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Set 79018
The Lonely Mountain
Retired Oct 2015Retail price$129.99What LEGO charged
Worth now$740.00Based on 4 recent sealed sales
Asking now$850.00Typical price on 9 eBay listings
vs retail+469%Worth more than it cost
Proven performer
Up 469% on its $130 retail price since retiring. Pay under $456 to still make a margin reselling.
How much is LEGO 79018 The Lonely Mountain worth?
LEGO 79018 The Lonely Mountain is worth about $740.00 sealed right now, based on 4 recent sealed sales. That's 469% above its $129.99 retail price. It came out in 2014 with 866 pieces and 5 minifigures. It was retired in Oct 2015. We last checked it 6 days ago.
Price history
Value history
Oct 22$8509 listings
- Lowest
- $845
- Highest
- $850
- Change
- +1%
- Asking vs retail
- +554%
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 11 years ago and now 6.5× retail. The people who bought two are very happy.
If you bought it to resell
Sells sealed for$740
Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$113
Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$22
Shipping · est. from 866 pieces−$18
Reaches you$587
Pay no more than$451
For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.
What it actually sold for
Sealed
$740
4 sold in six months · $450–$900Used
$666
4 sold in six monthsSellers are asking 15% more than buyers actually paid. The $850 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$302vsSealed$740
Sealed is worth 59% more. Not one to break.
- Minifigures
- $202
- Loose parts
- 903 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
- 79018
- Theme
- The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings · The Hobbit
- Released
- 2014
- Status
- Retired Oct 2015
- Pieces
- 866
- Minifigures
- 5
- Retail price
- $129.99
- Value per piece
- $0.982
- Price confidence
- medium · 9 listings
- Last checked
- 6 days ago
Where these numbers come from
eBay9 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $850. Last checked Oct 22.See the listings →BrickLink4 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $740 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 27.Open the price guide →Catalogue866 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $130.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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