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LEGO 1988 / Space Sets

In 1988, LEGO released 13 Space sets across 5 subthemes, all of these sets have been retired. Subthemes for that year included Blacktron, Classic, Futuron, Miscellaneous, and Value Packs. For that year, the total price of all retail sets cost $250, today those sets are valued around $7,408, a growth of 2863%.
Most valuable 1988 LEGO Space set
6987 Message Intercept Base $2,319.80
Highest growth 1988 Space set
6703 Minifig Pack +7077.35%
Most owned 1988 Space set
6876 Alienator
13 sets

1530-2 Space Bonus 2 for 1 Pack

Theme / Subtheme Space / Value Packs
Year 1988
Pieces 91
Availability Retired
1530-2 LEGO Space Bonus 2 for 1 Pack
Retail $9.97
Value $290.78
Growth  +2816.5%
Annual growth 9.3%

6703 Minifig Pack

Theme / Subtheme Space / Miscellaneous
Year 1988
Pieces / Minifigs 42 / 6
Availability Retired
6703 LEGO Minifig Pack
Retail $4.99
Value $358.15
Growth  +7077.4%
Annual growth 6.7%

6770 Lunar Transporter Patroller

Theme / Subtheme Space / Futuron
Year 1988
Pieces / Minifigs 117 / 1
Availability Retired
6770 LEGO Futuron Lunar Transporter Patroller
Retail $26.75
Value $432.49
Growth  +1516.8%
Annual growth 5.2%

6783 Sonar Transmitting Cruiser

Theme / Subtheme Space / Classic
Year 1988
Pieces / Minifigs 363 / 3
Availability Retired
6783 LEGO Sonar Transmitting Cruiser
Retail $49.99
Value $1,602.73
Growth  +3106.1%
Annual growth 7.6%

6828 Twin-Winged Spoiler

Theme / Subtheme Space / Futuron
Year 1988
Pieces / Minifigs 57 / 1
Availability Retired
6828 LEGO Futuron Twin-Winged Spoiler
Retail $3.49
Value $159.77
Growth  +4477.9%
Annual growth 7.2%

6830 Space Patroller

Theme / Subtheme Space / Futuron
Year 1988
Pieces / Minifigs 51 / 3
Availability Retired
6830 LEGO Futuron Space Patroller
Retail $3.99
Value $198.59
Growth  +4877.2%
Annual growth 5.1%

6848 Strategic Pursuer

Theme / Subtheme Space / Futuron
Year 1988
Pieces / Minifigs 54 / 1
Availability Retired
6848 LEGO Futuron Strategic Pursuer
Retail $4.99
Value $254.27
Growth  +4995.6%
Annual growth 6.1%

6875 Hovercraft

Theme / Subtheme Space / Futuron
Year 1988
Pieces / Minifigs 93 / 1
Availability Retired
6875 LEGO Futuron Hovercraft
Retail $15.49
Value $246.07
Growth  +1488.6%
Annual growth 6.4%

6876 Alienator

Theme / Subtheme Space / Blacktron
Year 1988
Pieces / Minifigs 86 / 1
Availability Retired
6876 LEGO Blacktron Alienator
Retail $9.99
Value $253.64
Growth  +2438.9%
Annual growth 4.9%

6885 Crater Crawler

Theme / Subtheme Space / Futuron
Year 1988
Pieces / Minifigs 100 / 1
Availability Retired
6885 LEGO Futuron Crater Crawler
Retail $15.49
Value $357.00
Growth  +2204.7%
Annual growth 4.7%

6921 Monorail Accessory Track

Theme / Subtheme Space / Futuron
Year 1988
Pieces 46
Availability Retired
6921 LEGO Futuron Monorail Accessory Track
Retail $14.95
Value $492.80
Growth  +3196.3%
Annual growth 7.5%

6925 Interplanetary Rover

Theme / Subtheme Space / Futuron
Year 1988
Pieces / Minifigs 217 / 4
Availability Retired
6925 LEGO Futuron Interplanetary Rover
Retail $29.99
Value $442.25
Growth  +1374.7%
Annual growth 5.2%

6987 Message Intercept Base

Theme / Subtheme Space / Blacktron
Year 1988
Pieces / Minifigs 569 / 5
Availability Retired
6987 LEGO Blacktron Message Intercept Base
Retail $59.99
Value $2,319.80
Growth  +3767.0%
Annual growth 7.8%

Year Pricing

Retail
$250.07   (for all 13 sets)
New/Sealed
Value
$7,408.34
Growth
+2862.51%
Annual growth
+5.19%
Used
Value
$918.32

Subtheme Pricing

1988 / Space
Annual growth
Value Packs
+9.29%
Classic
+7.60%
Miscellaneous
+6.74%
Blacktron
+5.32%
Futuron
+5.18%

Subthemes

1988 / Space
Sets
Blacktron
2
Classic
1
Futuron
8
Miscellaneous
1
Value Packs
1

Community Stats

The following are the top 10 most owned 1988 Space sets by LEGO collectors.
#1Alienator
#2Strategic Pursuer
#3Hovercraft
#4Twin-Winged Spoiler
#5Space Patroller
#6Message Intercept Base
#7Sonar Transmitting Cruiser
#8Crater Crawler
#9Interplanetary Rover
#10Lunar Transporter Patroller

About LEGO Space

The LEGO Space theme is one of the earliest and expansive themes that began in 1978 and features sets around features astronauts, spaceships, and extraterrestrial life. The first Space themes included an emphasis on space exploration with ships and basic wheeled vehicles and later consisted of more science fiction based sets which consisted of robots, small and large spaceships, and bases. The theme expanded over the years into various subthemes that included space factions and more story lines such as Futuron, Blacktron, Space Police, M:Tron, Spyrius, Unitron, Exploriens, Life on Mars, Alien Conquest and many more.
1988 LEGO Sets
In 1988, Castle introduced the Black Knights era with imposing fortresses and dragon heraldry, while Town delivered large, feature-packed sets such as racetracks and service complexes. Futuron and Blacktron—introduced the prior year—remained central to Space, with sleek exploration craft set against bold, antagonist designs.