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Set 79012
Mirkwood Elf Army
Retired Oct 2015Retail price$29.99What LEGO charged
Worth now$202.96Based on 12 recent sealed sales
Asking now$256.28Typical price on 17 eBay listings
vs retail+577%Worth more than it cost
Proven performer
Up 577% on its $30 retail price since retiring. Pay under $118 to still make a margin reselling.
How much is LEGO 79012 Mirkwood Elf Army worth?
LEGO 79012 Mirkwood Elf Army is worth about $202.96 sealed right now, based on 12 recent sealed sales. That's 577% above its $29.99 retail price. It came out in 2013 with 276 pieces and 6 minifigures. It was retired in Oct 2015. We last checked it 5 days ago.
Price history
Value history
Oct 22$25617 listings
- Lowest
- $250
- Highest
- $256
- Change
- +3%
- Asking vs retail
- +755%
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 $256, but it’s actually been going for $203. Offer low.
If you bought it to resell
Sells sealed for$203
Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$31
Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$6
Shipping · est. from 276 pieces−$9
Reaches you$157
Pay no more than$120
For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.
What it actually sold for
Sealed
$203
12 sold in six months · $44–$220Used
$149
4 sold in six monthsSellers are asking 26% more than buyers actually paid. The $256 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$163vsSealed$203
Sealed is worth 20% more. Not one to break.
- Minifigures
- $133
- Loose parts
- 269 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
- 79012
- Theme
- The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings · The Hobbit
- Released
- 2013
- Status
- Retired Oct 2015
- Pieces
- 276
- Minifigures
- 6
- Retail price
- $29.99
- Value per piece
- $0.929
- Price confidence
- high · 17 listings
- Last checked
- 5 days ago
Where these numbers come from
eBay17 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $256. Last checked Oct 22.See the listings →BrickLink12 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $203 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 27.Open the price guide →Catalogue276 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.
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