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45544 LEGO Mindstorms Education EV3 Core Set
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45544 LEGO Mindstorms Education EV3 Core Set
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LEGO 45544 Education EV3 Core Set is a Education set currently valued at $568 for new and sealed sets. Annual appreciation has averaged 3.96% since release. On the used market, values range from $170 to $210 based on condition. Secondary market prices for new and sealed sets typically fall between $499 and $652. It has eased upward as fewer copies are listed for sale, pushing the market toward a rising trend.

Education EV3 Core Set Value (New/Sealed)

This chart represents the current new/sealed value of the set Education EV3 Core Set since November 2016. Very high accuracy
LEGO 45544 Education EV3 Core Set is a LEGO Education set released in 2013, containing 541 pieces. Designed for use by two students, the set forms the foundation of the LEGO MINDSTORMS Education EV3 platform and includes 47 lessons focused on robotics, engineering, and programming. It comes in a durable storage box with sorting trays and includes key functional elements such as motors, sensors, gears, turntables, and beams for building and coding a variety of robotic models.

Education EV3 Core Set has climbed about 4.0% a year since retirement and is worth around $568 sealed. If the forecast is right, it keeps going, to about $680 in five years. The average used price is $175 for those in good overall condition. New and sealed listings currently range from $500 to $746. Recent market trends show a period of price correction, with values declining over the past year.
Collector and Investor Standing
The Mindstorms Education line belongs in classrooms, which gives this core set a narrow collector audience. The EV3 Intelligent Brick lets students program motors and gather sensor data, but that teaching purpose matters more here than display appeal. Investors have little reason to get excited when the theme has grown slowly.
37/100
Collector
A small following
Classroom Mindstorms draws few collectors
30/100
Investor
Among the weakest
Slow growth across the Education theme
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For Sale (New/Sealed)

 (US) 45544 Education Mindstorms EV3 Core Set version 39 item 6250575 NEW SEALED
BrickEconomy Choice
$449.99
(US) Education EV3 Core Set from BrickLink seller chico20854 $498.95
-12.2%
(US) Education Mindstorms EV3 Core Set 45544 NEW Sealed Security Band $500.00
-12.0%
(DE) Education EV3 Core Set 45544 NEW $587.63
+3.4%
(US) 45544 Mindstorms Education Ev3 Core Set Brand New Sealed $600.00
+5.5%
(US) Amazon listing for Education EV3 Core Set $634.99
+11.7%
(DE) Education EV3 Core Set from BrickLink seller Akte_Bricks $718.37
+26.4%
(DE) Education 45544 MINDSTORMS EV3 Core Set New MIB Sealed New Sealed MISB $718.56
+26.4%
(US) Education: Education Ev3 Core Set (45544) $800.00
+40.7%
(GB) Education EV3 Core Set from BrickLink seller Shimku $804.65
+41.5%
(US) Education: Education Ev3 Core Set (45544) $899.00
+58.1%
(DE) Education EV3 Core Set from BrickLink seller tomte $1,620.82
+185.1%
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Sales Distribution (Last 90 Days)

This chart shows the distribution of sales for the past three months of new/sealed 45544 Education EV3 Core Set.

Sale Trends

This chart shows the sales trends of new/sealed 45544 Education EV3 Core Set.

Market Momentum

Bullish
This set's value is climbing and listings are thinning out.
SupplyTypical for Education
Listings down 20% this month
12 months agoToday
Growth vs peers+2% typical for Mindstorms
+6% over the past year
12 months agoToday
Outlook:7% bearish·33% neutral·60% bullish
Why it's moving, signals and outlook

Compared with other Mindstorms sets

#8 of 25
By growth since retail, +67%
+0%+191%
In the top half of the group.
$1.05 a piece
New and sealed value per piece
This set
$1.05
Typical
$0.33
About 3 times the group's typical value per piece.
#11 of 12
Used value as a share of new, 31%
27%75%
In the bottom quarter of the group.
#6 of 6 retired Education sets
Wanted for each member who owns it
This set
Typical
About half the rate of retired Education sets.
Top sets by growthSince retail
19695 LEGO Mindstorms Education Resource+191%
29668 Energy Display+131%
39785 Robo Technology Set with Serial Transmitter+126%
845544 Education EV3 Core Set+67%

