Name: LEGO Birthday Buddy
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 40226-1
Rating: 4.5 (25 reviews)

Set Value (New/Sealed)

This chart represents the current new/sealed value of the set Birthday Buddy since July 2016. Very high accuracy

LEGO 40226 Birthday Buddy was a 133 piece Exclusive promotional set released in 2016. The set comes with stickers for both male and female eyes, and two sets of 2x2 round tiles to enable them to be switched.

The current value for a new and sealed Birthday Buddy is estimated at $20 with an average yearly gain of about 7%. On the secondary markets the typical price range for the set MISB/NISB is between $14 and $22.

For Sale (New/Sealed)

	(NL) BrickLink store BricksUnited.nl	$15.03 -25.1%
	(TH) BRAND NEW SEALED : Box Condition 8/10 - ASK FOR PICTURES	$15.56 -22.4%
	(US) eBay listings for Birthday Buddy	~$19.46 -3.0%
	(UK) "Happy Birthday" "Birthday Gift"[Traceable GB Shipping: GBP5.34]	$21.93 +9.3%
	(MY) BrickLink store Premium Collectibles	$22.85 +13.9%
	(NO) New in sealed box	$29.75 +48.3%
	(BE) BrickLink store Hand2handbrickshop.be	$41.86 +108.7%

Sales Distribution (Last 90 Days)

This chart shows the distribution of sales for the last 3 months of new/sealed 40226 Birthday Buddy.

Sale Trends

This chart shows the sales trends (number sold) of new/sealed 40226 Birthday Buddy.

Sets in Exclusive / Birthday


	40153 Birthday Table Decoration Theme / Subtheme Exclusive / Birthday Year 2015 Pieces 120 Availability Retired Buy this set at Amazon eBay StockX Bricklink	Retail $9.99 Value $21.43 Growth 114.5% Annual growth 10.7% I own this set I want this set

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Set Details

Set number

40226-1

Name

Birthday Buddy

Theme

Exclusive

Subtheme

Birthday

Year

2016

Released

July 2016

Availability

Retired

Pieces

133

Set Pricing

Retail price

Free promotional

Value

$20.06

Annual growth

+7.23% Decreasing

Quick Buy

eBay

Buy

Price

~$20.66

Bricklink

Buy

Lowest price

$14.09 (HK)

Highest price

$41.86

*Listings are for new/sealed sets.

Set Predictions

1 year forecast

$21.51

5 year forecast

$27.21

$26

$28

40226 Birthday Buddy is estimated to be worth between $26 - $28 in 5 years (new/sealed).

Set Facts

The set is designed in kawaii aesthetic, "a Japanese artistic and cultural style that emphasizes the quality of cuteness, using bright colors and characters with a childlike appearance." Birthday Buddy is s a cross between a cupcake and a creature with colorful attire and big eyes.\The sticker sheet provides alternative birthday greetings for the sign, in German, French, Spanish and four Asian languages.
Birthday Buddy was designed by LEGO designer Mel Caddick.

Barcodes

EAN

5702015597470

Birthday Buddy Reviews

25 reviews

4.5

Collectors

Investors

Brick Fanatics

“It is typical of LEGO Store exclusive sets in terms of size and unique style. The anthropomorphic chocolate cupcake features big eyes and holds a ‘Happy Birthday’ flag – these pieces are all stickered rather than printed.”

Full review at www.brickfanatics.com

Subtheme Analysis

Exclusive / Birthday

Sets

Years

2015 - 2016