The Lion Knights' Castle (https://www.lego.com/en-au/product/lion-knights-castle-10305) is currently exclusive to Lego stores and their website.
Some exclusive Lego sets eventually make their way to other stores.
Buy now or wait to see if become available elsewhere?
Have noticed this set appears to be eagerly awaited and hyped. What's special with it? The minifigures?
It is an anniversary set.
Very few Castle sets in the last 20 years. And it's a decent size. Fun build.
Are you going to build it or is it strictly an investment strategy?
Build
If you're prepared to wait, wait.
If it goes non-exclusive you'll see discounts.
If it stays exclusive, Lego gives plenty of warnings of price increases so you should pay no more than $600.
“Some exclusive Lego sets eventually make their way to other stores.”
Almost all exclusive sets are already in, or will make it to, retail stores. Lego abuse the ‘exclusive’ moniker to promote FOMO.
In this case, however, I wonder if the castle will remain exclusive to keep pricing high and protect the image of value, specifically for this anniversary set.
Just buy it.
Since this set is based off a 1984 set, you're probably gonna have a bunch of other millennials with money wanting to buy it. It'll likely go in and out of stock over the next couple of months.
I have the Lego Titanic and I can't see that bad boy ever being available anywhere else except the Lego store online.
There’s quite a few bonuses going on with Lego right no
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Few extra small sets and vip points which can be converted to $30 voucher
$599.99 and you had to ask, wait.
Or wait until you can get double VIP points and GWP.