10211 Grand Emporium & 10197 Fire Brigade Not Retired Yet

Rich B · 2012-10-23T17:12:01.000Z

I know there has been a lot of speculation lately about 10211 possibly being retired after it has shown up sold out on LEGO Shop at Home and some other sites. For what it's worth I was just on the phone with LEGO Shop at Home ordering some train tracks and I asked the Lego sales associate if they were getting in more GE's and he told me that yes they would be getting in another shipment before the holidays (he did not know exact date) and it was not getting retired anytime soon to his knowledge. I also asked about the FB and he said that it was also not going to be retired anytime soon and would still be available for 2013. It seems that after the first 3 Modulars CC, MS, and GG Lego has realized and caught on to just how good these modulars do when it comes to sales and are keeping them on the shelves as long as possible in order to increase profits (I don't blame them I would do the same). However this is killing us investors that have a multiple FB's and GE's stashed away (I am guilty of this). This is just another reminder of why it is very important to diversify when it comes to Lego investing because for all we know the FB and GE both may be on the shelves for many years to come. Believe me, I hope the sales associate I spoke to is wrong but I guess only time will tell.