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Hi, what Lego sets do you think will be retiring soon? I bought the Lego two-face chase set before it retired. My question is, does the price go up for retired sets? And how do you know when it will retire? 

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8 hours ago, The Builder said:

Does the price rise when a set retires? 

Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. 

Take for example LEGO Star Wars 75140 Resistance Troop Transporter. It retired December 2016 (USA), early 2017 (Europe). The LEGO RRP (recommended retail price) was $69.99 (USA), €69.99 (Germany), €79.99 (Netherlands). Until now this set is still available on Bricklink for about 50% off RRP, one year after it retired! 

Okay, granted, that's one of the worst examples I could give. :P  But price/value rise of a set after it retires is not a given. It really depends on the set, on the prolonged demand for it after it officially retires, on the amount produced of the set while it was in production, on the amount of rare / unique minifigs or printed LEGO elements included in the set. 

Just so you know: there are plenty of Brickpicker members here who have been in this 'game' for years, who still struggle to only pick the right sets that will increase in value after retirement, and to avoid the bad sets that completely fail to increase in value (so called turds on this site ;)). It's not an exact science but based on sentiments and unpredictable effects.

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  • 3 weeks later...
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Hello guys,

I`m new here and my english isn`t the best because i`m from Germany.

I want to buy one of the following sets and I want to ask you which will be retiring first:

(maybe it was already mentioned here, but I don´t want to read 570 pages)

10214 Tower Bridge

42056 Porsche 911 GT3 RS

10243 Parisian Restaurant

10255 Assembly Square

Thank you for the answers in advance!

 

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4 minutes ago, Fabo24 said:

Hello guys,

I`m new here and my english isn`t the best because i`m from Germany.

I want to buy one of the following sets and I want to ask you which will be retiring first:

(maybe it was already mentioned here, but I don´t want to read 570 pages)

10214 Tower Bridge

42056 Porsche 911 GT3 RS

10243 Parisian Restaurant

10255 Assembly Square

Thank you for the answers in advance!

 

LEGO doesn't tell us.

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