Set 9396
Helicopter
Retired Dec 2013Retail price$119.99What LEGO charged
Worth now$289.00Typical sealed asking price · 9 listings
Recently sold$172.00Only 2 sales so far — too few to lean on
vs retail+141%Worth more than it cost
Proven performer
Up 141% on its $120 retail price since retiring. Pay under $172 to still make a margin reselling.
How much is LEGO 9396 Helicopter worth?
LEGO 9396 Helicopter is worth about $289.00 sealed right now, based on 9 live sealed listings on eBay. That's 141% above its $119.99 retail price. It came out in 2012 with 1,056 pieces. It was retired in Dec 2013. We last checked it 2 days ago.
Price history
Value history
Oct 23$2899 listings
- Lowest
- $288
- Highest
- $289
- Change
- 0%
- Asking vs retail
- +141%
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 141% on retail since retiring. A proper hold.
If you bought it to resell
Sells sealed for$289
Marketplace fees · 15.25%−$44
Payment processing · 2.9% + $0.30−$9
Shipping · est. from 1,056 pieces−$18
Reaches you$218
Pay no more than$167
For a 30% return at your costs. Change them and every figure on the site follows.
What it actually sold for
Sealed
$172
2 sold in six months · $169–$175Used
$99
1 sold in six monthsSellers are asking 68% more than buyers actually paid. The $289 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$121vsSealed$289
Sealed is worth 58% more. Not one to break.
- Minifigures
- —
- Loose parts
- 1,098 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
- 9396
- Theme
- Technic
- Released
- 2012
- Status
- Retired Dec 2013
- Pieces
- 1,056
- Minifigures
- —
- Retail price
- $119.99
- Value per piece
- $0.274
- Price confidence
- medium · 9 listings
- Last checked
- 2 days ago
Where these numbers come from
eBay9 live listingsThe asking price here — the median of what sellers want right now, $289. Last checked Oct 23.See the listings →BrickLink2 completed salesWhat it actually sold for — $172 across six months of real transactions. Last checked Oct 19.Open the price guide →Catalogue1,056 piecesPiece counts, minifigures, release year and retail price come from Rebrickable and Brickset. Retail was $120.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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