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Set 79008
Pirate Ship Ambush
Retired Dec 2014Retail price$99.99What LEGO charged
Worth now$662.05Based on 10 recent sealed sales
Asking now$799.00Typical price on 13 eBay listings
vs retail+562%Worth more than it cost
Proven performer
Up 562% on its $100 retail price since retiring. Pay under $407 to still make a margin reselling.
How much is LEGO 79008 Pirate Ship Ambush worth?
LEGO 79008 Pirate Ship Ambush is worth about $662.05 sealed right now, based on 10 recent sealed sales. That's 562% above its $99.99 retail price. It came out in 2013 with 757 pieces and 9 minifigures. It was retired in Dec 2014. We last checked it 5 days ago.
Price history
Value history
Oct 22$79913 listings
- Lowest
- $799
- Highest
- $820
- Change
- -3%
- Asking vs retail
- +699%
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 $799, but it’s actually been going for $662. Offer low.
If you bought it to resell
Sells sealed for$662
Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$101
Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$20
Shipping · est. from 757 pieces−$13
Reaches you$528
Pay no more than$406
For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.
What it actually sold for
Sealed
$662
10 sold in six months · $525–$899Used
$422
8 sold in six monthsSellers are asking 21% more than buyers actually paid. The $799 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$488vsSealed$662
Sealed is worth 26% more. Not one to break.
- Minifigures
- $401
- Loose parts
- 784 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
- 79008
- Theme
- The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings · The Lord of the Rings
- Released
- 2013
- Status
- Retired Dec 2014
- Pieces
- 757
- Minifigures
- 9
- Retail price
- $99.99
- Value per piece
- $1.055
- Price confidence
- high · 13 listings
- Last checked
- 5 days ago
Where these numbers come from
eBay13 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $799. Last checked Oct 22.See the listings →BrickLink10 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $662 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 27.Open the price guide →Catalogue757 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $100.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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