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LEGO The Hobbit / An Unexpected Journey Sets

An Unexpected Journey is a subtheme of The Hobbit that consists of 9 sets that ran from 2012 to 2014. Most sets were released in 2012 which accounted for 7 sets. As of today, the average annual growth of sets in The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey is approximately 9.9% per year.
Most valuable An Unexpected Journey set
San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Micro Scale Bag End $1,505.08
Highest growth An Unexpected Journey set
30212 Mirkwood Elf Guard +549.90%
Largest An Unexpected Journey set
79010 The Goblin King Battle 841 pieces
Most owned An Unexpected Journey set
79003 An Unexpected Gathering
LEGO's An Unexpected Journey subtheme was released in November 2012 and based on the movie which is set in Middle-earth seventy-seven years before the main events of The Lord of the Rings.

5002130 Good Morning Bilbo Baggins

Theme / Subtheme The Hobbit / An Unexpected Journey
Year 2014
Pieces / Minifigs 4 / 1
Availability Retired
5002130 LEGO The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey Good Morning Bilbo Baggins
promotional
Value $40.00
Annual growth 12.9%

San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Micro Scale Bag End

Theme / Subtheme The Hobbit / An Unexpected Journey
Year 2013
Pieces / Minifigs 130 / 1
Availability Retired
LEGO The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Micro Scale Bag End
Retail $39.99
Value $1,505.08
Growth  +3663.6%
Annual growth 21.9%

79010 The Goblin King Battle

Theme / Subtheme The Hobbit / An Unexpected Journey
Year 2012
Pieces / Minifigs 841 / 8
Availability Retired
79010 LEGO The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey The Goblin King Battle
Retail $99.99
Value $239.88
Growth  +139.9%
Annual growth 7.1%

79003 An Unexpected Gathering

Theme / Subtheme The Hobbit / An Unexpected Journey
Year 2012
Pieces / Minifigs 652 / 6
Availability Retired
79003 LEGO The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey An Unexpected Gathering
Retail $69.99
Value $321.31
Growth  +359.1%
Annual growth 10.2%

79002 Attack of the Wargs

Theme / Subtheme The Hobbit / An Unexpected Journey
Year 2012
Pieces / Minifigs 400 / 5
Availability Retired
79002 LEGO The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey Attack of the Wargs
Retail $49.99
Value $160.88
Growth  +221.8%
Annual growth 10.2%

79000 Riddles for the Ring

Theme / Subtheme The Hobbit / An Unexpected Journey
Year 2012
Pieces / Minifigs 105 / 2
Availability Retired
79000 LEGO The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey Riddles for the Ring
Retail $9.99
Value $49.99
Growth  +400.4%
Annual growth 8.4%

30213 Gandalf at Dol Guldur

Theme / Subtheme The Hobbit / An Unexpected Journey
Year 2012
Pieces / Minifigs 31 / 1
Availability Retired
30213 LEGO The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey Gandalf at Dol Guldur
Retail $4.99
Value $24.99
Growth  +400.8%
Annual growth 9.6%

30212 Mirkwood Elf Guard

Theme / Subtheme The Hobbit / An Unexpected Journey
Year 2012
Pieces / Minifigs 27 / 1
Availability Retired
30212 LEGO The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey Mirkwood Elf Guard
Retail $4.99
Value $32.43
Growth  +549.9%
Annual growth 13.6%

Comic-Con Bilbo Baggins

Theme / Subtheme The Hobbit / An Unexpected Journey
Year 2012
Pieces 4
Availability Retired
LEGO The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey Comic-Con Bilbo Baggins
promotional
Value $582.76
Annual growth 10.7%

Subtheme Details

Theme
The Hobbit
Subtheme
An Unexpected Journey
Sets
9   (all retired)
Minifigs
22
Years
2012 - 2014
Available
Retired
Pending release

Subtheme Pricing

Retail
$279.93
New/Sealed
Value
$2,957.32
Growth
+956.45%
Annual growth
+9.95%
Used
Value
$1,263.64

Yearly Pricing

Sets
Retail
Value
2014
1
N/A
$40.00
2013
1
$39.99
$1,505.08
2012
7
$239.94
$1,412.24

Set Lifespans

The average lifespan of a The Hobbit / An Unexpected Journey set is 15 months, 79003 An Unexpected Gathering had the longest lifespan of 25 months.
An Unexpected Gathering
Attack of the Wargs
Riddles for the Ring
The Goblin King Battle
Average (15 months)
Lifespan in months
0
12
25

Community Stats

An Unexpected Journey is the most popular The Hobbit subtheme amoung LEGO collectors. Below are the most owned sets.
#1An Unexpected Gathering
#2Riddles for the Ring
#3Attack of the Wargs
#4The Goblin King Battle
#5Gandalf at Dol Guldur
#6Mirkwood Elf Guard
#7Good Morning Bilbo Baggins
#8San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Micro Scale Bag End
#9Comic-Con Bilbo Baggins

About LEGO The Hobbit

The LEGO Hobbit is a theme that was introduced in 2012 based off of Peter Jackson's films which is in turn based off the book by J.R.R Tolkien. The theme included a number of subthemes based on the films including The An Unexpected Journey released in 2012, The Desolation of Smaug released in 2013 and The Battle of the Five Armies released in 2014.

An Unexpected Journey
LEGO's An Unexpected Journey subtheme was released in November 2012 and based on the movie which is set in Middle-earth seventy-seven years before the main events of The Lord of the Rings.

The Battle of the Five Armies
LEGO's The Battle of the Five Armies subtheme was released in 2014 and based on the movie.

The Desolation of Smaug
LEGO's The Desolation of Smaug subtheme was released in 2012 and based on the movie.