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There are other sets due to EOL to grab before they are gone.
In the brief time that The "Retiring Soon" label has been in existence, it has rarely (if ever) been used in any useful manner and often along side contradictory labels, e.g. Croc Swamp Hideout #70014 "New" and "Retiring Soon".
2011 - should retire very soon (there are very few of this stuff remaining)
2012 - should retire by year's end
2013 - should retire by early-mid 2015
*This is just my opinion from following the market the past few years and certainly doesn't include modulars, or the dreaded Death Star. Any questioning or badgering of my statement is welcome. That's kinda what this forum is for.
What I believe is likely to EOL between now at end of year::
#10220 VW Bus
#10228 Haunted house
#10188 Death Star
#10235 winter Village Market
#10214 Tower Bridge
Sopwith Camel (do not remember the set number)
#9398 TECHNIC Crawler
#10223 Kingdoms Joust
#79007 Battle at black Gate
#79008 Pirate Ship Ambush
Rest of LoTR, except maybe the Tower
Those are off the top of my head.
Some City stuff seems to be going, if not gone. Both old trains (#7938 and #7939)
Apparently the Cement mixer and Coast guard plane.
My feeling is that 1st run LEGO Movie sets may start disappearing as well by end of year.
Possibly, 10937 Arkham Asylum is my wild card here. I believe it has been out for 2 years and LEGO may not have stock for a third year.
But again all of this is just my feelings on what is going away.
Of course, with the growing amount of LEGO speculators, and lack of sales meaning more are sitting around (which may cause stores to not order more of them if they cannot discount) you may not see many of these sets last through end of year (unless TRU has them and at their usual marked up price of course). This I believe is why GE is gone all of the sudden. I would say this for SSD, but IMO it was not a great set to begin with and that is why it is gone.
They appear to also be gone everywhere else.
It helps your argument if you are not putting words into other peoples' mouths.
Also, I do not think I was the only one thinking this set is a bit of a dog.
It is big, expensive, cumbersome, and not to scale (for obvious reasons) but yet came with figures anyway (my guess is to get those collecting the figures to also want that set).
Now, will it go up? Probably, but that is aftermarket, not production for LEGO. How many people, besides speculators, were buying these up at retail? Not as many as I think some think. In terms of practicality, it is a horrible set, and kids are likely not going to be playing with it. It is a big piece of 3D art. I guess if you have the disposable income to have one AND disposable space to display it, it is great. However, I think there are fewer of those people than you think.
I am only speculating here, but I would say for every one person buying a SSD at retail, I would guess there were 3-4 people (if not more) buying a mod at retail.
So yes, retail wise, I think it was a dog and I am guessing I was not the only one.
Also paradoxically this will help it go up once it is EOL. With fewer out there, with speculators hording them, I'm sure they will go up. But I just think they are not going to sell those as fast as say a load of fire brigades or say... the Death Star if it also goes this year
Again just my opinion, take it or leave it.
I remember back in 1984 I asked my dad to buy me the G.I. Joe U.S.S. FLAGG. His response was "I'm not pay over $100 for a toy...Besides, where would we put it?". I feel the same way with the SSD.
I wasn't really talking so much about me anyway. I was just thinking what probably most parents are thinking today; especially because of the economic situation in the US.
Perhaps saying all this is over-stepping my bounds. I don't see the harm though in challenging you to at least be more balanced with the attitude of your comments. I've tolerated your comments since I've joined the forums, but like I said before it has just gotten to the point of annoyance. You can choose to ignore my words, that's completely fine, but I hope you don't.
And I sure hope the lego gods owe me, perhaps then... Finally... I can get 27% off LEGO ;o)
Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya,
O Lord, kum bay ya.
Probably was done due to military budget restraints.
Back on topic...
Is the Tower of Orthanc going to bow out by end of this year?
I don't know anything about the history of Orthanc, but I assume it was built ages ago and might make an appearance in the new Hobbit movie as a setting for LOTR's. They do this with prequels a lot. I watched Underworld: Rise of the Lycans the other day and at the end they pictured Selene on top of a building just like the beginning of the first Underworld.