To continue an earlier thread, here are the sets listed on S@H as "Retiring Soon":

 

Friends - Stephanie's Cool Convertible, Olivia's Speedboat, Mia's Bedroom, Series 1 foil packs

Duplo - Train Starter Set, Doctor's Clinic, Emergency Helicopter

Creator - Apple Tree House

Lego Games - Ninjago, Pirate Plank

Chima Speedorz - CHI Battles, Ring of Fire, Target Practice, CHI Waterfall

Technic - Mini Container Truck

LOTR - Gandalf Arrives, Orc Forge

CMF - Series 9

Architecture - Sugnyemun

Marvel Super Heroes - Captain America's Avenging Cycle

Star Wars - Endor Rebel Trooper and Imperial Trooper Battle Pack, Planet Bespin & Twin Cloud Car, Planet Endor & AT-ST

 

Nothing earth-shattering.  Orc Forge surprises me the most.

Which Christmas?

This christmas?! Wishful Thinking ... 

Even if the Ewok Village does retire end of the year, why sell it to make $50-100 just wait it will be a $500 set or so, just like people saying the Batman Ayslum is a dud, another bad move to sell them early to make a few bucks, don't worry the prices on both of these will rise, thats why I say alt least 75% of people crack and can't wait. I have 30 EV, and 33 AA, and glad I have all of them.   Ed

Yes AA is crappy piece of ****.  Do you think anyone would sell me their MISB AAs if I start offering to buy them for MSRP ???

Hey, if selling above MSRP eight months after retirement is your standard for a "winner", then every exclusive, and almost every non-exclusive, is A-W-E-S-O-M-E.

However, I respectfully suggest that if you actually want to maximize your ROI, you should be more selective in your investments (this also means giving up on your dream of sweet returns for Ninjago and Chima).

For anyone determined to load up on Tumblers, it's not unreasonable to expect the set to retire at the end of the year.  It would fit with AA retiring shortly after Tumbler was released.  Now that we have Helicarrier, it may be time for Tumbler to go, maintaining just one exclusive in the Super Heroes theme at a time.

 

 

Edited August 7, 201510 yr by GhostDad

Hey, if selling above MSRP eight months after retirement is your standard for a "winner", then every exclusive, and almost every non-exclusive, is A-W-E-S-O-M-E.

However, I respectfully suggest that if you actually want to maximize your ROI, you should be more selective in your investments (this also means giving up on your dream of sweet returns for Ninjago and Chima).

For what ? Those fake minifigs on eBay ? I heard they made 5-6x their buy ins per item sold  

So I went the white boy way of slinging crack-rock: I became a stock broker.

Makes me feel better about dropping almost $1300 on 5 of them from target last week.  I hope I can sell for huge profits for christmas

So you are the guy that kept stealing them from my cart?

So I went the white boy way of slinging crack-rock: I became a lego broker.

 

Fixed

 

Fixed

Genius.

Why would 70410 Soldiers Outpost be "Call to check" already? Did the Chess set go to "call to check" or was it just TOOS?

Edited August 8, 201510 yr by dcdfan

Why would 70410 Soldiers Outpost be "Call to check" already? Did the Chess set go to "call to check" or was it just TOOS?

I don't believe in these stock status anymore. Everyone in JW threads are saying Lego will not make a run just for a few months, let alone a theme that has no license to it.

Why would 70410 Soldiers Outpost be "Call to check" already? Did the Chess set go to "call to check" or was it just TOOS?

Lego is running double VIP points on this set hence the short term run on it. It'll be restocked.

Lego is running double VIP points on this set hence the short term run on it. It'll be restocked.

How can you see on which products lego does double or extra vip-points? 

Log in and go to your vip account then look at promotions. Detective Office is also being promoted, surprisingy.

How can you see on which products lego does double or extra vip-points? 

Go to the VIP section of S@H and there should be a tab for special offers. 

How can you see on which products lego does double or extra vip-points? 

I saw the promo in the store and it's on the U.S. Promo calendar for August to go along with the Classic Pirates set that being given out. Brick Bounty is also currently double VIP in the U.S. 

Thanks peeps. 

Again learned something today.

Sorry if I arrived late to the  party but Ultra Agents appears to be done. Theme tag has been removed from shop EU and all references are now sold out or retired.

Sorry if I arrived late to the  party but Ultra Agents appears to be done. Theme tag has been removed from shop EU and all references are now sold out or retired.

So they also retired the new wave of 9 sets after something like 5-6 months. Weird... As far as I know Ocean HQ for example was not even available on all international websites till now, so it basically retired before it was even released. Wow.

Edited August 9, 201510 yr by rfish

So they also retired the new wave of 9 sets after something like 5-6 months. Weird...

Don't they spend millions on molds..? I read that somewhere...

So they also retired the new wave of 9 sets after something like 5-6 months. Weird... As far as I know Ocean HQ for example was not even available on all international websites till now, so it basically retired before it was even released. Wow.

Good call. I think you have just hit on the most exclusive set of 2015.

Couldn't find any evidence that it ever was available in Germany...

Yup, seems to have been a non European release and only for 4 months (if no more are made) - 2015´s Arctic plane!

So that´s Hobbit, LOTR, Agents, Lego Movie (except SC) and Chima themes all gone or going this year.

Edited August 9, 201510 yr by valenciaeric

I like the 70173 only issue it is a TRU exclusive so may linger. 

Good call. I think you have just hit on the most exclusive set of 2015.

70171, 70172 & 70173 never left U.S. according to Brickset.

Edited August 9, 201510 yr by dcdfan