Set 45345
SPIKE Essential
Retired Jan 2026Retail price$359.95What LEGO charged
Worth now$344.32Based on 3 recent sealed sales
Asking now$457.49Typical price on 8 eBay listings
vs retail−4%Worth less than shop price
Flat since retirement
Still trading near its $360 retail price. Retirement alone hasn't moved it.
How much is LEGO 45345 SPIKE Essential worth?
LEGO 45345 SPIKE Essential is worth about $344.32 sealed right now, based on 3 recent sealed sales. That's 4% below its $359.95 retail price. It came out in 2021 with 453 pieces and 4 minifigures. It was retired in Jan 2026. Over the last 83 days its typical asking price has fallen 17%, from $549.00 to $457.49. We last checked it 7 days ago.
Price history
Value history
Oct 19$4578 listings
- Lowest
- $457
- Highest
- $549
- Change
- -17%
- Asking vs retail
- +27%
26 observations · median asking · rechecked 8× daily
Should you buy it?
Sellers want $457, but it’s actually been going for $344. Offer low.
If you bought it to resell
Sells sealed for$344
Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$53
Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$11
Shipping · est. from 453 pieces−$13
Reaches you$268
Pay no more than$206
For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.
What it actually sold for
Sealed
$344
3 sold in six months · $325–$375Used
$276
6 sold in six monthsSellers are asking 33% more than buyers actually paid. The $457 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$61vsSealed$344
Sealed is worth 82% more. Not one to break.
- Minifigures
- $11
- Loose parts
- 450 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
- 45345
- Theme
- Educational and Dacta · SPIKE
- Released
- 2021
- Status
- Retired Jan 2026
- Pieces
- 453
- Minifigures
- 4
- Retail price
- $359.95
- Value per piece
- $1.01
- Price confidence
- medium · 8 listings
- Last checked
- 7 days ago
Where these numbers come from
eBay8 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $457. Last checked Oct 19.See the listings →BrickLink3 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $344 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 23.Open the price guide →Catalogue453 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $360.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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