Set 6243

Brickbeard's Bounty

Name: LEGO 6243 Brickbeard's Bounty
SKU: 6243

Pirates · 2009 · 596 pieces · 8 minifigs

Retired Dec 2010

Retail price$99.99What LEGO charged

Worth now$332.66Based on 3 recent sealed sales

Asking now$563.40Typical price on 11 eBay listings

vs retail+233%Worth more than it cost

Proven performer

Up 233% on its $100 retail price since retiring. Pay under $200 to still make a margin reselling.

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How much is LEGO 6243 Brickbeard's Bounty worth?

LEGO 6243 Brickbeard's Bounty is worth about $332.66 sealed right now, based on 3 recent sealed sales. That's 233% above its $99.99 retail price. It came out in 2009 with 596 pieces and 8 minifigures. It was retired in Dec 2010. We last checked it 4 days ago.

Price history

Value history

Oct 24$56311 listings

Lowest: $490
Highest: $563
Change: +15%
Asking vs retail: +463%

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?

Sellers want $563, but it’s actually been going for $333. Offer low.

If you bought it to resell

Sells sealed for$333

Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$51

Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$10

Shipping · est. from 596 pieces−$13

Reaches you$259

Pay no more than$199

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

What it actually sold for

Sealed

$333

3 sold in six months · $288–$370

Used

$250

2 sold in six months

Sellers are asking 69% more than buyers actually paid. The $563 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$121vsSealed$333

Sealed is worth 64% more. Not one to break.

Minifigures: $58
Loose parts: 576 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: 6243
Theme: Pirates · Pirates II
Released: 2009
Status: Retired Dec 2010
Pieces: 596
Minifigures: 8
Retail price: $99.99
Value per piece: $0.945
Price confidence: medium · 11 listings
Last checked: 4 days ago

Where these numbers come from

check it yourself

eBay11 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $563. Last checked Oct 24.See the listings →BrickLink3 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $333 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 26.Open the price guide →Catalogue596 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $100.See the catalogue entry →

eBay links are affiliate links — if you buy after clicking, we earn a small commission at no cost to you, and that is what pays for the site. BrickLink has no such programme, so those are plain links. Neither changes what we show or what we say about it.

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.