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Ninpo Water Spider

3017 LEGO Castle Ninja Ninpo Water Spider

Name: LEGO Castle Ninja Ninpo Water Spider
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 3017-1
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.70 (24 reviews)

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3017 LEGO Castle Ninja Ninpo Water Spider

LEGO 3017 Ninpo Water Spider is a Castle set from 1998 valued at $19 for new and sealed sets, up 879% from an original retail price of $1.99. Annual appreciation has averaged 4.72% since release. Used copies are valued between $16 and $20 depending on condition.

Set Value (New/Sealed)

This chart represents the current new/sealed value of the set Ninpo Water Spider since February 2017. Very high accuracy

LEGO 3017 Ninpo Water Spider is a Castle Ninja set released in 1998, containing 25 pieces and 1 minifigure. The build depicts a small river boat and includes the Bonsai minifigure. This set is the same as 1185 Mini River Ninja, issued under an alternate number.

A new and sealed Ninpo Water Spider is currently valued at around $19, with annual growth of approximately 5%, which is lower than other Ninja sets. The average used price is $17 for those in good overall condition. New and sealed listings currently range from $18 to $23. Based on current trends, this set could be valued near $20 within the next year.

All regions

All regions 4
United States 1
Canada 1
Asia Pacific 2

For Sale (New/Sealed)

	(CA) cas048 Ninja - Black Minifig Assembled - Excellent Conditionwith original instruction...	$17.94 -7.9%
	(HK) on sales	$19.12 -1.8%
	(US) BrickLink store Sir Troy's Toy Kingdom	$19.98 +2.6%
	(HK) on sales	$25.49 +30.9%

Minifigs

Ninpo Water Spider contains 1 minifig. The minifig is also included in 8 other sets.

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Set Details

Set number

3017-1

Name

Ninpo Water Spider

Theme

Castle

Subtheme

Ninja

Year

1998

Availability

Retired

Packaging

Polybag

Pieces

25 (PPP $0.08)

Minifigs

1 (Value $13.83)

Set Pricing

Retail price

$1.99

New/Sealed

Value

$19.48

Growth

+878.89%

Annual growth

+4.72%

2025 growth

+6.70%

90-day change

-1.39%

Used

Value

$17.00

Range

$16.14 - $20.40

Quick Buy

Bricklink

Buy

Lowest price

$17.94 (CA)

Highest price

$25.49

*Listings are for new/sealed sets.

Set Predictions

New/Sealed

Today's value

$19.48

1 year forecast

$20.40+4.72%

5 year forecast

$24.03+23.36%

$23

$25

3017 Ninpo Water Spider is projected to be valued between $23 - $25 within five years.

Insights

Released in the late 1990s within the Castle Ninja subtheme, Ninpo Water Spider carries a named minifigure that draws completionist interest, and its long retirement and sealed scarcity support continued collector demand, while small scale and occasional Ninja reissues add some volatility.

Set Facts

This set includes a Bonsai minifigure and a river boat.
It is the same set as 1185 Mini River Ninja.
It was a promotion with Kabaya.

Barcodes

UPC

885280494189

EAN

0042884030179

Ninpo Water Spider Reviews

24 reviews

4.7

Collectors

Investors

Brickset

“This is another small set of the castle theme, ninja subtheme. Released with Kabaya sweets in Japan as a promotional small set, The "Ninja water spider" is good to increase more creations of the ninja or some other Lego sets from different themes, although this set is small,... More it still good, and features some useful pieces.”

Full review at brickset.com

Subtheme Analysis

Castle / Ninja

Sets

Years

1998 - 2000

Annual growth

+6.17% (this set +4.72%)

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

Community Stats

Ninpo Water Spider currently ranks #21 out of the top most owned sets in Castle Ninja.

#1Ninja Surprise

#2Treasure Transport

#3Samurai Stronghold

#4Flying Ninja Fortress

#5Samurai Swordsman

#21Ninpo Water Spider

#22White Ninja

#23LEGO Shogun Go!

About Castle Ninja

Ninja was a Castle subtheme from 1998 to 2000 and the first time the theme left medieval Europe, for feudal Japan. Its sets had ninja, samurai, a shogun in his stronghold and a band of robbers, with secret doors, hidden weapons and booby traps in the buildings. 6093 Flying Ninja Fortress was the largest set. The line ended in 2000 with minifigure packs. The ninja minifigures brought new headgear and weapons that LEGO used for years after. The idea came back on a much larger scale in 2011 with Ninjago, a theme of its own.

Ninja consists of 29 sets that ran from 1998 to 2000. As of today, 3346 Three Minifig Pack Ninja #3 is the most valuable Ninja set with an estimated new/factory sealed value of $823.

Set Pricing Models

BrickEconomy uses a number of methods to determine the value of a set.

New/Sealed

Machine Learning/AI Model

Value (today)

$19.48

Value (in a year)

$20.40

Value (in 2 years)

$21.32

Accuracy

0.960400 Very high

Statistical Model

Value (today)

$25.88

Value (in a year)

$26.46

Value (in two years)

$27.05

Accuracy

0.230221 Very low

Used

Machine Learning/AI Model

Value (today)

$17.00

Value (low range)

$16.14

Value (high range)

$20.40

Accuracy

0.905400 High

To learn more about how we calculate pricing and forecasting, check out our article on BrickEconomy’s Approach to LEGO Pricing and Future Value Predictions.

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