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I desperately want this but would have nowhere to display it. Does anyone know what the production lengths of Lego Ideas sets are? Am I likely to be able to buy

by mrkwse 7y ago

I desperately want this but would have nowhere to display it. Does anyone know what the production lengths of Lego Ideas sets are? Am I likely to be able to buy this in a year or two, or is this going to be the only opportunity?

cosmodisk 7y ago
Buy it now,put the box under your bed and once you have where to display, you'll do.
- mobilemidget 7y ago
  And even if you forget about it, say 20 years :), you might have a nice investment laying under the bed.
  - spaceandshit 7y ago
    Do lego sets appreciate?
    - rtkwe 7y ago
      Generally yes. More for the collector sets like the older UCS Millenium Falcon (though the price for that might have fallen since the new one was released).
    - AlanYx 7y ago
      There's a whole niche of websites that track and forecast prices of old Lego sets. Check out BrickEconomy for example.
danpalmer 7y ago
From what I've seen recently, Lego Ideas sets tend to have a lifetime of about 1-2 years, but can become harder to find later in the cycle as I think their production runs are a bit shorter. Regular models tend to be 1-3 years from what I've seen. I believe if you have a Lego account and show some interest, maybe liking or adding to cart or something, they send you a notification when it's retiring. I've had a few "retiring soon" emails from them but I'm not sure exactly what triggered that.
- mrkwse 7y ago
  Useful info thanks!
Noughmad 7y ago
It's a space station. Just hang it from the ceiling anywhere.
mrep 7y ago
It looks like you can flatten it vertically on the stand so I'm planning to put it on the windowsill in my apartment next to my Saturn v, falcon 9 and falcon heavy.
andygates 7y ago
A year after the Curiosity rover, they were out of stock and being resold at a handy markup on ebay. Hopefully the 2020 rover will get a model too so I can get it in time. I'd advise not to sleep on this.
- FireBeyond 7y ago
  The last time I was in the Lego store in Bellevue WA the sales clerk was actively encouraging me to buy four or five of a Star Wars item and to sell them on eBay for profit.

by mrkwse 7y ago

cosmodisk 7y ago

Buy it now,put the box under your bed and once you have where to display, you'll do.

mobilemidget 7y ago
And even if you forget about it, say 20 years :), you might have a nice investment laying under the bed.
- spaceandshit 7y ago
  Do lego sets appreciate?
  - rtkwe 7y ago
    Generally yes. More for the collector sets like the older UCS Millenium Falcon (though the price for that might have fallen since the new one was released).
  - AlanYx 7y ago
    There's a whole niche of websites that track and forecast prices of old Lego sets. Check out BrickEconomy for example.

danpalmer 7y ago

From what I've seen recently, Lego Ideas sets tend to have a lifetime of about 1-2 years, but can become harder to find later in the cycle as I think their production runs are a bit shorter. Regular models tend to be 1-3 years from what I've seen. I believe if you have a Lego account and show some interest, maybe liking or adding to cart or something, they send you a notification when it's retiring. I've had a few "retiring soon" emails from them but I'm not sure exactly what triggered that.

mrkwse 7y ago
Useful info thanks!

Noughmad 7y ago

It's a space station. Just hang it from the ceiling anywhere.

mrep 7y ago

It looks like you can flatten it vertically on the stand so I'm planning to put it on the windowsill in my apartment next to my Saturn v, falcon 9 and falcon heavy.

andygates 7y ago

A year after the Curiosity rover, they were out of stock and being resold at a handy markup on ebay. Hopefully the 2020 rover will get a model too so I can get it in time. I'd advise not to sleep on this.

FireBeyond 7y ago
The last time I was in the Lego store in Bellevue WA the sales clerk was actively encouraging me to buy four or five of a Star Wars item and to sell them on eBay for profit.