Set 42052
Heavy Lift Helicopter
Retired Dec 2017Retail price$139.99What LEGO charged
Worth now$269.99Typical sealed asking price · 19 listings
Recently sold$195.00Only 1 sale so far — too few to lean on
vs retail+93%Worth more than it cost
Proven performer
Up 93% on its $140 retail price since retiring. Pay under $160 to still make a margin reselling.
How much is LEGO 42052 Heavy Lift Helicopter worth?
LEGO 42052 Heavy Lift Helicopter is worth about $269.99 sealed right now, based on 19 live sealed listings on eBay. That's 93% above its $139.99 retail price. It came out in 2016 with 1,042 pieces. It was retired in Dec 2017. Over the last 84 days its typical asking price has risen 10%, from $245.00 to $269.99. We last checked it 4 days ago.
Price history
Value history
Oct 21$27019 listings
- Lowest
- $241
- Highest
- $270
- Change
- +10%
- Asking vs retail
- +93%
26 observations · median asking · rechecked 8× daily
Should you buy it?
Up 93% on retail since retiring. A proper hold.
If you bought it to resell
Sells sealed for$270
Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$41
Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$9
Shipping · est. from 1,042 pieces−$18
Reaches you$202
Pay no more than$156
For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.
What it actually sold for
Sealed
$195
1 sold in six monthsUsed
$144
1 sold in six monthsSellers are asking 38% more than buyers actually paid. The $270 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$120vsSealed$270
Sealed is worth 55% more. Not one to break.
- Minifigures
- —
- Loose parts
- 1,093 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
- 42052
- Theme
- Technic
- Released
- 2016
- Status
- Retired Dec 2017
- Pieces
- 1,042
- Minifigures
- —
- Retail price
- $139.99
- Value per piece
- $0.259
- Price confidence
- high · 19 listings
- Last checked
- 4 days ago
Where these numbers come from
eBay19 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $270. Last checked Oct 21.See the listings →BrickLink1 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $195 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 24.Open the price guide →Catalogue1,042 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $140.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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