So I just posted a thread about the Catwoman set going EOL suddenly with no "Retiring Soon" tag ever attached, but there is some other odd business going on too...

 

9489 - Endor Rebel Trooper & Imperial Trooper Battle Pack was listed as "Retiring Soon" for at least a couple months now.  Within the last few days, that tag has mysteriously gone missing.  The status on LEGO Shop at Home is still "Sold Out," but apparently it is no longer retiring???

 

My officialy stance is that Lego pulled a fast one on us.  When I first saw that "Retiring Soon" tag on this set, the first thing I did was ****** up 12 of them when they were on sale for $10 at Target.  I'm guessing I am not the only one who did this.

 

The "Retiring Soon" tag continues to frustrate the crap outta me...

That's abit unethical i think. Have you tried asking them for explanation?

Shelf life for battle packs is usually 2 years. Maybe they might be extending this battle pack is due to the Ewok Village release. maybe extending a little longer. Really don't know why they would take retiring soon off.

Don't wait for Lego to tell you then.  Waiting to the last minute is probably not the wisest choice.

I know LEGO are sneaky which is why I ignore any EOL rumours or "Retiring Soon" tags.  I just buy what I like at the time when I feel that the price is right.

 

9489 - Endor Rebel Trooper & Imperial Trooper Battle Pack was listed as "Retiring Soon" for at least a couple months now.  Within the last few days, that tag has mysteriously gone missing.  The status on LEGO Shop at Home is still "Sold Out," but apparently it is no longer retiring???

 

 

If it had both tags, retiring soon and sold out, and now it only has sold out, it's very likely that it went away.

 

IIRC, Lego does not tag their products as "It's gone EOL" or "too bad you missed your chance", I think that "Sold out" with no clear text stating that it'll come back in stock on a certain date means retired.

That's abit unethical i think. Have you tried asking them for explanation?

Unethical indeed.  I won't bother asking for an explanation, it will just make matters worse.    Lol.

Don't ask questions they will ban you and take your VIP card away!!!!!! 

I wouldn't worry about it until it actually  comes back into stock. I don't think it will. Its becoming harder to find. For all we know they took off the tag to put the retiring one on and it just hasn't taken effect.

Bottom line is that if you want a set, you better buy the set.  Trying to figure out EOL dates and paying attention to the "Retiring Soon" moniker is a waste of time IMO.  Most people never have a clue and even if they have the information directly from LEGO(which I have seen myself), there is always a window on the proposed EOL dates.