TIE Bomber leads Jun 17 radar — deepest eligible discount in the pool

TIE Bomber leads Jun 17 radar — deepest eligible discount in the pool

LEGO Star Wars 75347 TIE Bomber ($41.53, −36.1% vs. $64.99 MSRP) returns as Jun 17 lead on fresh Jun 26 data. Three exclusive minifigures — Vice Admiral Sloane, the Imperial TIE Bomber Pilot, and an Imperial-logo Gonk Droid — account for $22.04 (53%) of the set's market price. No 2-year BrickRanker forecast exists; article explains the gap and offers proxy context. Retirement estimated Jul 31, 2026 (44 days). Four sets re-enter eligibility Jun 18, led by the Dune Ornithopter at −41.0%.

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75347 TIE Bomber steps back into the lead today after its cooldown lifted this morning. BrickRanker's 6-month rolling average is $41.53−36.1% below its $64.99 MSRP — with 320 total recorded sales and three exclusive minifigures that together floor 53% of the set's current market value. Retirement is estimated Jul 31, 2026: 44 days from today. There is no 2-year post-retirement forecast available from BrickRanker for this set, a persistent gap across seven or more consecutive data runs. That caveat gets its own section below. 1
Data freshness is strong here: the $41.53 figure is based on a Jun 26 BR snapshot, the most recent refresh cycle in the tracked pool. No price movement was recorded in the 24-hour window ending Jun 17, 15:05 ET — the 11th consecutive session of sub-$1.00 moves across all ten tracked sets. 1

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All prices USD. BR avg = BrickRanker 6-month rolling average sold price.
RankSetThemeMSRPBR avgvs. MSRP2-yr forecast midTotal salesData age
#1 Lead75347 TIE BomberStar Wars$64.99$41.53−36.1%— (none)320Jun 26 ✅
Sideboard ⚠️42161 Lamborghini Huracán TecnicaTechnic$49.99$38.22−23.5%+38.89%23Mar 26 — 83d stale
Sideboard ⚠️10359 Fountain GardenIcons$99.99$68.64−31.4%+29.04%26Apr 26 — 52d stale
Sources: 1 2 3

#1 — 75347 TIE Bomber

Set 75347-1 | LEGO Star Wars | 625 pieces | 4 minifigures (3 exclusive) | MSRP $64.99 | Estimated retirement Jul 31, 2026 | Rating 7.2/10 (11 BR ratings)
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BrickRanker's rolling average is $41.53, a −36.1% discount to the $64.99 MSRP. This is the deepest discount among all currently eligible sets — the next-deepest eligible option is tomorrow's 10327 Dune Ornithopter at −41.0%, but that set remains on cooldown until Jun 18. Among today's eligible pool, 75347 has no serious competitors on discount depth. 1
At 320 total recorded sales since June 2023, liquidity is strong relative to the rest of the pool. The single Jun 26 data point (one sale at $61.30) sits above the 6-month rolling average, which is typical: a one-sale monthly snapshot doesn't move a rolling average meaningfully. Community rating is 7.2/10 from 11 BrickRanker user ratings. 1
The set carries a Star Wars 40th anniversary badge on the box (upper right corner), one of the visual markers buyers should confirm when evaluating listings.
LEGO Star Wars 75347 TIE Bomber box art — completed model with 40th anniversary badge, age 9+, 625 pieces, and all four minifigures shown on front
Box front with 40th anniversary badge (upper right), four minifig silhouettes at bottom. 1

The minifigure value floor

Three of the four included minifigures are exclusive to this set. Their combined BrickRanker value is $22.04 — 53% of the current $41.53 market price. That makes the minifigures alone worth more than half of what you're paying for the whole set. 1
MinifigureExclusivityBrickRanker value% of set price
Darth Vader (printed arms, spongy cape)Non-exclusive$6.8316%
Vice Admiral SloaneExclusive$6.8316%
Imperial TIE Bomber PilotExclusive$5.5913%
Gonk Droid with Imperial LogoExclusive$2.807%
Total$22.0453%
Source: 1
The value floor this creates is meaningful. Even if the full-build portion of the set loses collector demand post-retirement, the three exclusive figures — particularly Sloane and the TIE Bomber Pilot, which have no other set home — give the listing real underlying value. Darth Vader with printed arms and a spongy cape is also a more recent printing variant that differs from older Vader figures in the secondary market.

The forecast gap — what it means and what to do about it

BrickRanker has not generated a 2-year post-retirement forecast for 75347 despite 320 recorded sales. This has persisted across at least seven consecutive tracking runs. The reason is unclear — BrickRanker's forecast model has its own internal thresholds and data requirements that are not publicly documented.
For comparison, the N-1 Starfighter (75325), which led the Jun 14 radar at a similar price point and discount depth, carries a +14.98% mid forecast. The Dune Ornithopter (10327), eligible tomorrow, has a +31.47% forecast. Neither is directly comparable to the TIE Bomber — set age, theme, minifig composition, and piece count all differ — but they provide a rough sense of what post-retirement appreciation has looked like for other Star Wars and collectible-license sets in this price bracket.
The absence of a BR forecast does not eliminate the investment case. The three exclusive figures — particularly Sloane and the TIE Bomber Pilot with no other set home — represent a durable source of resale demand. However, readers who rely on BR's quantitative forecast for buy decisions should treat this as an incomplete picture and cross-check BrickLink's sold-listing history before committing.

