Set 42098
Car Transporter
Retired Dec 2020Retail price$179.99What LEGO charged
Worth now$324.78Based on 9 recent sealed sales
Asking now$424.99Typical price on 20 eBay listings
vs retail+80%Worth more than it cost
Proven performer
Up 80% on its $180 retail price since retiring. Pay under $195 to still make a margin reselling.
How much is LEGO 42098 Car Transporter worth?
LEGO 42098 Car Transporter is worth about $324.78 sealed right now, based on 9 recent sealed sales. That's 80% above its $179.99 retail price. It came out in 2019 with 2,493 pieces. It was retired in Dec 2020. Over the last 82 days its typical asking price has risen 15%, from $369.97 to $424.99. We last checked it 5 days ago.
Price history
Value history
Oct 19$42520 listings
- Lowest
- $370
- Highest
- $433
- Change
- +15%
- Asking vs retail
- +136%
26 observations · median asking · rechecked 8× daily
Should you buy it?
Sellers want $425, but it’s actually been going for $325. Offer low.
If you bought it to resell
Sells sealed for$325
Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$50
Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$10
Shipping · est. from 2,493 pieces−$26
Reaches you$239
Pay no more than$184
For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.
What it actually sold for
Sealed
$325
9 sold in six months · $250–$350Used
$250
2 sold in six monthsSellers are asking 31% more than buyers actually paid. The $425 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$283vsSealed$325
Sealed is worth 13% more. Not one to break.
- Minifigures
- —
- Loose parts
- 2,571 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
- 42098
- Theme
- Technic
- Released
- 2019
- Status
- Retired Dec 2020
- Pieces
- 2,493
- Minifigures
- —
- Retail price
- $179.99
- Value per piece
- $0.17
- Price confidence
- high · 20 listings
- Last checked
- 5 days ago
Where these numbers come from
eBay20 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $425. Last checked Oct 19.See the listings →BrickLink9 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $325 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 23.Open the price guide →Catalogue2,493 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $180.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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