There is already some speculation as to the shelf life of this set albeit a newer one. I was wondering what everyone thought about this set. It is somewhat overpriced being 430 pieces but msrp of $59.99 instead of $49.99. No other set however has the Ringwraiths yet nor does it look like any other set will so far. Merry is exclusive to the set and the Frodo contains an exclusive variation which I think is just his cape is different. Aragorn is in one other set. The horses are exclusive variations I believe. It is oos on Barnes and Noble.com (other sellers selling high), limit 1 per customer at Lego.com, and looks like Amazon itself isn't selling (other sellers not Amazon). I picked up 2 at my Walmart on clearance for $40 but saw another one the other day. Was considering getting it...

I still have five of these sitting in my shopping cart at Walmart.com for $42, I really need to checkout before they are discontinued.

It seems that many people had low opinions of this set awhile ago, but now, it is the most discussed LOTR set! #theintreague ;)

I just went to Target today and I'm not sure if they had it or not because I wasn't looking for it.

I still have five of these sitting in my shopping cart at Walmart.com for $42, I really need to checkout before they are discontinued.

I would definitely get on that...

There are still a ton of them around here, trouble is, they are still at full retail.

There are still a ton of them around here, trouble is, they are still at full retail.

Same here, I noticed my 2 closest Lego stores still have a lot of them, but as you said they're still retail.

Now is the time to buy if you want them, fast running out of most stores. I've said it before, but the future value really hinges on the Nazgul & Merry minifigs and the black horses. if they remain exclusive to this set then it should to average to well, if not then I'd see pretty modest returns.

My walmart has it on clearance!!!! It was $75, now only $70!!! What incredible savings!!!! Also Gandalf Arrives was $15.85, now $15!!! Wow! 85 cents!!! I have concluded that lego investing is just not possible for Canadians like me who can never find deals :(

For canadians check out amazon uk sometimes you can get good discounts there ... I picked up a helms deep for $110 canadian thats with shipping and duty charges so deals are out there im in the same boat, being a canadian lego investor is hard work so we have to make really good decisions on what sets to buy considering canada gets 30% mark up for retail sets right off the get go. Brickpicker is esential for our success in canada.

i sure am glad that i got 20 at $18.50/each! i love shopko! muahahahaha!

My walmart has it on clearance!!!! It was $75, now only $70!!! What incredible savings!!!! Also Gandalf Arrives was $15.85, now $15!!! Wow! 85 cents!!!

I have concluded that lego investing is just not possible for Canadians like me who can never find deals

You can still make a profit buying at full RRP. Just pick your sets carefully.

It's still available in the UK.

I was just looking at Weathertops on eBay, and I saw someone already had it listed as EOL. That's jumping the gun because it isn't official, but at the same time I see the prices already going up because it's out of stock in a lot of places. There were some at TRU the last time I was there, but with their markup it probably isn't worth it even with the 20% off coupon. I wish I had more of this one. I only have the one, which I already built. I would love to have more ring wraiths!

I would check Target for these. Someone else posted this as well, looks like Target might start clearing them out at $42. I saw two on the shelf this morning at that price, so sounds like it might not be isolated to just a single Target.

It's official now: http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Attack-on-Weathertop-9472

It's official now: http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Attack-on-Weathertop-9472

Lucky Europeans http://shop.lego.com/en-IT/Attack-on-Weathertop-9472

Is the limit on this set usually "1"? http://shop.lego.com/en-US/The-Battle-of-Helm-s-Deep-9474

Is the limit on this set usually "1"?

http://shop.lego.com/en-US/The-Battle-of-Helm-s-Deep-9474

Lego is really starting to limit the sales on these big sets because of resellers and investors. They even started cancelling people's orders if they saw orders that had multiples of these sets. They are definitely trying to curb what many of us are trying to do, though I don't buy from them much anymore anyway since Amazon can blow away their prices. The only sets I'll buy from Lego now are Exclusives.

It appears to be gone from Target's website: http://www.target.com/c/toys/-/******-5xtb0/Ntk-All/Ntt-lord of the rings/Ntx-matchallpartial+rel+E#?lnk=lnav_narrow by category_4

Walmart still has them available to ship, I just ordered two.

Around here you can still find it in several different places. I'm debating whether to get one around $ 47 but leaning towards no.

I've been to 4 Walmarts and 2 targets in the last 7 days and only saw a few at one of the walmarts. I haven't seen them in our Targets for a while now.

I'm waiting for these to go on clearance. There are a ton locally, all at $59.99

Most KMarts didn't clearance them yet, so they are plentiful there.

Great set, great figures. Buy buy buy!

I just bought this set yesterday on clearance at target for 41.98. I was thrilled. They had 2 sets, but one was ripped open...I passed on that one. I also got 5 shelob-attacks (9470) for 13.98 each. This was in Annapolis, MD. There were 5 more Shelob's left on the shelf.