Set 10173

Holiday Train

Name: LEGO 10173 Holiday Train
SKU: 10173

Creator · 2006 · 969 pieces · 7 minifigs

Retired Dec 2007

Retail price$89.99What LEGO charged

Worth now$554.99Based on 3 recent sealed sales

Asking now$675.00Typical price on 11 eBay listings

vs retail+517%Worth more than it cost

Proven performer

Up 517% on its $90 retail price since retiring. Pay under $340 to still make a margin reselling.

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How much is LEGO 10173 Holiday Train worth?

LEGO 10173 Holiday Train is worth about $554.99 sealed right now, based on 3 recent sealed sales. That's 517% above its $89.99 retail price. It came out in 2006 with 969 pieces and 7 minifigures. It was retired in Dec 2007. We last checked it 4 days ago.

Price history

Value history

Oct 24$67511 listings

Lowest: $659
Highest: $675
Change: +2%
Asking vs retail: +650%

2 observations · median asking · rechecked 8× daily · early days — a line drawn through 2 readings shows what we measured, not a trend

Should you buy it?

Sellers want $675, but it’s actually been going for $555. Offer low.

If you bought it to resell

Sells sealed for$555

Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$85

Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$17

Shipping · est. from 969 pieces−$18

Reaches you$435

Pay no more than$335

For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.

What it actually sold for

Sealed

$555

3 sold in six months · $540–$575

Used

$340

1 sold in six months

Sellers are asking 22% more than buyers actually paid. The $675 figure above is a ceiling; this is the floor to negotiate toward.

Completed BrickLink transactions over the last six months. Real sales, not asking prices.

Worth more in pieces?

Parted out$127vsSealed$555

Sealed is worth 77% more. Not one to break.

Minifigures: $16
Loose parts: 1,007 pieces

Minifigure prices are real completed BrickLink sales. The parts figure is an estimate — the set’s own inventory at the catalogue average, not each piece priced individually. Treat it as a guide, and remember parting out is hours of work and many small sales.

Set details

Set number: 10173
Theme: Creator · Creator Expert
Released: 2006
Status: Retired Dec 2007
Pieces: 969
Minifigures: 7
Retail price: $89.99
Value per piece: $0.697
Price confidence: medium · 11 listings
Last checked: 4 days ago

Where these numbers come from

check it yourself

eBay11 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $675. Last checked Oct 24.See the listings →BrickLink3 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $555 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 25.Open the price guide →Catalogue969 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $90.See the catalogue entry →

eBay links are affiliate links — if you buy after clicking, we earn a small commission at no cost to you, and that is what pays for the site. BrickLink has no such programme, so those are plain links. Neither changes what we show or what we say about it.

How to read this. The value is the median of live sealed listings, after removing instructions, empty boxes, used sets, multi-set lots and implausible outliers. Real sale prices usually land below asking, so the buy-below figure is deliberately the conservative end of the range.