Set 10231
Shuttle Expedition
Retired Dec 2012Retail price$99.99What LEGO charged
Worth now$540.49Typical sealed asking price · 26 listings
Recently sold$389.99Only 1 sale so far — too few to lean on
vs retail+441%Worth more than it cost
Proven performer
Up 441% on its $100 retail price since retiring. Pay under $331 to still make a margin reselling.
How much is LEGO 10231 Shuttle Expedition worth?
LEGO 10231 Shuttle Expedition is worth about $540.49 sealed right now, based on 26 live sealed listings on eBay. That's 441% above its $99.99 retail price. It came out in 2011 with 1,230 pieces and 3 minifigures. It was retired in Dec 2012. We last checked it 5 days ago.
Price history
Value history
Oct 23$54026 listings
- Lowest
- $540
- Highest
- $543
- Change
- 0%
- Asking vs retail
- +441%
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?
Retired 14 years ago and now 5.4× retail. The people who bought two are very happy.
If you bought it to resell
Sells sealed for$540
Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$82
Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$16
Shipping · est. from 1,230 pieces−$18
Reaches you$424
Pay no more than$326
For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.
What it actually sold for
Sealed
$390
1 sold in six monthsUsed
$250
1 sold in six monthsSellers are asking 39% more than buyers actually paid. The $540 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$146vsSealed$540
Sealed is worth 73% more. Not one to break.
- Minifigures
- $8
- Loose parts
- 1,256 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
- 10231
- Theme
- Creator · Creator Expert
- Released
- 2011
- Status
- Retired Dec 2012
- Pieces
- 1,230
- Minifigures
- 3
- Retail price
- $99.99
- Value per piece
- $0.439
- Price confidence
- high · 26 listings
- Last checked
- 5 days ago
Where these numbers come from
eBay26 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $540. Last checked Oct 23.See the listings →BrickLink1 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $390 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 25.Open the price guide →Catalogue1,230 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $100.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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