Set 10197
Fire Brigade
Retired Dec 2013Retail price$149.99What LEGO charged
Worth now$494.77Based on 5 recent sealed sales
Asking now$750.00Typical price on 32 eBay listings
vs retail+230%Worth more than it cost
Proven performer
Up 230% on its $150 retail price since retiring. Pay under $302 to still make a margin reselling.
How much is LEGO 10197 Fire Brigade worth?
LEGO 10197 Fire Brigade is worth about $494.77 sealed right now, based on 5 recent sealed sales. That's 230% above its $149.99 retail price. It came out in 2009 with 2,236 pieces and 4 minifigures. It was retired in Dec 2013. We last checked it 2 days ago.
Price history
Value history
Oct 24$75032 listings
- Lowest
- $743
- Highest
- $750
- Change
- +1%
- Asking vs retail
- +400%
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 $750, but it’s actually been going for $495. Offer low.
If you bought it to resell
Sells sealed for$495
Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$75
Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$15
Shipping · est. from 2,236 pieces−$26
Reaches you$378
Pay no more than$291
For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.
What it actually sold for
Sealed
$495
5 sold in six months · $350–$600Used
$375
13 sold in six monthsSellers are asking 52% more than buyers actually paid. The $750 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$266vsSealed$495
Sealed is worth 46% more. Not one to break.
- Minifigures
- —
- Loose parts
- 2,418 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
- 10197
- Theme
- Modular Buildings
- Released
- 2009
- Status
- Retired Dec 2013
- Pieces
- 2,236
- Minifigures
- 4
- Retail price
- $149.99
- Value per piece
- $0.335
- Price confidence
- high · 32 listings
- Last checked
- 2 days ago
Where these numbers come from
eBay32 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $750. Last checked Oct 24.See the listings →BrickLink5 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $495 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 25.Open the price guide →Catalogue2,236 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $150.See the catalogue entry →
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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.
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