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Set 79011
Dol Guldur Ambush
Retired Feb 2015Retail price$19.99What LEGO charged
Worth now$87.86Based on 7 recent sealed sales
Asking now$117.38Typical price on 22 eBay listings
vs retail+340%Worth more than it cost
Proven performer
Up 340% on its $20 retail price since retiring. Pay under $46 to still make a margin reselling.
How much is LEGO 79011 Dol Guldur Ambush worth?
LEGO 79011 Dol Guldur Ambush is worth about $87.86 sealed right now, based on 7 recent sealed sales. That's 340% above its $19.99 retail price. It came out in 2013 with 217 pieces and 3 minifigures. It was retired in Feb 2015. We last checked it 5 days ago.
Price history
Value history
Oct 22$11722 listings
- Lowest
- $110
- Highest
- $117
- Change
- +7%
- Asking vs retail
- +487%
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 $117, but it’s actually been going for $88. Offer low.
If you bought it to resell
Sells sealed for$88
Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$13
Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$3
Shipping · est. from 217 pieces−$9
Reaches you$62
Pay no more than$48
For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.
What it actually sold for
Sealed
$88
7 sold in six months · $85–$95Used
$57
5 sold in six monthsSellers are asking 34% more than buyers actually paid. The $117 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$88
Roughly the same either way. Sealed is less work.
- Minifigures
- $56
- Loose parts
- 215 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
- 79011
- Theme
- The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings · The Hobbit
- Released
- 2013
- Status
- Retired Feb 2015
- Pieces
- 217
- Minifigures
- 3
- Retail price
- $19.99
- Value per piece
- $0.541
- Price confidence
- high · 22 listings
- Last checked
- 5 days ago
Where these numbers come from
eBay22 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $117. Last checked Oct 22.See the listings →BrickLink7 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $88 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 27.Open the price guide →Catalogue217 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $20.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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