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XL Idea Bucket

3049 LEGO Duplo XL Idea Bucket

Name: LEGO Duplo XL Idea Bucket
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 3049-1
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.60 (14 reviews)

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LEGO 3049 XL Idea Bucket is a Duplo set from 2000 valued at $39 for new and sealed sets, up 157% from an original retail price of $14.99. Annual appreciation has averaged 3.70% since release. On the used market, values range from $29 to $33 based on condition.

Set Value (New/Sealed)

This represents the current new/sealed value of the set XL Idea Bucket since January 2000. Medium accuracy

LEGO 3049 XL Idea Bucket is a 78 piece Duplo set with 1 Duplo figure released in 2000. The set was packaged in a green bucket and made in Korea. It consists of Duplo ball tubes, various bricks in blue, green, red, and yellow, a car base, a giraffe, and a boy figure. Based on current trends, this set could be valued near $40 within the next year.

XL Idea Bucket (3049-1) is a very old and rare LEGO set. It has not been available online or in retail stores in good/new condition for over 2 years. Because of its scarcity, the current estimated value of in new condition of $38.50 may be much lower than its true market value. Released in 2000, sealed sets in good condition are especially difficult to find, often commanding a premium well above estimates.

There are currently no new/sealed listings available for XL Idea Bucket at this time.

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Duplo figures

XL Idea Bucket contains 1 duplo figure. The duplo figure is also included in 11 other sets.

Sets in Duplo / Building Sets


	7975 XL Bucket Theme / Subtheme Duplo / Building Sets Year 2000 Pieces 107 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $24.99 Value $51.59 Growth +106.4% Annual growth 2.8% I own this set I want this set

	2799 XL Fun-time Bucket Theme / Subtheme Duplo / Building Sets Year 2000 Pieces / Duplo figures 90 / 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $19.99 Value $33.18 Growth +66.0% Annual growth 2.0% I own this set I want this set

	2332 DUPLO Bucket XL Elephants Theme / Subtheme Duplo / Building Sets Year 2000 Pieces / Duplo figures 88 / 2 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $19.99 Value $39.95 Growth +99.8% Annual growth 2.7% I own this set I want this set

	4839 Duplo Bucket Theme / Subtheme Duplo / Building Sets Year 2000 Pieces 69 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $17.99 Value $20.40 Growth +13.4% I own this set I want this set

	1450 DUPLO Bucket Theme / Subtheme Duplo / Building Sets Year 2000 Pieces 50 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay	Retail $14.99 Value $84.76 Growth +465.4% Annual growth 7.0% I own this set I want this set

	4287 Medium Bucket Theme / Subtheme Duplo / Building Sets Year 2000 Pieces 50 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay	Retail $12.99 Value $34.28 Growth +163.9% Annual growth 3.8% I own this set I want this set

	2797 Happy Bucket Theme / Subtheme Duplo / Building Sets Year 2000 Pieces / Duplo figures 49 / 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $14.99 Value $19.57 Growth +30.6% Annual growth 1.0% I own this set I want this set

	3048 Medium Idea Bucket Theme / Subtheme Duplo / Building Sets Year 2000 Pieces / Duplo figures 49 / 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay Bricklink	Retail $11.99 Value $33.52 Growth +179.6% Annual growth 4.0% I own this set I want this set

	4824 Duplo Bucket Medium Theme / Subtheme Duplo / Building Sets Year 2000 Pieces / Duplo figures 49 / 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $14.99 I own this set I want this set

	1086 Bulk Bucket Theme / Subtheme Duplo / Building Sets Year 2000 Pieces 48 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $14.99 Value $19.49 Growth +30.0% Annual growth 1.0% I own this set I want this set

	2400 Cute Building Vehicles Theme / Subtheme Duplo / Building Sets Year 2000 Pieces / Duplo figures 31 / 1 Availability Retired Buy this set at Bricklink	Retail $14.99 Value $39.20 Growth +161.5% Annual growth 3.8% I own this set I want this set

	2477 Basic Building Set Theme / Subtheme Duplo / Building Sets Year 2000 Pieces 30 Availability Retired Buy this set at eBay	Retail $5.99 Value $12.75 Growth +112.9% Annual growth 3.0% I own this set I want this set

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Set Details

Set number

3049-1

Name

XL Idea Bucket

Theme

Duplo

Subtheme

Building Sets

Year

2000

Availability

Retired

Pieces

78 (PPP $0.19)

Duplo figures

1 (Value $2.36)

Set Pricing

Retail price

$14.99

New/Sealed

Value

$38.50

Growth

+156.84%

Annual growth

+3.70%

90-day change

1.45%

Used

Value

$31.96

Range

$29.31 - $33.26

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Price

$37.35

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Price

~$38.89

*Listings are for new/sealed sets.

Set Predictions

New/Sealed

Today's value

$38.50

1 year forecast

$39.92+3.70%

5 year forecast

$45.55+18.31%

$44

$47

3049 XL Idea Bucket is projected to be valued between $44 - $47 within five years.

Insights

Released early in the Duplo Building Sets line and now retired, XL Idea Bucket 3049 is a generic bucket assortment with limited unique elements, which constrains long-term upside, and sealed or complete examples are relatively rarer so outcomes depend on condition and market depth.

Set Facts

It is packaged in a green bucket with a green lid.

XL Idea Bucket Reviews

14 ratings

4.6

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Subtheme Analysis

Duplo / Building Sets

Sets

182

Years

1972 - 2018

Annual growth

+2.99% (this set +3.70%)

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

Community Stats

XL Idea Bucket currently ranks #50 out of the top most owned sets in Duplo Building Sets.

#1Large Building Plate

#2All-in-One-Box-of-Fun

#3Large Playground Brick Box

#4All-in-One-Box-of-Fun Pink

#5Creative Box

#50XL Idea Bucket

#5120th Anniversary Jackpot Bucket

#52Family Home Bucket

About Duplo Building Sets

Building Sets are the plain DUPLO brick sets, buckets and boxes of bricks without a story. DUPLO started in 1969, and the name comes from the Latin word for double, because each brick is twice as long, wide and high as a LEGO brick. The studs are made to fit, so DUPLO and LEGO bricks lock together and a builder can move from one to the other. For years the plastic bucket was the usual way to sell them, from the 1980s through the early 2000s, often shaped or printed as an animal, a farm or a circus, and some came as anniversary editions. Later sets switched to cardboard brick boxes with ideas for what to build on the side.

Building Sets consists of 182 sets that ran from 1972 to 2018. As of today, 10555 Creative Bucket is the most valuable Building Sets set with an estimated new/factory sealed value of $358.

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