Set 41178
The Dragon Sanctuary
Retired Dec 2016Retail price$49.99What LEGO charged
Worth now$370.00Typical sealed asking price · 12 listings
Recently sold$350.00Only 1 sale so far — too few to lean on
vs retail+640%Worth more than it cost
Proven performer
Up 640% on its $50 retail price since retiring. Pay under $223 to still make a margin reselling.
How much is LEGO 41178 The Dragon Sanctuary worth?
LEGO 41178 The Dragon Sanctuary is worth about $370.00 sealed right now, based on 12 live sealed listings on eBay. That's 640% above its $49.99 retail price. It came out in 2016 with 588 pieces and 2 minifigures. It was retired in Dec 2016. Over the last 84 days its typical asking price has fallen 7%, from $399.00 to $370.00. We last checked it 7 days ago.
Price history
Value history
Oct 21$37012 listings
- Lowest
- $352
- Highest
- $399
- Change
- -7%
- Asking vs retail
- +640%
26 observations · median asking · rechecked 8× daily
Should you buy it?
Retired 10 years ago and now 7.4× retail. The people who bought two are very happy.
If you bought it to resell
Sells sealed for$370
Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$56
Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$11
Shipping · est. from 588 pieces−$13
Reaches you$289
Pay no more than$222
For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.
What it actually sold for
Sealed
$350
1 sold in six monthsUsed
$183
2 sold in six monthsSellers are asking 6% more than buyers actually paid. The $370 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$92vsSealed$370
Sealed is worth 75% more. Not one to break.
- Minifigures
- $22
- Loose parts
- 638 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
- 41178
- Theme
- Elves
- Released
- 2016
- Status
- Retired Dec 2016
- Pieces
- 588
- Minifigures
- 2
- Retail price
- $49.99
- Value per piece
- $0.629
- Price confidence
- high · 12 listings
- Last checked
- 7 days ago
Where these numbers come from
eBay12 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $370. Last checked Oct 21.See the listings →BrickLink1 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $350 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 24.Open the price guide →Catalogue588 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $50.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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