Set 7738

Coast Guard Helicopter and Life Raft

Name: LEGO 7738 Coast Guard Helicopter and Life Raft
SKU: 7738

City · 2008 · 446 pieces · 4 minifigs

Retired Dec 2009

Retail price$39.99What LEGO charged

Worth now$249.99Typical sealed asking price · 6 listings

Recently sold$105.00Only 1 sale so far — too few to lean on

vs retail+525%Worth more than it cost

Proven performer

Up 525% on its $40 retail price since retiring. Pay under $148 to still make a margin reselling.

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How much is LEGO 7738 Coast Guard Helicopter and Life Raft worth?

LEGO 7738 Coast Guard Helicopter and Life Raft is worth about $249.99 sealed right now, based on 6 live sealed listings on eBay. That's 525% above its $39.99 retail price. It came out in 2008 with 446 pieces and 4 minifigures. It was retired in Dec 2009. We last checked it 4 days ago.

Price history

Value history

Oct 24$2506 listings

Lowest: $250
Highest: $250
Change: 0%
Asking vs retail: +525%

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 17 years ago and now 6.3× retail. The people who bought two are very happy.

If you bought it to resell

Sells sealed for$250

Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$38

Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$8

Shipping · est. from 446 pieces−$13

Reaches you$191

Pay no more than$147

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

What it actually sold for

Sealed

$105

1 sold in six months

Sellers are asking 138% more than buyers actually paid. The $250 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$57vsSealed$250

Sealed is worth 77% more. Not one to break.

Minifigures: $4
Loose parts: 488 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: 7738
Theme: City · Coast Guard
Released: 2008
Status: Retired Dec 2009
Pieces: 446
Minifigures: 4
Retail price: $39.99
Value per piece: $0.561
Price confidence: medium · 6 listings
Last checked: 4 days ago

Where these numbers come from

check it yourself

eBay6 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $250. Last checked Oct 24.See the listings →BrickLink1 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $105 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 26.Open the price guide →Catalogue446 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $40.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.