Sets in Education / Mindstorms

45560 Education EV3 Expansion Set

Theme / Subtheme Education / Mindstorms
Year 2013
Pieces 853
Availability Retired
45560 LEGO Mindstorms Education EV3 Expansion Set
Retail $99.95
Value $163.40
Growth  +63.5%
Annual growth 3.9%

45514 Cable Pack

Theme / Subtheme Education / Mindstorms
Year 2013
Pieces 7
Availability Retired
45514 LEGO Education Mindstorms Cable Pack
Retail $14.99
Value $26.81
Growth  +78.9%
Annual growth 3.4%

45501 DC Rechargeable Battery

Theme / Subtheme Education / Mindstorms
Year 2013
Availability Retired
45501 LEGO Education Mindstorms DC Rechargeable Battery
Retail $84.99
Value $118.89
Growth  +39.9%
Annual growth 2.9%

45515 Bluetooth Dongle

Theme / Subtheme Education / Mindstorms
Year 2013
Availability Retired
45515 LEGO Education Mindstorms Bluetooth Dongle
Retail $29.99
Value $30.00
Growth  +0.0%

45516 WiFi Dongle

Theme / Subtheme Education / Mindstorms
Year 2013
Availability Retired
45516 LEGO Education Mindstorms WiFi Dongle
Retail $29.99
Value $30.00
Growth  +0.0%

Education EV3 Core Set Questions

What is the current value of LEGO 45544 Education EV3 Core Set?

A new, sealed copy of Education EV3 Core Set is worth about $568 today, and most sealed copies sell for between $499 and $652. The value has risen 13% in the past 90 days. Used copies are worth about $175.

Is LEGO 45544 Education EV3 Core Set still available?

No. Education EV3 Core Set is retired. New copies now come only from the secondary market, where sellers on eBay and BrickLink set the price.

How has LEGO 45544 Education EV3 Core Set performed since its release?

Education EV3 Core Set is now worth 67% more than its $339.95 retail price, or roughly 4% a year on average. That is well ahead of the Mindstorms average of 2.8% a year.

What is the one-year forecast for LEGO 45544 Education EV3 Core Set?

By this time next year, the forecast has Education EV3 Core Set near $582, about 2% more than today. In the short term the market reads bullish too. Forecasts are estimates, not guarantees.

How big is LEGO 45544 Education EV3 Core Set?

Education EV3 Core Set has 541 pieces, or $0.63 per piece at retail.

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Education EV3 Core Set Reviews

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“The LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Education and Home sets offer distinct features tailored to their intended audiences. The Education set is optimized for classroom use, featuring a durable storage box with a sorting tray, an advanced selection of sensors, and robust educational software with additional programming tools and teaching resources. In contrast, the Home version focuses on individual use, with a colorful assortment of pieces and a simplified programming app, but it lacks key educational enhancements like data collection tools and durable... More storage. While the Education set is more suitable for structured learning environments, the Home set can be supplemented with additional materials to support educational use.”
 

About Education Mindstorms

These are the LEGO Education versions of Mindstorms, sold to schools, along with the extra parts made for classroom use. The first ones paired the RCX brick with ROBOLAB, programming software built with Tufts University and National Instruments, in team challenge sets. Later sets followed each new brick, the NXT and then the EV3, whose Education Core Set of 2013 came in a storage box with a rechargeable battery.

Mindstorms consists of 25 sets that ran from 1999 to 2016. As of today, 45544 Education EV3 Core Set is the most valuable Mindstorms set with an estimated new/sealed value of $568.
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LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 Core Set is a hands-on, cross-curricular STEM solution that engages students by providing the resources to design, build and program their creations while helping them develop essential skills such as creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and communication. A Core Set supports two students and comes with a getting-started guide, video tutorials, and standards-aligned lesson plans. An eLearning program is included for educators.

The system includes the EV3 Intelligent Brick, a compact and powerful programmable computer that makes it possible to control motors and collect sensor feedback using the intuitive icon-based programming and data logging software that is delivered with the set.

The set is delivered in a sturdy storage bin with a sorting tray, three Servo Motors, five Sensors (Gyro, Ultrasonic, Color and 2x Touch), a EV3 Rechargeable DC Battery (with charging cable) and connecting cables.
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