There are a couple things I love about this set so I can’t wait to load up.

Here is the LEGO set I am investing in today:

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If you’re going to invest in LEGO, you need to keep track of your investments.

Look no further than Brick Tracker Pro.

This tool allows you to upload your entire LEGO investing portfolio and track your investment performance in real time.

Brick Tracker Pro IS NOT some random sponsor, I have equity in this tool and truly love using it to keep track of my investments.

You can try it for FREE by clicking the button below and if you decide to pay for it, use code “jarrylew” for 20% OFF:

Sign Up for Brick Tracker Pro

(If you’re more of a spreadsheet person, I still recommend the LEGO Investing Portfolio Tracker)

Wouldn’t it be cool if there was a regularly updated list of Amazon prices for every (relevant) LEGO set that has retired over the last two years?

You’re in luck!

That is exactly what this post is.

If you have no idea what LEGO investing is, read this post so you are up to speed.

Today’s post is not the post where I show which LEGO sets I own personally.

That post is here:

The post you’re about to read shows the value of every retired set from 2024 & 2025 and their current selling price on Amazon (the lowest Prime price) in spreadsheet form.

You will also see charts that track:

1. Each theme’s average investment performance since retirement

2. The average performance of the sets my set picking system chose, in each theme

I use this information to make educated investment decisions and adjust my set picking system.

IMPORTANT: There is a link to a spreadsheet version of this data at the bottom of this post

Time to see what has happened over the last month:

Average ROI After Selling Fees: 27.2% (up from 26.3%)

Tiny gain, but still far below average.

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Therefore, I am creating a solid sized position in case we are at the local low.

Here is what I invested in today:

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Here are the LEGO set I am investing in today:

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Most of you reading this know that by now.

While most posts here are about LEGO or Pokémon card investing, I like to sprinkle in a few about other ventures.

This is one of those posts and I totally understand if it appears random.

I encourage you to read on though.

There isn’t anyone else on the internet showing you what I show you in this post.

I know this because I’ve tried to find it and it doesn’t exist.

So, what is this post about you ask?

Early last year I launched a supplement business in the golf industry (one of my favorite hobbies) that solves a unique set of problems.

It’s called Diald.

Due to the sensitive financial details included, you must be a paid subscriber to read the entire post below.

I still cannot believe that this silly little idea is profitable. How profitable?

You’ll have to keep reading.

Let’s take a look at what has happened over the last 30 days:

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Here is what I bought:

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I prefer to invest in sealed product only because sealed product carries a premium that increases in magnitude as any given product ages.

This is best evidenced by older booster boxes in any TCG being worth far more than the value of cards you can expect to receive inside while opening them.

With newer boxes, you have a higher chance to break even or even profit.

With older boxes, that chance decreases.

This is primarily due to scarcity. Once there are far less sealed boxes in existence, the scarcity of the box outweighs what could possibly be inside.

Today’s post is not the post where I show which sealed Pokémon investments I own personally.

You can read the latest post from that series here:

The post you’re about to read shows the value of the relevant sealed products from the Sword & Shield block to today, with some investment analysis I find valuable.

IMPORTANT: There is a link to a spreadsheet version of this data at the bottom of this post with bonus metrics and stats

Let's take a look at the market:

Sword & Shield

There were some notable individuals in the TCG space who predicted that all areas of the market would dip as people prepared to buy 30th Anniversary product upon release (I agreed with this in prior posts) and it looks like that is exactly what is happening.

Sword & Shield took some hits throughout the block.

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Here is what I am buying today:

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If you’re going to invest in LEGO, you need to keep track of your investments.

Look no further than Brick Tracker Pro.

This tool allows you to upload your entire LEGO investing portfolio and track your investment performance in real time.

Brick Tracker Pro IS NOT some random sponsor, I have equity in this tool and truly love using it to keep track of my investments.

You can try it for FREE by clicking the button below and if you decide to pay for it, use code “jarrylew” for 20% OFF:

Sign Up for Brick Tracker Pro

(If you’re more of a spreadsheet person, I still recommend the LEGO Investing Portfolio Tracker)

IMPORTANT: A SPREADSHEET VERSION OF THE HIT LIST IS LINKED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST

The list you are about to read is the list of LEGO sets my set picking system likes most for investing that are set retire in DECEMBER 2026.

If you would like to see the July list, you can see it here or in the spreadsheet linked at the bottom of this post.

The following list is created by:

1. Looking at a giant list of sets expected to retire

2. Inputting Amazon sales rank data (i.e. demand) into my custom set picking system and letting it spit out which sets it thinks will perform best

3. Extrapolating “# of sets sold in the past month” for sets that don’t have sales rank data

4. Picking demand thresholds for each theme to adhere to based on prior performance and estimated supply data

Does this system catch ALL of the best sets every year? No.

However, it has outperformed the average for the last three years by a large margin as documented in my monthly market update series.

