Set 3817
The Flying Dutchman
Retired Nov 2013Retail price$24.99What LEGO charged
Worth now$158.31Based on 3 recent sealed sales
Asking now$205.00Typical price on 8 eBay listings
vs retail+533%Worth more than it cost
Proven performer
Up 533% on its $25 retail price since retiring. Pay under $90 to still make a margin reselling.
How much is LEGO 3817 The Flying Dutchman worth?
LEGO 3817 The Flying Dutchman is worth about $158.31 sealed right now, based on 3 recent sealed sales. That's 533% above its $24.99 retail price. It came out in 2012 with 241 pieces and 3 minifigures. It was retired in Nov 2013. We last checked it 5 days ago.
Price history
Value history
Oct 23$2058 listings
- Lowest
- $72
- Highest
- $205
- Change
- +184%
- Asking vs retail
- +720%
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 $205, but it’s actually been going for $158. Offer low.
If you bought it to resell
Sells sealed for$158
Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$24
Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$5
Shipping · est. from 241 pieces−$9
Reaches you$120
Pay no more than$92
For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.
What it actually sold for
Sealed
$158
3 sold in six months · $150–$170Used
$60
8 sold in six monthsSellers are asking 29% more than buyers actually paid. The $205 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$73vsSealed$158
Sealed is worth 54% more. Not one to break.
- Minifigures
- $46
- Loose parts
- 248 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
- 3817
- Theme
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Released
- 2012
- Status
- Retired Nov 2013
- Pieces
- 241
- Minifigures
- 3
- Retail price
- $24.99
- Value per piece
- $0.851
- Price confidence
- medium · 8 listings
- Last checked
- 5 days ago
Where these numbers come from
eBay8 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $205. Last checked Oct 23.See the listings →BrickLink3 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $158 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 25.Open the price guide →Catalogue241 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $25.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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