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10274 LEGO Icons Ghostbusters ECTO-1 | Be quick to buy this LEGO Ghostbusters car before retirement at the current discount!

Published: 1 year ago

Last Updated: 1 week ago

The LEGO Icons series has earned its place among the most popular collections of all time. It’s beautiful and well-executed designs ensure that it will remain a favourite for many years to come. The creative use of LEGO sets, coupled with the most iconic characters from popular culture, has made this series a must-have for collectors and Lego enthusiasts everywhere. One of these popular sets includes the LEGO Ghostbusters, featuring the supernatural-fighting crew and their gear in all its pixelated glory. Within the Ghostbusters LEGO sets, you get to build your very own LEGO Ghostbusters firehouse, complete with Slimer, and watch as the supernatural hunters take on their toughest challenge yet. Another great set is the LEGO Ghostbusters car – ECTO-1, which we will explore in detail below. It's no wonder why these sets are such a hit, with the combination of LEGO and the beloved Ghostbusters franchise, it's a match made in toy heaven.

Set Details

Designed for fans aged 18 and above, Ghostbusters enthusiasts will be thrilled with the LEGO® Ghostbusters™ ECTO-1! With 2352 pieces, you can escape the daily grind and enjoy some "me" time constructing a LEGO rendition of the iconic 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor ambulance from the Ghostbusters movies. Inspired by Ghostbusters: Afterlife, this ECTO-1 model showcases functional steering, a trapdoor, ghost trap, an extendable rear gunner seat, proton pack, and authentic details from the original vehicle, including the iconic Ghostbusters logo. With dimensions of over 22.5cm in height, 47cm in length, and 16.5cm in width, this masterpiece is a great display piece, but is it also a great investment? Let’s find out!

Set Details

Model Name Ghostbusters ECTO-1
Model Number 10274
Theme Icons
Sub Themes Icons Licensed
Pieces 2352
Minifigures N/A
Launch Date 15/11/2020
Availability Retiring Soon
Retirement Date 31/12/2024
RRP $240

Investment Potential

The iconic ECTO-1 from the classic 1980’s film Ghostbusters has again been made into a LEGO model, this time as an Icon, but is it a strong investment?

Expected to be retiring soon, it is currently available for 151.98 at Amazon, a 28% discount to its £209.99 RRP. Read on to see if it’s an investment at that price.

Launch RRP 240
5th Year Value $416
Theme Growth 12%
Sub Theme Growth 0%

Theme Analysis

As regular readers will know, we are big fans of the Icons theme, and the Vehicle sub-theme seems to be no different at first look. Slightly outperforming the overall themes annualised growth of 14% with an excellent performance of 17%.

We looked at some of the retired sets in the sub-theme, the pick is clearly the LEGO Icons Ferrari F40 (10248) which is now worth more than 3 times its RRP having retired just over 5 years ago giving annualised growth of 24%. A recently retired set that seems to be doing very well is the LEGO Icons James Bond Aston Martin DB5 (10262) which has grown over 25% in the 18 months since retiring.

Set Number Set Name Retired Date RRP Current Value Total Growth Annualised Growth
10242 MINI Cooper MK VII 31/08/2015 $100 $205 105% 8%
10248 Ferrari F40 31/12/2017 $100 $332 232% 19%
10258 London Bus 31/12/2021 $140 $135 -4% -1%
10262 James Bond Aston Martin DB5 31/12/2021 $150 $207 38% 12%

Comparable Set Analysis

Whilst we have looked at the theme and sub-theme, there are clearly some even better comparators, with Ghostbusters having its own theme with a couple of sets and a previous version of the ECTO-1 from Ideas in 2014. The LEGO Ideas Ecto-1 is now worth 162% more than its £44.99 RRP.

The pick of the Ghostbusters theme is LEGO Ghostbusters Firehouse Headquarters (75827) which has nearly doubled in value since retiring at the end of 2018.

Set Number Set Name Retired Date RRP Current Value Total Growth Annualised Growth
21108 Ghostbusters Ecto-1 31/12/2016 $50 $141 182% 14%
75827 Firehouse Headquarters 31/12/2018 $350 $785 124% 15%
75828 Ecto-1 & 2 31/12/2017 $60 $131 118% 12%

Conclusion

A cracking set, from a strong theme and sub-theme, underpinned by decent performance from previous LEGO Ghostbusters sets. Add in a near 30% discount currently at Amazon and this is a straight forward must buy in our eyes! Snap it up before it retires.

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