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These Recently Retired LEGO Sets Are Still Available at Amazon at MSRP

The best time to buy a LEGO set is usually right before it retires. It's around this time that retailers start offering discounts to unload older stock and make room for newer builds. But if you miss that window, the next best time to buy a set is right after it retires. You're unlikely to find any sort of discount, but you can often still find popular sets at MSRP outside of the LEGO Store. Once…

These Recently Retired LEGO Sets Are Still Available at Amazon at MSRP

Recently retired LEGO sets continue to be available at MSRP on Amazon, according to a recent report. Retailers typically offer discounts as sets approach retirement, but after they retire, popular sets can still be found at full price on Amazon. Amazon is one of the last places to find these sets online due to their scarcity. Of the sets retired in July, only about 12 are still available at Amazon.

The LEGO Transformers Bumblebee build, featuring a cool car-to-robot transformation, is one of the most sought-after sets still available. Another retired set is the LEGO Architecture Great Pyramid of Giza, the only LEGO pyramid currently on the market. Star Wars fans can still purchase a few sets, including Obi-Wan Kenobi's Starfighter and an AT-ET Walker, both designed for younger audiences.

Some popular sets, such as The Legend of Zelda: Great Deku Tree and Dungeons & Dragons: Red Dragon's Tale, have already sold out before their retirement.

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