Over here in Spain I have seen in most toy stores 6 of the 7 LOTR themed sets. The one that's missing is the Orc Forge. Amazon's got it as an "exclusive" set, is that true?

Went to Lego store today, bought the max of 5, my coworker did the same and emptied the shelf. got to the register and instead of ringing up 39.99, they rang up 31.98. Definitely a good score!

The beast is finally dead!!!

 

http://shop.lego.com/en-US/The-Orc-Forge-9476?fromListing=listing

The beast is finally dead!!!

 

http://shop.lego.com/en-US/The-Orc-Forge-9476?fromListing=listing

 

Ohhhh I bet it could still rise from the ashes. Like the villain in a bad horror movie that just won't stay dead.

just shows out of stock, not "retired"

just shows out of stock, not "retired"

But now it says "Retiring Soon"...

No comment.

But now it says "Retiring Soon"...

It has said that before. But I will keep my fingers crossed!

Hopefully it`s gone. May come back for another wave though. Just have to wait and see what Lego does. 

But now it says "Retiring Soon"...

They dont change it to retired until its been removed from the listing all together, an example would be weather top, its listed as retired but you cant find it directly under the LOTR theme. Also, very few if any sets go from SOLD OUT to back in stock so i would say this is it for the Orc Forge.

It's not gone until amazon UK runs out of stock.......

It's not gone until amazon UK runs out of stock.......

 

your wish comes true....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/LEGO-The-Lord-Rings-9476/dp/B007456F3U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385405769&sr=8-1&keywords=lego+orc+forge

Status should read "LOL" 

all the way to the bank for Lego.

your wish comes true....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/LEGO-The-Lord-Rings-9476/dp/B007456F3U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1385405769&sr=8-1&keywords=lego+orc+forge

Haha, only 10 to go and at the highest price seen for ages.

Until they find another warehouse full. :)

I asked support about it...I wouldn't get too excited:

It's great to hear you're interested in The Orc Forge, ___. The demand for this particular LEGO

I asked support about it...I wouldn't get too excited:

It's great to hear you're interested in The Orc Forge, ___. The demand for this particular LEGO

The current listing does just state "Sold Out". It could return despite the "Retiring Soon" tag same as the previous Series' of Minifigures for this year.

Just bought five from Lego Pleasanton CA store today for $31.98.  They had about 5 left on the shelf around 3pm.  

But now it says "Retiring Soon"...

 

Its been saying retiring soon for like 2 months .. than recently they took the retiring soon off for 2 weeks and now they labeled it retiring soon .. I guess legos tricks do work on people lol

Man Amazon bought entire production line and is probably still producing those lol....

 

CRAZY!

Just bought 3 at Lego Store in Chicago last night......$31.98......and they had a few more on the shelf....

Anyone near a lego store should definitley check for them.  I found a bunch at black Friday for 31.98.

yup, my lego store had them also, 31.98. 
 

^ Kinda creepy how everyone had the same price...*shiver*

 

(20% off I assume?)

Hey guys. I wanted to get your guys' thoughts on these two sets and how they would compare as investments. I think both sets have a LOT in common. Orc Forge was released summer of last year and if it is indeed retired it will have had a little over a year in production. Barrel Escape came out a year go in December and many would argue the latest TRU sell off and the LEGO Shop at Home oos may point to retirement sometime in the spring. Both sets were exclusives. Orc to Target and Barrel to TRU. Both had the exact same MSRP (though Target probably was the only one out of the two retailers that actually sold it at that price). Both had a similar piece count and finally both represent very memorable scenes from their respective films (Barrel is an educated guess as I have not seen the movie yet or read the book). 

How does everyone think they will appreciate immediately after a verifiable EOL and in the long run??? I think because of TRUs overpricing and the fact that Desolation was just released in theaters a lot of the Barrels just sat on shelves. Without the need to be replenished maybe there are a lot fewer out there than the Forges. This is a guess on my part as I wasnt collecting when the Forges were easily attainable at Target and have no idea if they were big sellers. Does anyone think there are MORE Barrels out there than Forges?? Does anybody see one set outperforming the other and if so why???

I love both sets. They both have some really cool play features and the display quality is pretty bad @$$. I cannot see either set performing badly in the future and have a healthy stash of both. Really anxious to hear what you guys think though....

I think Orc Forge will outperform Barrels... Why?

 

Quite simple... because orc Forge has a set going for it and that is Orthanc.... every LEGO collector who displays orthanc will possibly want/like to have 1-2 Orc Forges around it.

 

I know I would want that...