Top LEGO Ideas Sets by Growth

LEGO Ideas (formerly known as LEGO Cuusoo) allows fans to submit ideas for products to be turned into potential sets available commercially, with the original designer receiving 1% of the royalties. The ideas theme has produced dozens of sets so far, with about half a dozen new sets released each year. To collectors, the theme has proved wildly successful and has seen an average collector growth in the ten to twenty percent range per year, with original sets such as the Shinkai 6500 Submarine, set #001, seeing much greater returns. Here you can find the top most valuable LEGO Ideas/Cuusoo sets by growth.


	21100 Shinkai 6500 Submarine Theme / Subtheme Ideas / Scientific Year 2010 Pieces 412 Availability Retired 21100 Shinkai 6500 Submarine was a 412 piece Ideas set released in only in Japan in 2010. Only 10,000 sets were ever produced by LEGO. Buy this set at Amazon eBay Bricklink	Retail $49.99 Value $1,122.65 Growth 2145.7% Annual growth 9.2% I own this set I want this set

	21104 NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover Theme / Subtheme Ideas / Astronomy Year 2014 Pieces 295 Availability Retired Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover is the fifth official LEGO CUUSOO set designed by mechanical engineer, Stephen Pakbaz, who worked on the actual Curiosity rover at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Buy this set at Amazon eBay StockX Bricklink	Retail $29.99 Value $434.49 Growth 1348.8% Annual growth 14.1% I own this set I want this set

	21101 Hayabusa Theme / Subtheme Ideas / Astronomy Year 2012 Pieces / Minifigs 369 / 1 Availability Retired It is the second set to be approved by LEGO CUUSOO. Buy this set at eBay StockX	Retail $49.99 Value $295.29 Growth 490.7% Annual growth 12.8% I own this set I want this set

	21303 WALL-E Theme / Subtheme Ideas / Licensed Year 2015 Pieces 677 Availability Retired It was submitted to Ideas by fan designer Angus MacLane who was a Pixar Directing Animator. Buy this set at Amazon eBay StockX Bricklink	Retail $59.99 Value $268.95 Growth 348.3% Annual growth 22.5% I own this set I want this set

	21103 The DeLorean Time Machine Theme / Subtheme Ideas / Licensed Year 2013 Pieces / Minifigs 401 / 2 Availability Retired This was the fourth LEGO CUUSOO product called Back to the Future Time Machine created by m.togami (Masashi) and released as set 21103 The DeLorean Time Machine. Buy this set at Amazon eBay StockX	Retail $34.99 Value $126.06 Growth 260.3% Annual growth 19.3% I own this set I want this set

	21301 Birds Theme / Subtheme Ideas / Scientific Year 2015 Pieces 580 Availability Retired The included birds are a Robin, Blue Jay and the Hummingbird. Buy this set at Amazon eBay StockX Bricklink	Retail $44.99 Value $145.08 Growth 222.5% Annual growth 6.7% I own this set I want this set

	21302 The Big Bang Theory Theme / Subtheme Ideas / Licensed Year 2015 Pieces / Minifigs 484 / 7 Availability Retired It is the 10th LEGO Ideas set and based upon the popular American sitcom "The Big Bang Theory". The set contains Leonard and Sheldon's apartment along with all of the main characters of the show. Buy this set at Amazon eBay StockX Bricklink	Retail $59.99 Value $192.46 Growth 220.8% Annual growth 17.3% I own this set I want this set

	21304 Doctor Who Theme / Subtheme Ideas / Licensed Year 2015 Pieces / Minifigs 623 / 6 Availability Retired It features a detailed LEGO replica of the TARDIS from the BBC series, with an opening TARDIS, a detachable interior console room. It was submitted in February 2014 by fan designer Andrew Clark (AndrewClark2) who is a Senior Artist at Firaxis Games. Buy this set at Amazon eBay StockX Bricklink	Retail $59.99 Value $190.37 Growth 217.3% Annual growth 16.9% I own this set I want this set

	21306 The Beatles Yellow Submarine Theme / Subtheme Ideas / Licensed Year 2016 Pieces / Minifigs 550 / 5 Availability Retired The set is based on fan designer Kevin Szeto for Ideas and was completed by LEGO Designer Justin Ramsden for the released version. Buy this set at Amazon eBay StockX Bricklink	Retail $59.99 Value $177.84 Growth 196.4% Annual growth 18.7% I own this set I want this set

	21310 Old Fishing Store Theme Ideas Year 2017 Pieces / Minifigs 2,049 / 4 Availability Retired It features an Old Fishing Store with a detailed shop, connected lookout tower, office, 2 removable roofs, opening back wall, 4 minifigures (captain, fisherman, fisherwoman and a child), a cat, and 3 seagulls. Buy this set at Amazon eBay StockX Bricklink	Retail $149.99 Value $424.65 Growth 183.1% Annual growth 21.0% I own this set I want this set

