Kids love playing with blocks, and any kid will tell you that there are none better than Legos. The popular child's toy that hurts when you step on them in your bare feet has become more than just a toy for the children to play with. Adults love them too. The blocks have even inspired cartoons, movies, and a theme park. But you'll be shell shocked when you see how much some of the bigger and fancier block sets are selling for.
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#1 Market Street
This adorable and complex food market is the second entry in its modular building series for adult builders. It is based on the children's version, 'Green Grocer' which is selling on Amazon for around $2,000 and was originally only for sale at less than $150.00. This adult version features winding staircases and interchangeable floors and has 1,300 pieces, not including the people. It currently sells for $1,461.13 on Amazon with the price rising from day to day.
#2 Cafe Corner
You can tell by the details that this building project is geared towards the over 16 market. It has over 2100 parts, features three different stories, a mosaic, and a bicycle. Other pieces are sold separately, and it will set you back $1,576.00 currently. Not a project to be completed in one sitting.
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#3 Eiffel Tower
This mini Eiffel Tower is three and a half feet tall and is Legos tallest structure to date. It retailed off the shelf for $199.00, but serious collectors will have to pay between about $729 and $4,500 for sets of varying condition on Amazon. It has 3,450 pieces and is currently listed on Amazon for $2,475.95. It features a French flag made out of Lego bricks.
#4 Imperial Star Destroyer
Lego's model of the Imperial Star Destroyer ship from Star Wars includes eight synchronized cannons, an Emperor Palpatine hologram, and a Lego figure of Darth Vader, it lights up and is highly collectible. The set has 1,400 pieces, and is for adults, not the kids, with a hefty price tag of $1,671.
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#5 Death Star II
One of the most coveted Star Wars fan collectibles, this one is also not for the children to play with. The Death Star II is built to scale with the original and includes a super laser that is powered by a control panel. This complicated set has over 3,500 pieces and the price tag is a hefty $1,721.
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#6 Mister Gold
Made to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Lego's Minifigures series, only 5,000 Mr. Gold figures were produced in total. They are very hard to find and very expensive, with one figure selling for an average of $1,900 on any auction site or Amazon. You need to be a serious Lego fan to even bother to try and find this little guy, though one man has purchased five so far for his personal collection.
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#7 Statue Of Liberty
Lego's Lady Liberty is made up of 2,882 pieces, and measures at two and a half feet tall. It originally retailed for $198.99, used and new sets now go for between about $1,786 and $9,500 on Amazon. Lego's Statue of Liberty model is made entirely of sand green bricks.
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#8 Grand Carousel
Released in 2009, this carnival collection piece features 3,263 pieces and it is electricity powered, spins, and plays music. This colorful carnival attraction actually features horses that move up and down as the carousel spins. The intricate set will run a collector between about $1,700 and $4,300 on Amazon.
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#9 Taj Mahal
The Taj Mahal set features 5,922 pieces, the most of any set at the time of its release in 2008. Made for advanced Lego builders, the set originally retailed for $299.99. Now new sets sell online for between about $3,700 and $4,300 on Amazon.
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#10 Ultimate Collectors Millenium Falcon
Definitely not for the kids. Lego's "Ultimate Collector's Millennium Falcon" is the largest Star Wars set and the second-largest Lego set ever made, with 5,196 pieces, and weighing more than 22 pounds. It features Lego figures of Luke Skywalker, Hans Solo, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Though it originally retailed for about $500, set prices have risen since it went off the market. Now a collector has to fork over between about $4,000 and $10,000 for a set on Amazon.
