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285 LEGO Samsonite Medium Basic Set
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Set Value (New/Sealed)

This represents the current new/sealed value of the set Medium Basic Set since January 1966. Medium accuracy
LEGO 285 Medium Basic Set was a 285 piece Samsonite set released in 1966. It was also called No. 285 Basic Set. From the LEGO Samsonite catalog - "Basic set containing 285 pieces is enough to construct a four-story house, even a truck with a trailer."
Medium Basic Set is an extremely old and very rare LEGO set. We have not seen set 285-1 currently for sale online or in the hundreds of retail stores in good/new condition in over 2,233 days. Because of the rarity of this hard to find set the current estimated value of $347.46 might actually be much lower than the true value, assuming this set can be found for sale.Because Medium Basic Set is a very old set from 1966, finding it in a sealed and good condition might be difficult thus making the true value even that much higher.

Sets in Samsonite / Basic Set

704-2 Master Discovery Set

Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set
Year 1966
Pieces 704
Availability Retired
704-2 LEGO Samsonite Master Discovery Set
Retail $24.99
Value $564.20
Growth  2157.7%
Annual growth 5.5%

004 Master Builder Set

Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set
Year 1966
Pieces 670
Availability Retired
004 LEGO Samsonite Master Builder Set
Retail $19.95
Value $555.30
Growth  2683.5%
Annual growth 5.9%

835 Advanced Builders Set

Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set
Year 1966
Pieces 565
Availability Retired
835 LEGO Samsonite Advanced Builders Set
Retail $10.00
Value $618.59
Growth  6085.9%
Annual growth 7.4%

565 Piece Basic Set

Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set
Year 1966
Pieces 565
Availability Retired
LEGO Samsonite 565 Piece Basic Set
Retail $9.99
Value $565.99
Growth  5565.6%
Annual growth 7.2%

003 Master Mechanic Set

Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set
Year 1966
Pieces 418
Availability Retired
003 LEGO Samsonite Master Mechanic Set
Retail $17.95
Value $1,068.86
Growth  5854.7%
Annual growth 7.3%

375 Deluxe Basic Set

Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set
Year 1966
Pieces 375
Availability Retired
375 LEGO Samsonite Deluxe Basic Set
Retail $8.95
Value $462.16
Growth  5063.8%
Annual growth 7.0%

324 Piece Medium Basic Set

Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set
Year 1966
Pieces 324
Availability Retired
LEGO Samsonite 324 Piece Medium Basic Set
Retail $6.22

301-2 Wheel Toy Set

Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set
Year 1966
Pieces 301
Availability Retired
301-2 LEGO Samsonite Wheel Toy Set
Retail $6.22
Value $459.46
Growth  7286.8%
Annual growth 7.7%

224 Piece Explorer Set

Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set
Year 1966
Pieces 224
Availability Retired
LEGO Samsonite 224 Piece Explorer Set
Retail $5.55
Value $480.19
Growth  8552.1%
Annual growth 8.0%

205-3 Small Basic Set

Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set
Year 1966
Pieces 205
Availability Retired
205-3 LEGO Samsonite Small Basic Set
Retail $4.95
Value $343.33
Growth  6836.0%
Annual growth 4.2%

021 Wheel Set

Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set
Year 1966
Pieces 185
Availability Retired
021 LEGO Samsonite Wheel Set
Retail $4.95
Value $317.47
Growth  6313.5%
Annual growth 7.4%

151 Piece Basic Set

Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set
Year 1966
Pieces 151
Availability Retired
LEGO Samsonite 151 Piece Basic Set
Retail $2.99

125 Piece Basic Set

Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set
Year 1966
Pieces 125
Availability Retired
LEGO Samsonite 125 Piece Basic Set
Retail $3.95

120-2 Small Basic Set

Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set
Year 1966
Pieces 120
Availability Retired
120-2 LEGO Samsonite Small Basic Set
Retail $2.95
Value $151.58
Growth  5038.3%
Annual growth 7.0%

99 Gift Set

Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set
Year 1966
Pieces 99
Availability Retired
99 LEGO Samsonite Gift Set
Retail $2.95
Value $87.49
Growth  2865.8%
Annual growth 6.0%

093 Small Basic Set

Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set
Year 1966
Availability Retired
093 LEGO Samsonite Small Basic Set
Retail $5.73
Value $560.05
Growth  9674.0%
Annual growth 8.2%

Sampler Set

Theme / Subtheme Samsonite / Basic Set
Year 1966
Availability Retired
LEGO Samsonite Sampler Set
Retail $2.95
Value $201.48
Growth  6729.8%
Annual growth 7.6%
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About Samsonite Basic Set

Samsonite was an American manufacturer of LEGO sets which introduced the very first USA LEGO catalog for Christmas of 1961. LEGO and Samsonite created a partnership to produce and sell LEGO in the US. The result was a 9-year license for exclusive North American distribution rights. Samsonite began marketing sets under the name LEGO by Samsonite in the US in 1961 and Canada in 1962.

Basic Set consists of 82 sets that ran from 1961 to 1975. As of today, 080-2 Ambassador Set is the most valuable Basic Set set with an estimated new/factory sealed value of $3,157.
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Basic set containing 285 pieces is enough to construct a four story house, even a truck with a trailer.
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