Retiring Soon - open speculation

[freakchem]

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.

[landphieran]

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?

[gmpirate]

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 . . .

[roxio]

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.

 

[cladner]

https://www.brickfanatics.com/every-lego-set-retiring-in-2022-may-update/

21169 first adventure supposedly going end of july.  

[BrickLover80]

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. 

[$20 on joe vs dan]

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.

[MotorCityMuscle]

Muppets retiring in August? huh?

Edited May 11, 2022 by MotorCityMuscle

[redcell]

1 hour ago, MotorCityMuscle said:

Muppets retiring in August? huh?

Those specialty licensed minifigures are basically one-shot deals.  Blink and you miss 'em.

[Brystheguy]

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.

[Brick625]

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. 

[Bricklectic]

https://www.stonewars.de/news/lego-end-of-life-2022/

[Phil B]

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.

 

 

[Captain_chaos]

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? 

[stuco191]

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

[$20 on joe vs dan]

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

[MotorCityMuscle]

no modulars going this year?

[gmpirate]

These lists don't mean much.

[freakchem]

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!

[Phil B]

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 ....

 

[BrickLover80]

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...

[$20 on joe vs dan]

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.

[Goblin]

The beneficaries of these public 'lists' are Lego, Amazon, ebay, couriers, storage companies and factories that make feather dusters. 

[gmpirate]

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.

[$20 on joe vs dan]

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.