2013 / Minifigure Series

In 2013 LEGO released 58 Minifigure Series sets across 3 subthemes. The largest Minifigure Series set from 2013 was Series 11 Complete Set with a piece count of 109 and a retail price of $48.00. The current estimated value of all these Minifigure Series sets from this year is about $10,916.31 which represents a 1300.7% growth.

The LEGO Minifigure Series, also known as Collectable Minifigures, was introduced in 2010 and features bling bags of a random LEGO minifigure, each being an original character with new designs, clothing and facial expressions, and most contain previously unseen accessories. Most subthemes contains characters based on movies, sports, history, and popular culture and there are a number of subthemes that are based on licensed products such as The Simpsons, DC heroes, Harry Potter and numerous others.

2013 LEGO 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.