	21305 Maze Theme Ideas Year 2016 Pieces 769 Availability Retired The ultimate value of the Maze set designed by Jason Alleman is that it encourages builders to look at LEGO as a way to construct a real world object. Buy this set at Amazon eBay StockX Bricklink	Retail $69.99 Value $176.05 Growth 151.5% Annual growth 8.6% I own this set I want this set

	21108 Ghostbusters Ecto-1 Theme / Subtheme Ideas / Licensed Year 2014 Pieces / Minifigs 508 / 4 Availability Retired This was the first official set with in the LEGO Ideas them (the old theme was technically LEGO Cuusoo). The set is based on LEGO Ghostbusters project by user fan designer Brent Waller in March 2013. Buy this set at Amazon eBay StockX Bricklink	Retail $49.99 Value $113.12 Growth 126.3% Annual growth 11.7% I own this set I want this set

	21110 Research Institute Theme / Subtheme Ideas / Scientific Year 2014 Pieces / Minifigs 165 / 3 Availability Retired It includes paleontologist, astronomer and chemist (Dr. Ellen Kooijman) female minifigures with paleontology, astronomy, and chemistry scenes on 6x6 baseplates. Buy this set at Amazon eBay StockX Bricklink	Retail $19.99 Value $41.07 Growth 105.5% Annual growth 6.5% I own this set I want this set

	21109 Exo-Suit Theme / Subtheme Ideas / Astronomy Year 2014 Pieces / Minifigs 321 / 2 Availability Retired The set was originally submitted to LEGO CUUSOO by fan designer Peter Reid. The name of the minifigures comes from the original Exo-suit creator Peter Reid (Pete), and his girlfriend Yvonne Doyle (Yve). Buy this set at Amazon eBay Bricklink	Retail $34.99 Value $69.99 Growth 100.0% Annual growth 8.4% I own this set I want this set

	21314 TRON Legacy Theme / Subtheme Ideas / Licensed Year 2018 Pieces / Minifigs 230 / 3 Availability Retired It is adapted from a project proposed by 'BrickBros UK' members. Buy this set at Amazon eBay StockX Bricklink	Retail $34.99 Value $66.05 Growth 88.8% Annual growth 15.9% I own this set I want this set

	21311 Voltron Theme Ideas Year 2018 Pieces 2,321 Availability Retired The LEGO Ideas 21311 Voltron is a 2,321 piece that set released in the summer of 2018 that features all five lions along with Voltron's signature sword (11 inches long) and shield. Buy this set at Amazon eBay StockX Bricklink	Retail $179.99 Value $331.05 Growth 83.9% Annual growth 15.0% I own this set I want this set

	21102 Minecraft Micro World The Forest Theme / Subtheme Ideas / Licensed Year 2012 Pieces / Minifigs 480 / 2 Availability Retired The set was submitted to LEGO CUUSOO from the creator of Minecraft, Mojang. Buy this set at Amazon eBay StockX Bricklink	Retail $34.99 Value $57.79 Growth 65.2% Annual growth 6.0% I own this set I want this set

	21322 Pirates of Barracuda Bay Theme Ideas Year 2020 Pieces / Minifigs 2,545 / 10 Availability Retired It features a detailed Pirates of Barracuda Bay shipwreck island model with a captain’s cabin, kitchen, bedrooms, tavern, jail cell, and hidden treasure. Includes 8 pirate minifigures, animals, skeletons, and a rebuildable ship. Buy this set at Amazon eBay StockX Bricklink	Retail $199.99 Value $319.80 Growth 59.9% Annual growth 21.2% I own this set I want this set

	21312 Women of NASA Theme / Subtheme Ideas / Astronomy Year 2017 Pieces / Minifigs 231 / 4 Availability Retired Thew set was designed by Maia Weinstock, aka 20tauri, and depicts four accomplished women in the STEM, with vignettes showing their respective contributions to NASA history. It features Margaret Hamilton, Sally Ride, Nancy Grace Roman and Mae Jemison Buy this set at Amazon eBay StockX Bricklink	Retail $24.99 Value $39.08 Growth 56.4% Annual growth 9.7% I own this set I want this set

	21307 Caterham Seven 620R Theme / Subtheme Ideas / Licensed Year 2016 Pieces 771 Availability Retired It was originally submitted to LEGO Ideas by Carl Greatrix 'bricktrix_Carl' for his project the Caterham Super Seven and hit 10,000 supporters in May 2015. Buy this set at Amazon eBay StockX Bricklink	Retail $79.99 Value $120.41 Growth 50.5% Annual growth 5.6% I own this set I want this set

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