Winter Toy Shop Question

[LegoMom]

Hello!! First off, I am a newbie to this site (and Lego collecting) so I am SO SO SO sorry if I put this question in the wrong area!! Please feel free to move it to the right spot in the forum!!!

This year to start off our collection we purchased the City advent calendar and Winter Village Bakery. It was fun to use help decorate our house for the holidays.

I am learning that items do get discontinued!! How long has the Winter Toy Shop (10199) been around? We would love to add this item to our holiday Lego collection. I am nervous that if I don't buy it now/soon it won't be around in 2011 during the holidays!! (Learned my lesson this year with the beach house LOL).

Thanks so very much for the help. I am really enjoying this board!! You guys are great!! Happy New Year!

[ncbarrett]

Buy it now!
It is from last year, and was hard to find.
Will be again soon.

[LegoMom]

Very good to know. Thanks!

[ncbarrett]

you are welcome.
You can check out brickset to find out how long any set has been out.

For example, the toy shop
http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=10199-1

[legitimatealex]

A good rule of thumb is that if the items is seasonal, it will only be around before the season and not after. The advent calendars usually appear around Sept. but are usually hard to find. The Winter Toy Shop and the Winter Bakery are both seasonal sets, albeit large ones. They too are also hard to find. If you're really looking to buy a seasonal set, make sure you buy it as soon as possible. They appear before the holidays and disappear almost immediately after.

[BobaFett2]

Winter Toy Shop will return next year. The bakery, which is older, will not.

[toystest]

Winter Toy Shop will return next year. The bakery, which is older, will not.

actually the toy shop was released in 2009 and the Bakery in 2010.

[BobaFett2]

Winter Toy Shop will return next year. The bakery, which is older, will not.

actually the toy shop was released in 2009 and the Bakery in 2010.

Hmm...I thought I saw something different. Then the reverse is true...I know it's one or the other.