Name: LEGO Basic Building Set in Cardboard
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 050-1
Rating: 4.80 (19 reviews)

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Set Details

Set number

050-1

Name

Basic Building Set in Cardboard

Theme

Classic

Subtheme

Basic Set

Year

1964

Availability

Retired

Pieces

290 (PPP $0.02)

Set PricingExtremely Rare

Retail price

$5.50

New/Sealed

Value

$600.30

Growth

+10814.55%

Annual growth

+8.00%

90-day change

2.74%

Used

Value

$498.25

Range

$483.65 - $548.73

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Set Predictions

New/Sealed

Today's value

$600.30

1 year forecast

$644.50+7.36%

5 year forecast

$783.50+30.52%

$761

$808

050 Basic Building Set in Cardboard is projected to be valued between $761 - $808 within five years.

Set Facts

The set includes 6 black Brick 1 x 2 pieces without a bottom tube.
There are 8 blue Brick 2 x 2 pieces without inside supports in the set.
The set contains 2 blue Brick 2 x 3 pieces without cross supports.

Basic Building Set in Cardboard Reviews

19 ratings

4.8

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Subtheme Analysis

Classic / Basic Set

Sets

Years

1963 - 2016

Annual growth

+7.38% (this set +8.00%)

This set's annual growth (CAGR) vs. subtheme

Community Stats

Basic Building Set in Cardboard currently ranks #15 out of the top most owned sets in Classic Basic Set.

#1XL Creative Brick Box

#2Basic Building Set

#3Basic Building Set

#4Basic Building Set

#5Basic Building Set with Train

#15Basic Building Set in Cardboard

#16Basic Building Set in Cardboard

#17Basic Building Set in Cardboard

About Classic Basic Set

The LEGO Classic Basic theme encompasses sets that offer a variety of standard LEGO bricks without a specific storyline or theme focus. These sets are geared towards open-ended building, allowing users to construct whatever they choose. Typically containing a mix of bricks, pieces, and sometimes simple minifigures, the Basic theme serves as a foundational kit, emphasizing the core creative and construction-oriented principles of LEGO.

Basic Set consists of 23 sets that ran from 1963 to 2016. As of today, 080 Basic Building Set with Train is the most valuable Basic Set set with an estimated new/factory sealed value of $3,158.


	005 Basic Building Set in Cardboard Theme / Subtheme Classic / Basic Set Year 1965 Pieces 53 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $1.25 Value $242.38 Growth +19290.4% Annual growth 9.2% I own this set I want this set

	010 Basic Building Set in Cardboard Theme / Subtheme Classic / Basic Set Year 1965 Pieces 57 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $1.25 I own this set I want this set

	020 Basic Building Set in Cardboard Theme / Subtheme Classic / Basic Set Year 1965 Pieces 94 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $2.25 Value $144.51 Growth +6322.7% Annual growth 7.2% I own this set I want this set

	030 Basic Building Set in Cardboard Theme / Subtheme Classic / Basic Set Year 1965 Pieces 167 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $3.00 I own this set I want this set

	060-2 Basic Building Set in Cardboard Theme / Subtheme Classic / Basic Set Year 1965 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay	Retail $8.00 Value $1,058.83 Growth +13135.4% Annual growth 8.5% I own this set I want this set

	040 Basic Building Set in Cardboard Theme / Subtheme Classic / Basic Set Year 1964 Pieces 290 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $4.25 Value $486.42 Growth +11345.2% Annual growth 8.1% I own this set I want this set


	10654 XL Creative Brick Box Theme / Subtheme Classic / Basic Set Year 2016 Pieces 1,600 Availability Retired Buy this set at Amazon eBay	Retail $59.99 Value $97.73 Growth +62.9% Annual growth 3.2% I own this set I want this set

	080 Basic Building Set with Train Theme / Subtheme Classic / Basic Set Year 1967 Pieces 718 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $22.50 Value $3,157.67 Growth +13934.1% Annual growth 8.9% I own this set I want this set

