Set 4842
Hogwarts Castle
Retired Nov 2012Retail price$129.99What LEGO charged
Worth now$238.28Based on 7 recent sealed sales
Asking now$239.90Typical price on 15 eBay listings
vs retail+83%Worth more than it cost
Proven performer
Up 83% on its $130 retail price since retiring. Pay under $140 to still make a margin reselling.
How much is LEGO 4842 Hogwarts Castle worth?
LEGO 4842 Hogwarts Castle is worth about $238.28 sealed right now, based on 7 recent sealed sales. That's 83% above its $129.99 retail price. It came out in 2010 with 1,291 pieces and 11 minifigures. It was retired in Nov 2012. We last checked it 4 days ago.
Price history
Value history
Oct 23$24015 listings
- Lowest
- $230
- Highest
- $240
- Change
- +4%
- Asking vs retail
- +85%
2 observations · median asking · rechecked 8× daily · early days — a line drawn through 2 readings shows what we measured, not a trend
Should you buy it?
Up 85% on retail since retiring. A proper hold.
If you bought it to resell
Sells sealed for$238
Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$36
Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$8
Shipping · est. from 1,291 pieces−$18
Reaches you$176
Pay no more than$136
For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.
What it actually sold for
Sealed
$238
7 sold in six months · $190–$450Used
$97
7 sold in six monthsCompleted BrickLink transactions over the last six months. Real sales, not asking prices.
Worth more in pieces?
Parted out$239vsSealed$238
Roughly the same either way. Sealed is less work.
- Minifigures
- $89
- Loose parts
- 1,362 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
- 4842
- Theme
- Harry Potter
- Released
- 2010
- Status
- Retired Nov 2012
- Pieces
- 1,291
- Minifigures
- 11
- Retail price
- $129.99
- Value per piece
- $0.186
- Price confidence
- high · 15 listings
- Last checked
- 4 days ago
Where these numbers come from
eBay15 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $240. Last checked Oct 23.See the listings →BrickLink7 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $238 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 25.Open the price guide →Catalogue1,291 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $130.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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