Retiring LEGO sets.

LEGO keeps most sets in production for 18 to 36 months. On the announced retirement date, The LEGO Group stops production and shipments to retailers. Whatever remains at Bol, Amazon, Intertoys or LEGO.com afterwards is leftover stock - it is not replenished.

Often a few weeks to a few months, depending on popularity. Broad City or Friends sets can linger at major retailers for half a year; cult licenses such as Star Wars UCS, Modular Buildings or Icons can disappear within days. The timeline above shows how many active retailers carry each set per month - the first indicator of how quickly stock dries up.

These are the BricksDeal price-history signals. "All-time low" means the current best price matches or beats the historical low. "Scarcity rising" means the current price is clearly above the historical low, usually correlated with shrinking stock. "Stock back" appears when prices briefly drop because a retailer unexpectedly restocked.

For popular licenses (Star Wars UCS, Modulars, large Icons sets) waiting is rarely worth it: prices rise more often than they drop as retirement approaches. For broad City or Friends sets we regularly see clearance discounts 4 to 8 weeks before the official retirement date. The price signals in the timeline make that curve visible per set.

On the secondary and collector market they usually do, especially after 6 to 12 months. Right after retirement we first see a short dip while retailers clear leftover stock; then the scarcity curve starts. Sets with a low production run or popular license rise fastest. Broad mainstream sets often hover around RRP.

We combine official LEGO Group retirement announcements, signal data from Brickset and our own stock monitoring at Dutch retailers. A set appears in this 2026 timeline once the retirement date is publicly confirmed or once retailers stop replenishing while other sources announce retirement.

Yes - every set page on BricksDeal has a price alert. Set a target price and you will be notified automatically when a connected Dutch retailer drops below it. For retiring sets this is especially useful: clearance discounts are often short and limited to a single retailer.

Those sets have already disappeared from the regular assortment of every Dutch retailer we monitor. They remain in the timeline because their retirement year is still 2026 - useful context for collectors and for anyone hunting a specific set on the secondary or marketplace route.