Set 3830
The Bikini Bottom Express
Retired Dec 2009Retail price$19.99What LEGO charged
Worth now$355.99Typical sealed asking price · 8 listings
Recently sold—No recent sales on file
vs retail+1681%Worth more than it cost
Proven performer
Up 1681% on its $20 retail price since retiring. Pay under $214 to still make a margin reselling.
How much is LEGO 3830 The Bikini Bottom Express worth?
LEGO 3830 The Bikini Bottom Express is worth about $355.99 sealed right now, based on 8 live sealed listings on eBay. That's 1681% above its $19.99 retail price. It came out in 2008 with 210 pieces and 3 minifigures. It was retired in Dec 2009. We last checked it 3 days ago.
Price history
Value history
Oct 24$3568 listings
- Lowest
- $348
- Highest
- $356
- Change
- +2%
- Asking vs retail
- +1681%
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 17 years ago and now 17.8× retail. The people who bought two are very happy.
If you bought it to resell
Sells sealed for$356
Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$54
Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$11
Shipping · est. from 210 pieces−$9
Reaches you$282
Pay no more than$217
For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.
What it actually sold for
Used
$70
6 sold in six monthsCompleted BrickLink transactions over the last six months. Real sales, not asking prices.
Set details
- Set number
- 3830
- Theme
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Released
- 2008
- Status
- Retired Dec 2009
- Pieces
- 210
- Minifigures
- 3
- Retail price
- $19.99
- Value per piece
- $1.695
- Price confidence
- medium · 8 listings
- Last checked
- 3 days ago
Where these numbers come from
eBay8 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $356. Last checked Oct 24.See the listings →BrickLinkPrice guideNo completed sales recorded for this one yet. Last checked Oct 25.Open the price guide →Catalogue210 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $20.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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