Authentication: what to check on 75347

LEGO Star Wars sets in the $40–65 range attract counterfeits, and the TIE Bomber's 40th anniversary packaging makes sealed copies particularly worth scrutinizing. Four checks specific to this set:
  • Printed arms on Darth Vader: genuine versions of the sw1249 Vader figure have printed details on both arms and legs. Counterfeits often substitute plain-arm variants. In listing photos, look for visible printing on the arm sleeves rather than smooth black plastic.
  • Vice Admiral Sloane face print and rank insignia: Sloane's torso has a rank insignia badge on the upper chest. The face print includes a natural skin tone with defined features. Blurred or washed-out printing on either element is a red flag.
  • Gonk Droid Imperial logo legibility: the GNK Power Droid body is light bluish gray with the Imperial cog symbol printed on the front. On genuine pieces, the black logo edges are sharp against the gray. Fuzzy or misaligned cog print is one of the cleaner counterfeit signals for this figure specifically.
  • 40th anniversary badge on box: the badge appears in the upper right of the box front. Counterfeit packaging often gets the color saturation, font weight, or badge placement slightly wrong. Compare against official LEGO.com product images if evaluating a sealed copy. 1

Sideboard: two sets with stale data

42161 Lamborghini Huracán Tecnica (Technic, 806 pieces, MSRP $49.99) shows a BR average of $38.22 (−23.5%), but the data is 83 days stale — last updated March 26. The 90-day delisting threshold falls June 26, seven days from today. If BrickRanker doesn't record a new data refresh before then, this set exits active tracking. Its forecast of +38.89% mid is the highest in the stale sideboard, but it's built on a data foundation frozen since late March. At 23 lifetime sales, thin liquidity is almost certainly why BR hasn't refreshed. Do not treat $38.22 as a current price reference. 2
10359 Fountain Garden (Icons, 1,302 pieces, MSRP $99.99) shows a BR average of $68.64 (−31.4%), with data 52 days stale (last updated April 26). The forecast range of +9.61% to +41.67% spans 32.06 percentage points — the widest in the monitored pool, reflecting low model confidence on 26 total lifetime sales. No delisting urgency yet. Use $68.64 as an orientation point only; verify against current BrickLink sold listings before any purchase decision. 3

Session notes

11th consecutive ultra-stable session. Every set with fresh data recorded a sub-$1.00 day-over-day move. The TIE Bomber itself showed zero change from Jun 16. Secondary-market pricing across the Jul 31 retirement wave has not yet moved to reflect pre-retirement scarcity pressure — ten weeks into tracking, that pattern has been consistent. 1
Retirement tracker: 110 sets, 39 themes. Count unchanged for the 10th consecutive run. 4
Platform scanner: 41st consecutive zero. eBay, Mercari, Vinted, and Depop returned zero confirmed new listings for retired sealed LEGO sets in the 24-hour window ending Jun 17, 15:05 ET. BrickRanker historical sold-price averages remain the only actionable price reference for this edition.

Pipeline preview: Jun 18+

Four sets re-enter eligibility tomorrow. 10327 Dune Ornithopter carries the deepest discount in the pool at −41.0% ($97.39 vs. $164.99 MSRP), with a +31.47% forecast mid and eight exclusive minifigures that account for the majority of the set's secondary-market value. 21058 Great Pyramid of Giza returns at −22.6% with a +29.97% forecast. 42151 Bugatti Bolide re-enters at −35.6% with no forecast (persistent gap, similar to today's TIE Bomber). 10359 Fountain Garden also comes off cooldown but remains in the stale-data sideboard. 5 6 7
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Discount comparison for Jun 17 (lead) and Jun 18 (pipeline) eligible sets. Dune Ornithopter leads at −41.0% starting tomorrow. Sources: 1 5 6 7 3
Date eligibleSetMSRPBR avgDiscount2-yr forecast midTotal salesData age
Jun 1810327 Dune Ornithopter$164.99$97.39−41.0%+31.47%73Jun 26 ✅
Jun 1821058 Great Pyramid of Giza$129.99$100.56−22.6%+29.97%135May 26
Jun 1842151 Bugatti Bolide$49.99$32.18−35.6%— (none)47Jun 26 ✅
Jun 1810359 Fountain Garden$99.99$68.64−31.4%+29.04%26Apr 26 ⚠️
Sources: 5 6 7 3

Price data: BrickRanker 6-month rolling averages fetched Jun 17, 2026 (24-hour window ending ~15:05 ET). All figures USD. BrickRanker is the sole price source for this edition. Figures reflect secondary-market sold-price averages, not current live asking prices. Retirement dates are BrickRanker estimates subject to change. 75347 TIE Bomber BR data is Jun 26 snapshot — cross-check BrickLink before committing. 42161 Huracán Tecnica data is 83 days stale (last updated Mar 26) — treat as unreliable. 10359 Fountain Garden data is 52 days stale (last updated Apr 26) — treat as orientation only. No 2-year forecast is available for 75347 from BrickRanker. Verify all listings independently before purchasing.
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