Set 5980

Squidman's Pitstop

Name: LEGO 5980 Squidman's Pitstop
SKU: 5980

Space · 2009 · 394 pieces · 4 minifigs

Retired Dec 2009

Retail price$49.99What LEGO charged

Worth now$11.98Typical sealed asking price · 3 listings

Recently sold$249.99Only 1 sale so far — too few to lean on

vs retail−76%Worth less than shop price

Not enough data

Fewer than 5 listings behind this value — too thin to call.

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How much is LEGO 5980 Squidman's Pitstop worth?

LEGO 5980 Squidman's Pitstop is worth about $11.98 sealed right now, based on 3 live sealed listings on eBay. That's 76% below its $49.99 retail price. It came out in 2009 with 394 pieces and 4 minifigures. It was retired in Dec 2009. We last checked it 4 days ago.

Price history

Value history

Oct 24$123 listings

Lowest: $12
Highest: $160
Change: -93%
Asking vs retail: -76%

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?

Only 3 listings behind this. I wouldn’t bet money on the number yet.

If you bought it to resell

Sells sealed for$12

Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$2

Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$1

Shipping · est. from 394 pieces−$13

Reaches you$0

Selling costs more than this set returns.

For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.

What it actually sold for

Sealed

$250

1 sold in six months

Used

$149

2 sold in six months

Current listings sit 95% 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$87vsSealed$12

Parting it out is worth about 626% more than selling it sealed — that gap is why this set gets broken.

Minifigures: $40
Loose parts: 430 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: 5980
Theme: Space · Space Police III
Released: 2009
Status: Retired Dec 2009
Pieces: 394
Minifigures: 4
Retail price: $49.99
Value per piece: $0.03
Price confidence: low · 3 listings
Last checked: 4 days ago

Where these numbers come from

check it yourself

eBay3 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $12. Last checked Oct 24.See the listings →BrickLink1 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $250 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 27.Open the price guide →Catalogue394 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $50.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.