LEGO Wednesday sets retiring soon

LEGO labels a set "Retiring soon" on LEGO.com when it plans to stop producing it. The set stays on sale until stock runs out or LEGO removes it, then it's gone from official stores for good.

LEGO doesn't publish exact dates. Most sets retire at the end of July or the end of December, but some go earlier if they sell out. BricksValue checks LEGO.com every day and marks a set as retired as soon as it disappears.

If you want it, yes: once a set retires, new copies are only available from resellers, often above the original price. Retiring sets are also sometimes discounted, so compare the current price with the regular price shown on each set.

Rarely. LEGO sometimes re-releases a popular model as a new, updated set with a different number, but the original set itself usually doesn't return.