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.

Bulldozer 42028 is gold sold out at US Lego shop. a surprise, considering this was a summer 2014 set

Bulldozer 42028 is gold sold out at US Lego shop. a surprise, considering this was a summer 2014 set

I mentioned this one months ago & was told it wasn't going away...

Because we all know how much Sold Out means now...

Why would they just retire 42028 and leave 42020-42027 as well as 42029 and 42030 around?

Edited October 29, 201510 yr by MarxMarvelous

On 10/14/2015, 11:58:24, brickolodon said:

IDK what to say http://shop.lego.com/en-US/The-Brick-Bounty-70413

It's not "sold out" anymore, and I ordered 2 @ MSRP when I found out. Now IDK what to say...  

On 10/14/2015, 11:58:24, brickolodon said: IDK what to say http://shop.lego.com/en-US/The-Brick-Bounty-70413

It's not "sold out" anymore, and I ordered 2 @ MSRP when I found out. Now IDK what to say... [emoji3] 

Got 4 just in case @TRU....I think 4 palets in LEGO Shop at Home warehouse sold out quick...

Ant Man 76039 is sold out.  Anyone think that will stick?  I know it's a movie set but that hasn't stopped LEGO from keeping them around the standard 1.5-2 years.  This would be available less than 6 months which seems extremely unlikely.  I don't have enough of this set if it is done though.

8 minutes ago, zskid00 said:

Ant Man 76039 is sold out.  Anyone think that will stick?  I know it's a movie set but that hasn't stopped LEGO from keeping them around the standard 1.5-2 years.  This would be available less than 6 months which seems extremely unlikely.  I don't have enough of this set if it is done though.

It's so new but I think this is a slow mover so not sure I'd be really surprised. IIRC, this was discounted early on, where I don't remember...

6 minutes ago, dcdfan said:

It's so new but I think this is a slow mover so not sure I'd be really surprised. IIRC, this was discounted early on, where I don't remember...

Some Wal-Marts clearance them as soon as they hit shelves (even before the movie). Maybe TLG is paying attention to slow sales on other movie franchises as they age. GOTG hasn't exactly been flying off the shelves recently until deep discounts, and now the flagship sets from that line are labeled "retiring soon." Maybe this is just smart business for Lego. It is a stand alone set from a stand alone movie... 

I wouldn't call it a total "slow mover" though--it's #83 in building sets and #827 in toys and games on Amazon. Not flying on the shelves, but people are buying it.

So once again... (most here know the value of this information isn't big)

A store assitant told me today that he'd rather buy the DS sooner than later... On their plan it's going after this year.

I don't know, I don't care (okay I do care! But I already have all DS that I want for my portfolio... and care that it goes EOL soon!), but I just wanted to leave this here.

I don't have any of this set, as I haven't encountered any at discount - But I think this will be a fantastic investment - And, this set disappearing after 6 months would not be shocking to me given that it was a movie tie in. Lone Ranger sets were only out about 6 months too. A one of out of the theme, good chance some (if not all) of these chars might not be re-released for quite some time, if at all - dependent on Ant-Man 2 of course.

I hope it's just pre-holiday stock drain, but it wouldn't shock me if it goes away either.

 

Is the ISD really retiring now though? It just seems a bit early for me to believe....

On ‎10‎/‎26‎/‎2015‎ ‎12‎:‎56‎:‎50‎, BrickU said:

On ‎10‎/‎26‎/‎2015‎ ‎2‎:‎09‎:‎23‎, BrickU said:

Appreciate all the Algebra answers  

 

But in all seriousness, have I found a secret?    Perhaps one is permanent vs temporary?  Do some research guys, there is something to this.  Especially after you click on one.  It can go orange to red or red to red etc.  USA SOH only. There's always a method to there madness........

This may have been discussed before but I'm not sure what thread to look in?  Anyone know the difference between Sold Out & Sold Out at SOH?

If you highlight a red "Sold Out" and then right click the text and hit view selection source, a box pops up that says <li class="availability-questionable">.... Doing same with orange says <li class="availability-future">. I think I remember a lot of times where I've seen a red sold out tag (RE?) only to come back full force later. Orange may have more merit if anything.

9 minutes ago, capsa77 said:

If you highlight a red "Sold Out" and then right click the text and hit view selection source, a box pops up that says <li class="availability-questionable">.... Doing same with orange says <li class="availability-future">. I think I remember a lot of times where I've seen a red sold out tag (RE?) only to come back full force later. Orange may have more merit if anything.

I disagree...

3 minutes ago, dcdfan said:

I disagree...

orange is the new black and red sells, so Poe's X Wing is on fire

anyways

can you let me know disagree with what portion of that ?

orange has more merit

red is more likely to retire

or disagree with the entire thing ?

 

15 minutes ago, cmartin33 said:

Is the ISD really retiring now though? It just seems a bit early for me to believe....

Not if there's a TFA version slated for 2016...

5 minutes ago, trekgate502 said:

orange is the new black and red sells, so Poe's X Wing is on fire

anyways

can you let me know disagree with what portion of that ?

orange has more merit

red is more likely to retire

or disagree with the entire thing ?

 

I see some of both orange & red where I strongly believe neither is coming back. Could I be wrong, absolutely! Could the orange or red mean something @ the time they're flagged as such, perhaps...

I think the Sea Cow was orange at one point and is now red.

MTT and MOS ESLEY CANTINA....do you think they're too young to die?

4 minutes ago, zskid00 said:

I think the Sea Cow was orange at one point and is now red.

So, that would imply that perhaps they thought at one point it would (or did) come back. I believe the red is more final than orange...

3 minutes ago, glucapg said:

MTT and MOS ESLEY CANTINA....do you think they're too young to die?

Absolutely not

4 minutes ago, glucapg said:

MTT and MOS ESLEY CANTINA....do you think they're too young to die?

Well LEGO did slap MTT with a "retiring soon" tag so I guess I would say no.

5 minutes ago, glucapg said:

MTT and MOS ESLEY CANTINA....do you think they're too young to die?

Nope old enough

Nah, I think those are both on their way out. I just see the AT-AT and ISD as flagships of the year so I didn't think they are going to retire now (kind of like Technic flaship sets typically take longer to retire). Anyways, after doing some googling, turns out there are some substantial rumors of a new ISD for TFA. So I'm now on the boat that ISD is going to retire, just deciding on if it's worth putting money into with a remake coming so soon. Depends on the remake cost and price really and the color scheme as we saw in Poes X-wing.

Re MTT,

TRU exclusives tend to linger for a long time . 

I'm really surprised the Cantina has survived this long into double-VIP.

10 minutes ago, exciter1 said:

I'm really surprised the Cantina has survived this long into double-VIP.

I'd be surprised if a single Cantina is sold at Lego when its SOOOOOOOOOO much cheaper everywhere else. Even with 2x VIP and trains.