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Set Value (New/Sealed)

This chart represents the current new/sealed value of the set Basic Building Set since June 1976. Medium accuracy
LEGO 40 Basic Building Set was a 258 piece Basic set released in 1976. It was the European version and released in Europe, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. The current value for a new and sealed Basic Building Set is estimated at $244 with an average yearly gain of about 6%. The current used prices for Basic Building Set can be found in the range of $80 and $98 depending on the set's condition, with an average price of $82 if it is in good overall condition.
Basic Building Set is a pretty rare set these days as we have not seen set 40-1 currently for sale online or in retail in new and good condition in over one year. The current value of this set might be slightly higher then what we have estimated at this time. The last brand new Basic Building Set seen was sold on ebay.com.

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Basic Sets are the basis of any LEGO collection. The contents are so varied that children can build whatever they imagine. And if they need some inspiration they can find it in pictures on the boxes. Unlike Basic Sets the Model Sets are designed to build a particular model from simple instructions. But imagination will create other models from the same bricks.
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