	066 Basic Building Set Theme / Subtheme Classic / Basic Set Year 1968 Pieces 407 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $11.25 I own this set I want this set

	1-9 Set No 1 Quaker/Life Cereal Theme / Subtheme Classic / Basic Set Year 1969 Pieces 301 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $4.99 Value $265.64 Growth +5223.4% Annual growth 7.4% I own this set I want this set

	055-2 Basic Building Set Theme / Subtheme Classic / Basic Set Year 1968 Pieces 256 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $5.75 Value $367.38 Growth +6289.2% Annual growth 7.6% I own this set I want this set

	044 Basic Building Set Theme / Subtheme Classic / Basic Set Year 1968 Pieces 234 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $6.75 Value $194.07 Growth +2775.1% Annual growth 6.1% I own this set I want this set

	321 Clowns Theme / Subtheme Classic / Basic Set Year 1965 Pieces 223 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $5.25 Value $1,446.77 Growth +27457.5% Annual growth 9.8% I own this set I want this set

	033-2 Basic Building Set Theme / Subtheme Classic / Basic Set Year 1968 Pieces 177 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $9.50 Value $169.70 Growth +1686.3% Annual growth 3.6% I own this set I want this set

	2-9 Set No 2 Quaker/Life Cereal Theme / Subtheme Classic / Basic Set Year 1969 Pieces 159 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $1.99 Value $253.82 Growth +12654.8% Annual growth 9.1% I own this set I want this set

	3-7 Set No 3 Quaker/Life Cereal Theme / Subtheme Classic / Basic Set Year 1969 Pieces 156 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $1.99 Value $170.21 Growth +8453.3% Annual growth 8.3% I own this set I want this set

	022 Basic Building Set Theme / Subtheme Classic / Basic Set Year 1968 Pieces 110 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $2.25 Value $85.77 Growth +3712.0% Annual growth 11.1% I own this set I want this set

	011 Basic Building Set Theme / Subtheme Classic / Basic Set Year 1968 Pieces 102 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $3.25 Value $182.03 Growth +5500.9% Annual growth 4.3% I own this set I want this set

	010-3 Basic Building Set Theme / Subtheme Classic / Basic Set Year 1968 Pieces 78 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $2.75 Value $245.08 Growth +8812.0% Annual growth 8.2% I own this set I want this set

	395-3 New York World Fair Promo Theme / Subtheme Classic / Basic Set Year 1964 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	promotional Value $1,237.98 Annual growth 11.8% I own this set I want this set

	396-2 New York World Fair Promo Theme / Subtheme Classic / Basic Set Year 1964 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	promotional I own this set I want this set

	600-1-1 Basic Set Theme / Subtheme Classic / Basic Set Year 1963 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $6.00 Value $237.74 Growth +3862.3% Annual growth 6.6% I own this set I want this set

050 LEGO Basic Building Set in Cardboard

Set Value (New/Sealed)

Basic Building Set in Cardboard Sets

005 Basic Building Set in Cardboard

010 Basic Building Set in Cardboard

020 Basic Building Set in Cardboard

030 Basic Building Set in Cardboard

060-2 Basic Building Set in Cardboard

040 Basic Building Set in Cardboard

Sets in Classic / Basic Set

10654 XL Creative Brick Box

080 Basic Building Set with Train

066 Basic Building Set

1-9 Set No 1 Quaker/Life Cereal

055-2 Basic Building Set

044 Basic Building Set

321 Clowns

033-2 Basic Building Set

2-9 Set No 2 Quaker/Life Cereal

3-7 Set No 3 Quaker/Life Cereal

022 Basic Building Set

011 Basic Building Set

010-3 Basic Building Set

395-3 New York World Fair Promo

396-2 New York World Fair Promo

600-1-1 Basic Set