Retiring Soon

[zoo]

Earlier today I noticed that the 42043 MB Arocs and 42054 CLAAS Xerion where listed as "Retiring soon" in the LEGO online store. The Arocs looks to have been sold out for a while and is no longer listed at all as of now. I believe the 42053 Volvo Excavator is now gone too and I never even saw it listed as Retiring soon. Seems to me like there are no actual rules of how long the sets are in production for. The Volvo and CLAAS have only been on sale for little over a year.

Is there an active topic somewhere that lists technic sets that are about to go out of production?

Edited December 10, 2017 by zoo

[zux]

Technic models usually retire year after they were introduced.

[valenciaeric]

Just now, zux said:

Technic models usually retire year after they were introduced.

Not exactly. 1hy sets releases in Jan (42052) usually have a 2 year life and retire in December of the following year. 2HY sets released in August (Volvo 42053, Claas 42054) usually have a 1 year and 4 month life cycle, except for flagship models (arocs, Volvo, Mk2 Crane) which have an extra year.

There have been some exceptions such as 42021 Snowmobile and 42061 Telehandler and also some 1HY sets get delayed release in the US.

Edited December 10, 2017 by valenciaeric

[1gor]

I see some flagsips 3 years here on Croatia but prices for them are twice of those on bricklink...so different situation can be in vareus countries

[Pat-Ard]

Xerion will retire, because the ugly 6x6 Wrecker is a slow seller...

If the Xerion retire, people will buy the Wrecker, because of the tires.

Edited December 10, 2017 by Pat-Ard

[zoo]

11 minutes ago, Pat-Ard said:

Xerion will retire, because the ugly 6x6 Wrecker is a slow seller...

If the Xerion retire, people will buy the Wrecker, because of the tires.

Well, that's one theory. Then again, I believe the Volvo EW160E sell quite well and it still wasn't produced for a longer period of time than the CLAAS Xerion.

Edited December 10, 2017 by zoo

[Pat-Ard]

The Volvo was a part spender - especially for pneumatics... The set itself was quite boring...

[mocbuild101]

6 hours ago, zoo said:

the 42043 MB Arocs...listed as "Retiring soon"

Now I really need to get that... before the price goes up on Bricklink! (along with 42053...)

Edited December 11, 2017 by mocbuild101

[1gor]

9 hours ago, Pat-Ard said:

Xerion will retire, because the ugly 6x6 Wrecker is a slow seller...

If the Xerion retire, people will buy the Wrecker, because of the tires.

Unfortunately exactly that could happen 

[zoo]

20 hours ago, zoo said:

Is there an active topic somewhere that lists technic sets that are about to go out of production?

I take it there is no such topic then? I thought it would be a useful thing to have an on-going thread where people could post when they see a set being adverticed as "Retiring soon" in the lego online store. I guess I'll assume most sets are produced until end of the year after the year they were first put on sale.

[valenciaeric]

3 hours ago, zoo said:

I take it there is no such topic then? I thought it would be a useful thing to have an on-going thread where people could post when they see a set being adverticed as "Retiring soon" in the lego online store. I guess I'll assume most sets are produced until end of the year after the year they were first put on sale.

I don´think we need one. Every end of year a bunch of sets retire and Technic retirements are very predictable. All you need to do is see when they were first released.

1hy sets releases in Jan (42052) usually have a 2 year life and retire in December of the following year. 2HY sets released in August (Volvo 42053, Claas 42054) usually have a 1 year and 4 month life cycle, except for flagship models (arocs, Volvo, Mk2 Crane) which have an extra year.

[zux]

 

Just now, valenciaeric said:

1hy sets releases in Jan (42052) usually have a 2 year life and retire in December of the following year. 2HY sets released in August (Volvo 42053, Claas 42054) usually have a 1 year and 4 month life cycle, except for flagship models (arocs, Volvo, Mk2 Crane) which have an extra year.

Your statement doesn't contradict mine. The overall idea is that you have time next year (let's say model released in 2016, so you have time in 2017) to buy a set without major issues, high markup or lack of availability. Further down it is not guaranteed. This also slightly differs between the markets.