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LEGO 76023 Batman The Tumbler Officially Retires

December 29, 2015 By Jay Ong 19 Comments

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It finally happened – one of the flagship LEGO DC Super Heroes sets, 76023 The Tumbler has been officially retired on LEGO.com’s Australian, UK and European stores.

The Tumbler is still available on the American LEGO online store, so those in the US still have time to pick it up. I expect it to properly retire in the US when the new 2016 sets become available on LEGO.com.

The 1869 piece behemoth based on the iconic vehicle from Christopher Nolan’s critically acclaimed trilogy of Batman movies barely lasted 2 years before being hit with an early retirement.

For Australians, the set only made it to retail at Target as an exclusive in 2015 during the mid-year toy sale so the sudden retirement doesn’t bode well for collectors.

If you missed out on The Tumbler, I highly recommend getting the set online before the price inevitably skyrockets. I fully expect this set to hit the AU$700 price point by June next year on the secondary market.

UPDATE: Looks like the Tumbler has sold out at Barnes and Noble. Hope you managed to snag one!

You can get The Tumbler shipped to Australia (and most other countries worldwide) for a relatively affordable price from Barnes and Noble. Inclusive of shipping (second fastest option), it only currently costs about US$216.

Do note that because the set comes from the US, there is a slight risk that the box might get damaged en route. If you’re particular about having a pristine box, I’d recommend paying extra for Express Shipping.

Hope this helps! Let me know in the comments if you were lucky enough to get The Tumbler before it retired!

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  1. Nagy laci says

    November 17, 2016 at 6:22 AM

    I have two of it….;-)

    Reply
    • Jay says

      November 18, 2016 at 11:18 AM

      Lucky you!

      Reply
  2. Matt Newcombe says

    April 17, 2016 at 3:18 PM

    Hi there, just now learning about lego investment. Not sure what is involved, but I’m interested. Cheers Matt

    Reply
    • Jay says

      April 20, 2016 at 6:47 PM

      Hey Matt, I’m not too sure if I can help as I don’t really invest heavily in LEGO. have you tried checking out Brickpicker? The forums would be a much better resources to learn.

      Reply
  3. Mark says

    January 12, 2016 at 12:57 AM

    Hey Jay, thanks again for the Barnes & Noble tip. I never realized they ship to Australia! It was cheap too, at ~$15 USD shipping for such a huge heavy box they must be making a loss there. It arrived in perfect shape in an original Lego shipper less than a week after ordering.

    Reply
    • Jay says

      January 12, 2016 at 9:49 AM

      Hey Mark, that’s brilliant! Yeah, I used to buy heaps from them when our dollar was at parity with the US and saved heaps. They have very favourable shipping terms too – each additional item is only a couple of dollars.

      Reply
  4. Unasked says

    January 8, 2016 at 12:26 PM

    I’m new to this Lego investing…

    I’m just wondering; looks likebits still available on Target.com for 199 (and free shipping)

    Am I looking at the wrong item ?

    Please advise.
    Thanks

    Reply
    • Jay says

      January 8, 2016 at 3:16 PM

      That sounds like it’s the American Target store. As far as I know, it hasn’t “retired” in the US yet.

      Reply
  5. Kenneth says

    January 5, 2016 at 9:48 AM

    Tumbler is OOS at BN.

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    • Jay says

      January 5, 2016 at 8:43 PM

      Thanks for the heads up! Certainly didn’t take long!

      Reply
  6. Michael says

    December 31, 2015 at 9:39 AM

    Explains how the local target went from 10 to none in 6 hours…..

    Reply
    • Jay says

      January 2, 2016 at 1:10 PM

      Wow 10 Tumblers? Sounds like you live near an awesome Target!

      Reply
  7. Aneesh says

    December 30, 2015 at 9:45 AM

    Thanks Jay. Ordered from B&N. With shipping it was still cheaper than the lego AU price

    Reply
    • Jay says

      December 30, 2015 at 1:44 PM

      You’re welcome, I hope it arrives all right!

      Reply
  8. Mark says

    December 29, 2015 at 7:00 PM

    BTW, a little over a year (August 2014) is a very short life cycle for such an iconic and beautiful set.

    Reply
    • Jay says

      December 30, 2015 at 1:47 PM

      Yup, I was expecting it to last a few more months, but my suspicious is that LEGO was pressured by Warner Bros/DC to disassociate The Dark Knight trilogy from their upcoming new cinematic universe.

      Reply
  9. Peter Smith says

    December 29, 2015 at 5:19 PM

    The Tumbler is still on the shelves in a Toyworld Store in Christchurch, New Zealand at a 20% discount for Boxing Day sales.

    Reply
    • Jay says

      December 30, 2015 at 1:49 PM

      Oh cool – it seems to have been retired on the NZ store too. You guys are so lucky that stock in NZ seems to be a lot more plentiful than here in Aus.

      Reply
  10. Mark says

    December 29, 2015 at 3:34 PM

    Thanks for th heads up Jay! Ordered from Barnes & Noble.

    Reply

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