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    How to tell if a set's been discontinued —Joe Kopena
   Hi! In the Lugnet set information pages (either through the set search or the set browser), how can you tell if a set's been discontinued or not? Are prices listed for all sets still produced/sold? And can all such sets be ordered through Shop@Home (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
   
        Re: How to tell if a set's been discontinued —Ray Sanders
     (...) The general answer is (I think) that sets have a ~2 year life cycle. A particular chain (WalMart, K-Mart, etc) may discontinue a set before or after TLC does. Some sets seem to hang around forever, some seem to vanish. Target just blew out the (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
    
         Re: How to tell if a set's been discontinued —Jonathan Wilson
     (...) Mostly the larger, more expensive sets. You can still find copies of things like: the technic shuttle the 8880 car the large ww sets etc around the place. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
   
        Re: How to tell if a set's been discontinued —Adam Ogle
   To check if a set is still available, call Lego Customer Affairs and ask them the set numbers. They sell all the sets that stores get too(unless the sets were hidden in the warehouse somewhere:). The number is 1-800-453-4677 in America. -- Legoer, (...) (24 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
   
        Re: How to tell if a set's been discontinued —Todd Lehman
   (...) I just heard, BTW, that 8445 Indy Storm has been "discontinued" in the U.S. market. --Todd p.s. INDY® is a registered trademark of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation. (24 years ago, 9-Jan-00, to lugnet.technic)
 

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