Set 3181

Passenger Plane

Name: LEGO 3181 Passenger Plane
SKU: 3181

City · 2010 · 309 pieces · 3 minifigs

Retired Oct 2012

Retail price$39.99What LEGO charged

Worth now$165.00Typical sealed asking price · 14 listings

Recently sold$90.25Only 1 sale so far — too few to lean on

vs retail+313%Worth more than it cost

Proven performer

Up 313% on its $40 retail price since retiring. Pay under $94 to still make a margin reselling.

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How much is LEGO 3181 Passenger Plane worth?

LEGO 3181 Passenger Plane is worth about $165.00 sealed right now, based on 14 live sealed listings on eBay. That's 313% above its $39.99 retail price. It came out in 2010 with 309 pieces and 3 minifigures. It was retired in Oct 2012. We last checked it yesterday.

Price history

Value history

Oct 23$16514 listings

Lowest: $165
Highest: $165
Change: 0%
Asking vs retail: +313%

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 4.1× retail. The people who bought two are very happy.

If you bought it to resell

Sells sealed for$165

Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$25

Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$5

Shipping · est. from 309 pieces−$13

Reaches you$121

Pay no more than$93

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

What it actually sold for

Sealed

$90

1 sold in six months

Used

$38

7 sold in six months

Sellers are asking 83% more than buyers actually paid. The $165 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$56vsSealed$165

Sealed is worth 66% more. Not one to break.

Minifigures: $20
Loose parts: 328 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: 3181
Theme: City · Airport
Released: 2010
Status: Retired Oct 2012
Pieces: 309
Minifigures: 3
Retail price: $39.99
Value per piece: $0.534
Price confidence: high · 14 listings
Last checked: yesterday

Where these numbers come from

check it yourself

eBay14 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $165. Last checked Oct 23.See the listings →BrickLink1 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $90 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 19.Open the price guide →Catalogue309 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $40.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.