Set 42055
Bucket Wheel Excavator
Retired Dec 2018Retail price$279.99What LEGO charged
Worth now$517.48Based on 6 recent sealed sales
Asking now$726.58Typical price on 24 eBay listings
vs retail+85%Worth more than it cost
Proven performer
Up 85% on its $280 retail price since retiring. Pay under $316 to still make a margin reselling.
How much is LEGO 42055 Bucket Wheel Excavator worth?
LEGO 42055 Bucket Wheel Excavator is worth about $517.48 sealed right now, based on 6 recent sealed sales. That's 85% above its $279.99 retail price. It came out in 2016 with 3,929 pieces. It was retired in Dec 2018. Over the last 84 days its typical asking price has risen 4%, from $700.00 to $726.58. We last checked it 5 days ago.
Price history
Value history
Oct 21$72724 listings
- Lowest
- $698
- Highest
- $732
- Change
- +4%
- Asking vs retail
- +160%
26 observations · median asking · rechecked 8× daily
Should you buy it?
Sellers want $727, but it’s actually been going for $517. Offer low.
If you bought it to resell
Sells sealed for$517
Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$79
Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$16
Shipping · est. from 3,929 pieces−$34
Reaches you$388
Pay no more than$299
For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.
What it actually sold for
Sealed
$517
6 sold in six months · $225–$830Used
$292
3 sold in six monthsSellers are asking 40% more than buyers actually paid. The $727 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$443vsSealed$517
Sealed is worth 14% more. Not one to break.
- Minifigures
- —
- Loose parts
- 4,025 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
- 42055
- Theme
- Technic
- Released
- 2016
- Status
- Retired Dec 2018
- Pieces
- 3,929
- Minifigures
- —
- Retail price
- $279.99
- Value per piece
- $0.185
- Price confidence
- high · 24 listings
- Last checked
- 5 days ago
Where these numbers come from
eBay24 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $727. Last checked Oct 21.See the listings →BrickLink6 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $517 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 22.Open the price guide →Catalogue3,929 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $280.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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