Set 10253
Big Ben
Retired Nov 2018Retail price$249.99What LEGO charged
Worth now$569.99Typical sealed asking price · 33 listings
Recently sold$437.35Only 2 sales so far — too few to lean on
vs retail+128%Worth more than it cost
Proven performer
Up 128% on its $250 retail price since retiring. Pay under $349 to still make a margin reselling.
How much is LEGO 10253 Big Ben worth?
LEGO 10253 Big Ben is worth about $569.99 sealed right now, based on 33 live sealed listings on eBay. That's 128% above its $249.99 retail price. It came out in 2016 with 4,167 pieces. It was retired in Nov 2018. Over the last 89 days its typical asking price has risen 8%, from $526.00 to $569.99. We last checked it 2 days ago.
Price history
Value history
Oct 26$57033 listings
- Lowest
- $526
- Highest
- $570
- Change
- +6%
- Asking vs retail
- +128%
27 observations · median asking · rechecked 8× daily
Should you buy it?
Up 128% on retail since retiring. A proper hold.
If you bought it to resell
Sells sealed for$570
Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$87
Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$18
Shipping · est. from 4,167 pieces−$34
Reaches you$431
Pay no more than$332
For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.
What it actually sold for
Sealed
$437
2 sold in six months · $383–$492Used
$219
5 sold in six monthsSellers are asking 30% more than buyers actually paid. The $570 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$465vsSealed$570
Sealed is worth 18% more. Not one to break.
- Minifigures
- —
- Loose parts
- 4,229 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
- 10253
- Theme
- Creator · Creator Expert
- Released
- 2016
- Status
- Retired Nov 2018
- Pieces
- 4,167
- Minifigures
- —
- Retail price
- $249.99
- Value per piece
- $0.137
- Price confidence
- high · 33 listings
- Last checked
- 2 days ago
Where these numbers come from
eBay33 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $570. Last checked Oct 26.See the listings →BrickLink2 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $437 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 29.Open the price guide →Catalogue4,167 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $250.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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