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Set 79003
An Unexpected Gathering
Retired Dec 2014Retail price$69.99What LEGO charged
Worth now$208.16Based on 6 recent sealed sales
Asking now$309.99Typical price on 21 eBay listings
vs retail+197%Worth more than it cost
Proven performer
Up 197% on its $70 retail price since retiring. Pay under $121 to still make a margin reselling.
How much is LEGO 79003 An Unexpected Gathering worth?
LEGO 79003 An Unexpected Gathering is worth about $208.16 sealed right now, based on 6 recent sealed sales. That's 197% above its $69.99 retail price. It came out in 2012 with 665 pieces and 6 minifigures. It was retired in Dec 2014. We last checked it 4 days ago.
Price history
Value history
Oct 23$31021 listings
- Lowest
- $300
- Highest
- $310
- Change
- +3%
- Asking vs retail
- +343%
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 $310, but it’s actually been going for $208. Offer low.
If you bought it to resell
Sells sealed for$208
Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$32
Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$7
Shipping · est. from 665 pieces−$13
Reaches you$157
Pay no more than$121
For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.
What it actually sold for
Sealed
$208
6 sold in six months · $102–$285Used
$154
11 sold in six monthsSellers are asking 49% more than buyers actually paid. The $310 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$270vsSealed$208
Parting it out is worth about 30% more than selling it sealed — that gap is why this set gets broken.
- Minifigures
- $197
- Loose parts
- 668 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
- 79003
- Theme
- The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings · The Hobbit
- Released
- 2012
- Status
- Retired Dec 2014
- Pieces
- 665
- Minifigures
- 6
- Retail price
- $69.99
- Value per piece
- $0.466
- Price confidence
- high · 21 listings
- Last checked
- 4 days ago
Where these numbers come from
eBay21 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $310. Last checked Oct 23.See the listings →BrickLink6 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $208 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 27.Open the price guide →Catalogue665 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $70.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.
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