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I desperately want this but would have nowhere to display it. Does anyone know what the production lengths of Lego Ideas sets are? Am I likely to be able to buy this in a year or two, or is this going to be the only opportunity?

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Buy it now,put the box under your bed and once you have where to display, you'll do.

And even if you forget about it, say 20 years :), you might have a nice investment laying under the bed.

Do lego sets appreciate?

Generally yes. More for the collector sets like the older UCS Millenium Falcon (though the price for that might have fallen since the new one was released).

There's a whole niche of websites that track and forecast prices of old Lego sets. Check out BrickEconomy for example.

From what I've seen recently, Lego Ideas sets tend to have a lifetime of about 1-2 years, but can become harder to find later in the cycle as I think their production runs are a bit shorter. Regular models tend to be 1-3 years from what I've seen.

I believe if you have a Lego account and show some interest, maybe liking or adding to cart or something, they send you a notification when it's retiring. I've had a few "retiring soon" emails from them but I'm not sure exactly what triggered that.

Useful info thanks!

It's a space station. Just hang it from the ceiling anywhere.

A year after the Curiosity rover, they were out of stock and being resold at a handy markup on ebay. Hopefully the 2020 rover will get a model too so I can get it in time. I'd advise not to sleep on this.

The last time I was in the Lego store in Bellevue WA the sales clerk was actively encouraging me to buy four or five of a Star Wars item and to sell them on eBay for profit.

It looks like you can flatten it vertically on the stand so I'm planning to put it on the windowsill in my apartment next to my Saturn v, falcon 9 and falcon heavy.

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