricks, tractors and toy ducks – are extremely rare. Richard says: ‘If you have an old Lego toy with the maker’s stamp on it then you can almost set the price yourself as these are items more at home in a museum than a private collection.’Adam White, journalist for Lego fan magazine Bricks, says you do not have to buy an expensive limited edition set to make money. Know which bricks make the most money: Lego sets in pristine condition and in their original boxes fetch the most moneyFree Lego given away in sales promotions can sometimes prove a sound investment. He says: ‘Promotional Lego gifts were often unique pieces – this gives them great value for collectors. For example, a DVD for a Lego movie called Justice League came with a free ‘trickster’ minifigure that could not be bought in any other way.
People were buying the film for £8 and then selling the Lego character for £20 – it was crazy.’ Website Republic66Media sells Lego magazines Bricks (£4.99 monthly) and Bricks Culture (£9.99 quarterly). Online trading website BrickLink offers a great place to buy and sell Lego – as well as providing information on price trends.The Brickish Association is a community group for Adult Fans of Lego. A ‘Brick 2015 Build for Lego fans’ show is being held at the ExCeL conference centre in East London from December 11 to 13. Tickets cost from £20. Adam points out that Lego sets in pristine condition and in their original boxes fetch the most money. But as long as all the pieces are there, you will still be able to sell other old Lego kits that have been played with. You might also strike it lucky with a sought-after Lego series. For example, ‘Ultra Agents’ was launched last year and early sets that were originally selling for about £40 have already doubled in value.