LEGO Retirement & Toy Price Watch

Why this is recommended

A $350 set that retires doubles on the secondary market within a year; a 20 percent sale or a gift-with-purchase on the set already on the list saves $70. One well-timed purchase pays the year.

What the Tab covers

Who it is for

LEGO fans and collectors, and the parents and grandparents buying the big sets for birthdays and holidays.

When it runs

LEGO and the big retailers announce price changes and promotions early in the week, and retiring sets sell out quietly

Scope

The LEGO retiring-soon list, price increases, gift-with-purchase and Insiders promotions, new sets; sales of 20 percent or more on top-100 sets at Amazon, Target, Walmart, Costco, Barnes and Noble and Zavvi; Funko, Hot Wheels, Hasbro, Mattel and Bandai restocks at retail price; toy safety, recall and age-rating changes

Suggested task

The objective your Tab starts with. You can edit every line of it once the Tab is yours.

Sets moving to retiring-soon status, price increases with dates, gift-with-purchase and double-points promotions, new set announcements, retail sales of 20 percent or more on top sets, hot toy restocks at retail price and toy safety and age-rating changes, with the set or brand first in the title.

Track LEGO and the collectible toy market. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: sets added to the LEGO retiring-soon list or confirmed retired; LEGO price increases with dates; gift-with-purchase, double Insiders points and free shipping promotions with windows; new set announcements and release dates; sales of 20 percent or more on top-100 sets at Amazon, Target, Walmart, Costco, Barnes and Noble and Zavvi; hot toy and collectible restocks at retail price from Funko, Hot Wheels, Hasbro, Mattel and Bandai; and toy safety, recall and age-rating changes. Prefer LEGO.com, retailer pages, Brickset, StockX price data and established fan reporting; ignore scalper listings and rumors. Put the set or brand first in the title with the price and the date. Use high severity for a top-50 set entering retirement, a price increase, or a promotion ending within 5 days. Return no more than 6 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what changed, the price, the deadline, where to buy, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.