Set 70730

Chain Cycle Ambush

Name: LEGO 70730 Chain Cycle Ambush
SKU: 70730

Ninjago · 2015 · 298 pieces · 3 minifigs

Retired Oct 2016

Retail price$29.99What LEGO charged

Worth now$596.55Typical sealed asking price · 8 listings

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

vs retail+1889%Worth more than it cost

Proven performer

Up 1889% on its $30 retail price since retiring. Pay under $366 to still make a margin reselling.

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How much is LEGO 70730 Chain Cycle Ambush worth?

LEGO 70730 Chain Cycle Ambush is worth about $596.55 sealed right now, based on 8 live sealed listings on eBay. That's 1889% above its $29.99 retail price. It came out in 2015 with 298 pieces and 3 minifigures. It was retired in Oct 2016. Over the last 84 days its typical asking price has risen 9859%, from $5.99 to $596.55. We last checked it 7 days ago.

Price history

Value history

Oct 21$5978 listings

Lowest: $6
Highest: $698
Change: +9859%
Asking vs retail: +1889%

26 observations · median asking · rechecked 8× daily

Should you buy it?

Retired 10 years ago and now 19.9× retail. The people who bought two are very happy.

If you bought it to resell

Sells sealed for$597

Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$91

Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$18

Shipping · est. from 298 pieces−$9

Reaches you$479

Pay no more than$368

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

$100

1 sold in six months

Sellers are asking 139% more than buyers actually paid. The $597 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$80vsSealed$597

Sealed is worth 87% more. Not one to break.

Minifigures: $46
Loose parts: 312 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: 70730
Theme: Ninjago
Released: 2015
Status: Retired Oct 2016
Pieces: 298
Minifigures: 3
Retail price: $29.99
Value per piece: $2.002
Price confidence: medium · 8 listings
Last checked: 7 days ago

Where these numbers come from

check it yourself

eBay8 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $597. Last checked Oct 21.See the listings →BrickLink1 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $250 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 23.Open the price guide →Catalogue298 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $30.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.