Set 8283

Telehandler

Name: LEGO 8283 Telehandler
SKU: 8283

Technic · 2006 · 323 pieces

Retired Nov 2007

Retail price$29.99What LEGO charged

Worth now$119.99Typical sealed asking price · 3 listings

Recently sold$73.00Only 1 sale so far — too few to lean on

vs retail+300%Worth more than it cost

Not enough data

Fewer than 5 listings behind this value — too thin to call.

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How much is LEGO 8283 Telehandler worth?

LEGO 8283 Telehandler is worth about $119.99 sealed right now, based on 3 live sealed listings on eBay. That's 300% above its $29.99 retail price. It came out in 2006 with 323 pieces. It was retired in Nov 2007. We last checked it 4 days ago.

Price history

Value history

Oct 24$1203 listings

Lowest: $120
Highest: $120
Change: 0%
Asking vs retail: +300%

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?

Only 3 listings behind this. I wouldn’t bet money on the number yet.

If you bought it to resell

Sells sealed for$120

Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$18

Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$4

Shipping · est. from 323 pieces−$13

Reaches you$85

Pay no more than$65

For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.

What it actually sold for

Sealed

$73

1 sold in six months

Sellers are asking 64% more than buyers actually paid. The $120 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$38vsSealed$120

Sealed is worth 68% more. Not one to break.

Minifigures: —
Loose parts: 344 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: 8283
Theme: Technic
Released: 2006
Status: Retired Nov 2007
Pieces: 323
Minifigures: —
Retail price: $29.99
Value per piece: $0.371
Price confidence: low · 3 listings
Last checked: 4 days ago

Where these numbers come from

check it yourself

eBay3 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $120. Last checked Oct 24.See the listings →BrickLink1 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $73 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 27.Open the price guide →Catalogue323 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.