Set 21039
Shanghai
Retired Jan 2021Retail price$59.99What LEGO charged
Worth now$131.97Based on 5 recent sealed sales
Asking now$149.50Typical price on 25 eBay listings
vs retail+120%Worth more than it cost
Proven performer
Up 120% on its $60 retail price since retiring. Pay under $73 to still make a margin reselling.
How much is LEGO 21039 Shanghai worth?
LEGO 21039 Shanghai is worth about $131.97 sealed right now, based on 5 recent sealed sales. That's 120% above its $59.99 retail price. It came out in 2018 with 597 pieces. It was retired in Jan 2021. Its typical asking price has held steady over the last 83 days. We last checked it 8 days ago.
Price history
Value history
Oct 20$15025 listings
- Lowest
- $149
- Highest
- $150
- Change
- 0%
- Asking vs retail
- +149%
26 observations · median asking · rechecked 8× daily
Should you buy it?
Up 149% on retail since retiring. A proper hold.
If you bought it to resell
Sells sealed for$132
Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$20
Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$5
Shipping · est. from 597 pieces−$13
Reaches you$94
Pay no more than$73
For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.
What it actually sold for
Sealed
$132
5 sold in six months · $125–$140Used
$75
3 sold in six monthsSellers are asking 13% more than buyers actually paid. The $150 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$68vsSealed$132
Sealed is worth 49% more. Not one to break.
- Minifigures
- —
- Loose parts
- 615 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
- 21039
- Theme
- Architecture · Skylines
- Released
- 2018
- Status
- Retired Jan 2021
- Pieces
- 597
- Minifigures
- —
- Retail price
- $59.99
- Value per piece
- $0.25
- Price confidence
- high · 25 listings
- Last checked
- 8 days ago
Where these numbers come from
eBay25 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $150. Last checked Oct 20.See the listings →BrickLink5 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $132 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 24.Open the price guide →Catalogue597 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $60.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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