Set 8017
Darth Vader's TIE Fighter
Retired Nov 2010Retail price$29.99What LEGO charged
Worth now$246.32Based on 3 recent sealed sales
Asking now$269.99Typical price on 13 eBay listings
vs retail+721%Worth more than it cost
Proven performer
Up 721% on its $30 retail price since retiring. Pay under $145 to still make a margin reselling.
How much is LEGO 8017 Darth Vader's TIE Fighter worth?
LEGO 8017 Darth Vader's TIE Fighter is worth about $246.32 sealed right now, based on 3 recent sealed sales. That's 721% above its $29.99 retail price. It came out in 2009 with 257 pieces and 1 minifigure. It was retired in Nov 2010. We last checked it 5 days ago.
Price history
Value history
Oct 23$27013 listings
- Lowest
- $270
- Highest
- $273
- Change
- -1%
- Asking vs retail
- +800%
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 16 years ago and now 9.0× retail. The people who bought two are very happy.
If you bought it to resell
Sells sealed for$246
Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$38
Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$8
Shipping · est. from 257 pieces−$9
Reaches you$192
Pay no more than$148
For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.
What it actually sold for
Sealed
$246
3 sold in six months · $220–$299Used
$49
10 sold in six monthsSellers are asking 10% more than buyers actually paid. The $270 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$49vsSealed$246
Sealed is worth 80% more. Not one to break.
- Minifigures
- $19
- Loose parts
- 270 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
- 8017
- Theme
- Star Wars
- Released
- 2009
- Status
- Retired Nov 2010
- Pieces
- 257
- Minifigures
- 1
- Retail price
- $29.99
- Value per piece
- $1.051
- 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, $270. Last checked Oct 23.See the listings →BrickLink3 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $246 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 27.Open the price guide →Catalogue257 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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