Set 8864

Desert of Destruction

Name: LEGO 8864 Desert of Destruction
SKU: 8864

Racers · 2010 · 966 pieces · 8 minifigs

Retired Nov 2011

Retail price$89.99What LEGO charged

Worth now$149.97Typical sealed asking price · 6 listings

Recently sold$179.99Only 1 sale so far — too few to lean on

vs retail+67%Worth more than it cost

Holding value

67% above its $90 retail price. Steady rather than spectacular.

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How much is LEGO 8864 Desert of Destruction worth?

LEGO 8864 Desert of Destruction is worth about $149.97 sealed right now, based on 6 live sealed listings on eBay. That's 67% above its $89.99 retail price. It came out in 2010 with 966 pieces and 8 minifigures. It was retired in Nov 2011. We last checked it 5 days ago.

Price history

Value history

Oct 23$1506 listings

Lowest: $150
Highest: $150
Change: 0%
Asking vs retail: +67%

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?

Up 67% on retail since retiring. A proper hold.

If you bought it to resell

Sells sealed for$150

Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$23

Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$5

Shipping · est. from 966 pieces−$18

Reaches you$104

Pay no more than$80

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

What it actually sold for

Sealed

$180

1 sold in six months

Used

$80

1 sold in six months

Current listings sit 17% below recent sale prices — unusual, and worth a look.

Completed BrickLink transactions over the last six months. Real sales, not asking prices.

Worth more in pieces?

Parted out$126vsSealed$150

Sealed is worth 16% more. Not one to break.

Minifigures: $6
Loose parts: 1,090 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: 8864
Theme: Racers · World Racers
Released: 2010
Status: Retired Nov 2011
Pieces: 966
Minifigures: 8
Retail price: $89.99
Value per piece: $0.155
Price confidence: medium · 6 listings
Last checked: 5 days ago

Where these numbers come from

check it yourself

eBay6 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $150. Last checked Oct 23.See the listings →BrickLink1 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $180 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 27.Open the price guide →Catalogue966 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $90.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.