Set 70708

Hive Crawler

Name: LEGO 70708 Hive Crawler
SKU: 70708

Space · 2013 · 559 pieces · 3 minifigs

Retired Jan 2015

Retail price$69.99What LEGO charged

Worth now$148.24Based on 3 recent sealed sales

Asking now$154.95Typical price on 11 eBay listings

vs retail+112%Worth more than it cost

Proven performer

Up 112% on its $70 retail price since retiring. Pay under $84 to still make a margin reselling.

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How much is LEGO 70708 Hive Crawler worth?

LEGO 70708 Hive Crawler is worth about $148.24 sealed right now, based on 3 recent sealed sales. That's 112% above its $69.99 retail price. It came out in 2013 with 559 pieces and 3 minifigures. It was retired in Jan 2015. We last checked it 3 days ago.

Price history

Value history

Oct 23$15511 listings

Lowest: $155
Highest: $160
Change: -3%
Asking vs retail: +121%

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 121% on retail since retiring. A proper hold.

If you bought it to resell

Sells sealed for$148

Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$23

Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$5

Shipping · est. from 559 pieces−$13

Reaches you$108

Pay no more than$83

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

What it actually sold for

Sealed

$148

3 sold in six months · $147–$149

Used

$79

5 sold in six months

Sellers are asking 5% more than buyers actually paid. The $155 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$83vsSealed$148

Sealed is worth 44% more. Not one to break.

Minifigures: $19
Loose parts: 581 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: 70708
Theme: Space · Galaxy Squad
Released: 2013
Status: Retired Jan 2015
Pieces: 559
Minifigures: 3
Retail price: $69.99
Value per piece: $0.277
Price confidence: medium · 11 listings
Last checked: 3 days ago

Where these numbers come from

check it yourself

eBay11 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $155. Last checked Oct 23.See the listings →BrickLink3 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $148 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 21.Open the price guide →Catalogue559 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $70.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.