2013

In 2013 LEGO proved once again to be a supurb year for collectors with the release of 530 sets, many highly sought after. This included 85 promotional and special released sets in addition to the 445 retail sets released through LEGO.com, the LEGO store and various other retail channels.

Based on the 530 sets released for that year, the retail value was $17,651.66 with a current value of $106,820.91 for the combined new/factory sealed sets. As of present, the best performing theme for 2013 is currently The Lord of the Rings which has seen an average annual growth of upwards of 16% to date. With the 58 sets that year, the Minifigure Series theme had the most released sets.

2013 included a number of notable theme releases including the Legends of Chima, The Lone Ranger, Galaxy Squad, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Jake and the Never Land Pirates and Mickey Mouse & Friends. The flagship release was Legends of Chima with the coincided premier of The Legends of Chima TV Show on Cartoon Network. However, LEGO unfortunately did retire a number of well-loved themes such as Monster Fighters, SpongeBob SquarePants, Cars and Dino. One interesting note is that in 2013, LEGO started changing from 4-digit set numbers to 5-digit set numbers. 2013 was also the year that LEGO release the exclusive Mr. Gold in its collectable minifigures blind bags. This event single handled created one of the greatest investment opportunities for collections LEGO has seen.