Set 4981
The Chum Bucket
Retired Dec 2008Retail price$34.99What LEGO charged
Worth now$163.50Typical sealed asking price · 6 listings
Recently sold$400.00Only 2 sales so far — too few to lean on
vs retail+367%Worth more than it cost
Proven performer
Up 367% on its $35 retail price since retiring. Pay under $93 to still make a margin reselling.
How much is LEGO 4981 The Chum Bucket worth?
LEGO 4981 The Chum Bucket is worth about $163.50 sealed right now, based on 6 live sealed listings on eBay. That's 367% above its $34.99 retail price. It came out in 2007 with 337 pieces and 1 minifigure. It was retired in Dec 2008. We last checked it 2 days ago.
Price history
Value history
Oct 24$1646 listings
- Lowest
- $164
- Highest
- $164
- Change
- 0%
- Asking vs retail
- +367%
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?
Retired 18 years ago and now 4.7× retail. The people who bought two are very happy.
If you bought it to resell
Sells sealed for$164
Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$25
Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$5
Shipping · est. from 337 pieces−$13
Reaches you$120
Pay no more than$92
For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.
What it actually sold for
Sealed
$400
2 sold in six monthsUsed
$134
2 sold in six monthsCurrent listings sit 59% below recent sale prices — unusual, and worth a look.
Completed BrickLink transactions over the last six months. Real sales, not asking prices.
Worth more in pieces?
Parted out$84vsSealed$164
Sealed is worth 49% more. Not one to break.
- Minifigures
- $44
- Loose parts
- 366 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
- 4981
- Theme
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Released
- 2007
- Status
- Retired Dec 2008
- Pieces
- 337
- Minifigures
- 1
- Retail price
- $34.99
- Value per piece
- $0.485
- Price confidence
- medium · 6 listings
- Last checked
- 2 days ago
Where these numbers come from
eBay6 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $164. Last checked Oct 24.See the listings →BrickLink2 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $400 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 21.Open the price guide →Catalogue337 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $35.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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