PSA: Lego is raising prices, and these 40 sets cost up to $70 more if you wait
by Sean Hollister from The Verge - All Posts on (#619YE)
If you've had your eye on a pricey Lego set, you may have a limited window of time before it gets pricier still. The price of some of the company's most desirable plastic creations is going up by as much as $70. That Lego Tree House in the picture above that I've desired many a month? Originally $200, it'll soon cost $250 - a 25 percent price jump.
This won't be a surprise to devout Lego fans. The company announced in June that it would be raising prices on around a quarter" of the Lego sets currently in circulation. But this weekend, Barnes & Noble showed us the damage; it became the first major retailer to implement those price increases, revealing exactly how much we'll be paying for adult-friendly sets like the awesome $250 Lego H...