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I purchased the Lego Space Shuttle in October, 2012 for my nephew for $94.99. I had so much fun putting it together with him a couple years later that I decide
by hangonhn 12y ago
I purchased the Lego Space Shuttle in October, 2012 for my nephew for $94.99. I had so much fun putting it together with him a couple years later that I decided that I want one myself and it's now at $300:
http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-4657599-Shuttle-Expedition-10231/dp/B004ZWKWQQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1424756059&sr=8-2&keywords=lego+space+shuttle http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-4657599-Shuttle-Expedition-10231/...
I know this because Amazon has a notification at the top to tell me that I purchased it in 2012 and I can see the order. In the span of 2.5 years, it's tripled in price.
I wish he had done a graph of the prices for the same sets over time. That way I can compare if it is the Space Shuttle set that's skyrocketed in price or if it is across the board.
- briannickel 12y agoFor your specific case you can look at camelcamelcamel: http://camelcamelcamel.com/LEGO-4657599-Shuttle-Expedition-10231/product/B004ZWKWQQ http://camelcamelcamel.com/LEGO-4657599-Shuttle-Expedition-1... The last first-party price change ($84.97) corresponds to a steady and sustained increase in third-party price, so I'm assuming they discontinued the product in December of 2013 and the price is now driven by market forces. Just looking at other recommended space sets, I'm seeing prices jump 2x to 3x between when they were discontinued and now.
- DanBC 12y agoHow many unique pieces are there in the space shuttle set?
- MikeTV 12y agoGood point. Here's a part listing: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=10231-1 http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemInv.asp?S=10231-1 At first glance, looks like the only unique parts are the sticker set (~$5-$17) and the minifigs ($3-5). How many other parts you need to buy would depend on the size and variety of your collection.