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Basic Building Set

4212 LEGO Basic Building Set

Name: LEGO Basic Building Set
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 4212-1
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (28 reviews)

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LEGO 4212 Basic Building Set is a Basic set from 1999 valued at $13 for new and sealed sets, up 32% from an original retail price of $9.99. Annual appreciation has averaged 1.15% since release. Used copies are valued between $5 and $6 depending on condition.

Set Value (New/Sealed)

This chart represents the current new/sealed value of the set Basic Building Set since June 2016. High accuracy

LEGO 4212-1 Basic Building Set is a Basic theme set released in 1999, containing 95 pieces. It includes a selection of standard bricks in primary colors along with wheels and tires, a 2 x 6 x 6 door frame with door, a 2 x 4 x 3 window, and a windscreen for simple vehicle and house builds. The set features several FreeStyle-era printed elements such as face and eye bricks and a torso-pattern curved slope, plus plant pieces for decoration. A large 4 x 12 green brick and other larger elements support sturdy, open-ended construction.

A new and sealed Basic Building Set is currently valued at around $13. The average used price is $5 for those in good overall condition. Based on current trends, this set could be valued near $13 within the next year.

All regions

All regions 2
United States 1
Germany 1

For Sale (New/Sealed)

	(US) eBay listing for Basic Building Set	$12.83 -3.0%
	(DE) new, sealed	$14.57 +10.1%

All regions

All regions 3
United States 1
European Union 1
Germany 1

For Sale (Used)

	(DE) Used - / 100% complete, Parts are in normal used condition, no instructions, no Box, ...	$5.82
	(NL) Used - 100%complete, Includes all parts. Instruction book included . no box	$5.88
	(US) Used - Vintage Lego Car Starter Kit Wheels Seat Steering Wheel Tires Chassis 4212	$5.99

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Set Details

Set number

4212-1

Name

Basic Building Set

Theme

Basic

Year

1999

Availability

Retired

Pieces

95 (PPP $0.11)

Set Pricing

Retail price

$9.99

New/Sealed

Value

$13.23

Growth

+32.43%

Annual growth

+1.15% Decreasing

Used

Value

$4.99

Range

$4.89 - $5.99

Quick Buy

eBay

Buy

Price (new)

$12.83

Price (used)

$5.99

Bricklink

Buy

Lowest price

$14.57 (DE)

*Listings are for new/sealed sets.

Set Predictions

New/Sealed

Today's value

$13.23

1 year forecast

$13.38+1.15%

5 year forecast

$13.99+5.75%

$14

4212 Basic Building Set is projected to be valued between $14 - $14 within five years.

Insights

Released long before its retirement, Basic Building Set 4212 is a generic Basic-era assortment with a few FreeStyle-era printed elements that attract niche collector interest, and its wide original distribution and frequent refreshes have kept post-retirement appreciation modest and scarcity limited.

Set Facts

The set contains a variety of standard bricks in sizes 2x2, 2x3, and 2x4 in black, blue, red, white, and yellow colors, as well as larger bricks such as a green 4x12 and a yellow 2x6. There are several decorated and modified elements, including a yellow brick with eyes, a yellow brick with a smile and frown pattern, a red slope with a face pattern, and a green slope with overalls and shirt pattern. The set also features specialized parts like plant elements in blue, green, and yellow, a red window and door with yellow frames, a yellow windscreen, as well as four yellow wheels with black tires.

Regional Retail Prices

United States

$9.99

Australia

$15.99

Basic Building Set Reviews

28 ratings

4.4

Collectors

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Theme Analysis

Basic

Sets

402

Years

1972 - 2003

Annual growth

+3.89% (this set +1.15%)

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

Community Stats

Basic Building Set currently ranks #213 out of the top most owned sets in Basic.

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#2X-Large Baseplate Grey

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#5Basic Building Set

#213Basic Building Set

#214Anniversary Bucket

#215Racing Car

About Basic

The LEGO Basic theme, which began in the 1970s, was designed to be a more general, non-thematic series of sets. Unlike the themed sets that revolve around specific stories, characters, or concepts (e.g., space, city, or pirates), the Basic theme provided a collection of standard LEGO bricks and pieces, often in a variety of colors. The goal was to encourage free building and creativity without the confines of a specific theme or narrative.

Set Pricing Models

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

New/Sealed

Machine Learning/AI Model

Value (today)

$13.23

Value (in a year)

$13.38

Value (in 2 years)

$13.53

Accuracy

0.920200 High

Statistical Model

Value (today)

$20.55

Value (in a year)

(Possible plateau)

Value (in two years)

(Possible plateau)

Accuracy

0.250026 Very low

Used

Machine Learning/AI Model

Value (today)

$4.99

Value (low range)

$4.89

Value (high range)

$5.99

Accuracy

0.865200 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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