freakchem Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 4 hours ago, $20 on joe vs dan said: anyone else think the Ducati being on sale on Amazon suggest it's following Dom's Charger (also on sale at Amazon) of being extended? You are correct! Ducati was extended till the end of 2023 according to brickfanatics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landphieran Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 The sets that have been "extended" like harry potter charms and bugatti have been sold out for quite some time. Are they expected to come back later in the year for the holidays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmpirate Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 17 minutes ago, landphieran said: The sets that have been "extended" like harry potter charms and bugatti have been sold out for quite some time. Are they expected to come back later in the year for the holidays? Good question. Sometimes I see Charms at Target, but yeah I wonder about a lot of sets. Hard to know what are supply issues, new strategies, or "real" retirements -- not everyone except Amazon . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roxio Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 12 hours ago, landphieran said: The sets that have been "extended" like harry potter charms and bugatti have been sold out for quite some time. Are they expected to come back later in the year for the holidays? Charms has returned in uk, currently on backorder limit 10. Only seen it at lego though, not at any retailer stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cladner Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 https://www.brickfanatics.com/every-lego-set-retiring-in-2022-may-update/ 21169 first adventure supposedly going end of july. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickLover80 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 22 minutes ago, cladner said: https://www.brickfanatics.com/every-lego-set-retiring-in-2022-may-update/ 21169 first adventure supposedly going end of july. So after they teased a quick retirement for Ninjago City Gardens, the pushed it back not 1 but 2 years! I wonder how much of that was due to the sudden surge in reseller demand after it was on early 2022 EOL lists. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$20 on joe vs dan Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 5 hours ago, BrickLover80 said: So after they teased a quick retirement for Ninjago City Gardens, the pushed it back not 1 but 2 years! I wonder how much of that was due to the sudden surge in reseller demand after it was on early 2022 EOL lists. whew..almost pulled the trigger...the quick turnaround prevented a sale on these...now it's more than likely to be discounted for BF and the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotorCityMuscle Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 (edited) Muppets retiring in August? huh? Edited May 11, 2022 by MotorCityMuscle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcell Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 1 hour ago, MotorCityMuscle said: Muppets retiring in August? huh? Those specialty licensed minifigures are basically one-shot deals. Blink and you miss 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brystheguy Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 22 minutes ago, redcell said: Those specialty licensed minifigures are basically one-shot deals. Blink and you miss 'em. Amazon is the only place left to get 71035, the six pack. Sold out everywhere else, including LEGO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick625 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 25 minutes ago, Brystheguy said: Amazon is the only place left to get 71035, the six pack. Sold out everywhere else, including LEGO. the set was released on 05/08/2022 so no surprise there. Give it couple of months and it will be everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bricklectic Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 https://www.stonewars.de/news/lego-end-of-life-2022/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, Bricklectic said: https://www.stonewars.de/news/lego-end-of-life-2022/ Shockers are: - Elvis Presley Art (only 9 months?) - Squirrel Battle Pack (aka Picnic in the Park) (only 12 months?) - Iron Man and Miles Morales Bricksketches (only 8 months?) - 3 Farm sets that haven't even been released yet are already set to retire at the end of the year? Same for the Friends Surf School. - Technic F150 Raptor (only 14 months?) I think this list needs to be taken with a significant amount of NaCl. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_chaos Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 I'm very interested to see what happens with the Imperial Star Destroyer. I think I'm right in saying that it'll be the most expensive Lego set ever to retire, so how much will people a) be willing to invest in them and b) be willing to pay for them post retirement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuco191 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Shockers are: - Elvis Presley Art (only 9 months?) - Squirrel Battle Pack (aka Picnic in the Park) (only 12 months?) - Iron Man and Miles Morales Bricksketches (only 8 months?) - 3 Farm sets that haven't even been released yet are already set to retire at the end of the year? Same for the Friends Surf School. - Technic F150 Raptor (only 14 months?) I think this list needs to be taken with a significant amount of NaCl. The NaCl got me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$20 on joe vs dan Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 3 hours ago, stuco191 said: The NaCl got me reminds me of a joke: so two scientist walk into a bar the first tells the bartender I want a glass of H20 the 2nd guy tells the bartender I want a glass of water too 1st guy is pissed his attempt to poison his colleagued failed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotorCityMuscle Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 no modulars going this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmpirate Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 These lists don't mean much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakchem Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 1 hour ago, $20 on joe vs dan said: reminds me of a joke: so two scientist walk into a bar the first tells the bartender I want a glass of H20 the 2nd guy tells the bartender I want a glass of water too 1st guy is pissed his attempt to poison his colleagued failed As a chemist, I get your joke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil B Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 1 hour ago, $20 on joe vs dan said: reminds me of a joke: so two scientist walk into a bar the first tells the bartender I want a glass of H20 the 2nd guy tells the bartender I want a glass of water too 1st guy is pissed his attempt to poison his colleagued failed 5 minutes ago, freakchem said: As a chemist, I get your joke! I would get it too, but I do not know what H20 is .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickLover80 Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 58 minutes ago, gmpirate said: These lists don't mean much. I recall stonewars were the first to get Barracuda and the Disney Train last year. But that was in October, I think. So yes, the grain of salt sound right but it's a good source. 1 hour ago, MotorCityMuscle said: no modulars going this year? brickfanatics says the same... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$20 on joe vs dan Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 14 minutes ago, BrickLover80 said: I recall stonewars were the first to get Barracuda and the Disney Train last year. But that was in October, I think. So yes, the grain of salt sound right but it's a good source. brickfanatics says the same... Its been the general consensus that LEGO is putting out a lot more volume than past years...I would think this would also suggest retirement strategies have also changed for LEGO. These lists represent a mix of info sources, but a lot of it is due to past "shelf life" which is looking less and less reliable. LEGO has access to crazy amounts of marketing data (not available just a few years ago)...clearly a new paradigm in terms of shelf life and retirement is upon us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goblin Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 The beneficaries of these public 'lists' are Lego, Amazon, ebay, couriers, storage companies and factories that make feather dusters. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmpirate Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 1 minute ago, Goblin said: The beneficaries of these public 'lists' are Lego, Amazon, ebay, couriers, storage companies and factories that make feather dusters. Yep, they are completely worthless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$20 on joe vs dan Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 35 minutes ago, gmpirate said: Yep, they are completely worthless. I made my picks for this year's retirement based on the lists...if it goes sideways it will be my last year giving them any merit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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