Here is how I use the list below:

1. Set price alerts on all of the sets my system likes at prices that would match or beat the all-time low historical price using Keepa or other software

2. Buy if price hits or matches the all-time low, depending on how large the discount is (30%+ is usually a buy and if I do buy, I sent an alert to subscribers of this newsletter)

If I set does not hit that all-time low target price (in most cases), I won’t be buying it.

This means that I likely won’t end up buying every set listed here. I will only buy when the market gives me the greatest opportunity to make the greatest return.

Let’s dive in.

Architecture (back)

Demand threshold: 5

Changes:

• Re-added Himeji Castle 21060 (demand)

Just like that, it’s back. I like this set so it would be cool to see it stick around.

Bluey

Target position size/set: ~1% of portfolio

Demand threshold: 5

No changes, but what I don’t like is how long 11202 has been available at 30% OFF.

I will not be buying more unless we see a discount of 40%+.

Botanicals (gone)

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I invest in all kinds of sealed trading cards and my largest position consists of a multitude of Pokémon booster boxes.

Whenever I make a Pokémon related investment, I send an alert to all paid subscribers of this newsletter just like this one here:

In the alerts, I tell you what I’m buying. What you do with that information is up to you.

Let’s look at how my Pokémon booster box portfolio has performed over the last month:

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Here are the LEGO set I am investing in today:

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If you’re going to invest in LEGO, you need to keep track of your investments.

Look no further than Brick Tracker Pro.

This tool allows you to upload your entire LEGO investing portfolio and track your investment performance in real time.

Brick Tracker Pro IS NOT some random sponsor, I have equity in this tool and truly love using it to keep track of my investments.

You can try it for FREE by clicking the button below and if you decide to pay for it, use code “jarrylew” for 20% OFF:

Sign Up for Brick Tracker Pro

(If you’re more of a spreadsheet person, I still recommend the LEGO Investing Portfolio Tracker)

Welcome to the TIE LEGO Investment Portfolio Update for July 2026 where I show you which LEGO sets I personally own.

There are a million ways to invest, but my strategy is as follows:

1. Buy heavy quantity of sets from my hit list in Q4 (see the July 2026 list here and the December list here)

2. Hold for 12-24 months (longer if needed)

3. Sell on Amazon and/or eBay

It’s the perfect mix of appreciation and compounding.

Sit back, relax, and enjoy reading about how much money I’ve made with LEGO investing:

Creator

% of Portfolio: 16.6%
Unrealized ROI: 35.9% (up from 35.3%)

Changes:

• Created Retro Roller Skate 31148 position at $19/set (alert here)

• Created Typewriter with Flowers 31169 position at $19/set (alert here)

Apparently we should have bought a lot more of the Space Roller Coaster… oh well.

With Creator you either get a set that crushes or a zombie set. There is rarely an in-between.

Ideas

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This is the second post in a new series that is roughly identical to my Pokémon series where I show you which sealed boxes I own and how much money they’ve made me:

I’ve been investing in MTG collector boxes for over five years and own at least three of every box ever made thus far.

I buy upon release (or increase my position later) no matter what.

As of Q3 2026, I broadened my horizons and am now investing in non-collector product after watching a new trend develop in the first half of 2026.

It was obvious to me after about six months (and a few others on YouTube) that Wizards of the Coast is trying to adopt more of a Pokémon playbook with their product.

Most products now operate in cycles where the price on the open market increases by a considerable amount between reprints (more on this in last month’s post).

I believe this can be taken advantage of.

Here is the current status of my MTG investing portfolio:

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This is my favorite LEGO set for investment this year.

Here are the LEGO set I am investing in today:

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Here are the four LEGO sets I am investing in today:

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If you’re going to invest in LEGO, you need to keep track of your investments.

Look no further than Brick Tracker Pro.

This tool allows you to upload your entire LEGO investing portfolio and track your investment performance in real time.

Brick Tracker Pro IS NOT some random sponsor, I have equity in this tool and truly love using it to keep track of my investments.

You can try it for FREE by clicking the button below and if you decide to pay for it, use code “jarrylew” for 20% OFF:

Sign Up for Brick Tracker Pro

(If you’re more of a spreadsheet person, I still recommend the LEGO Investing Portfolio Tracker)

Wouldn’t it be cool if there was a regularly updated list of Amazon prices for every (relevant) LEGO set that has retired over the last two years?

You’re in luck!

That is exactly what this post is.

If you have no idea what LEGO investing is, read this post so you are up to speed.

Today’s post is not the post where I show which LEGO sets I own personally.

That post is here:

The post you’re about to read shows the value of every retired set from 2024 & 2025 and their current selling price on Amazon (the lowest Prime price) in spreadsheet form.

You will also see charts that track:

1. Each theme’s average investment performance since retirement

2. The average performance of the sets my set picking system chose, in each theme

I use this information to make educated investment decisions and adjust my set picking system.

IMPORTANT: There is a link to a spreadsheet version of this data at the bottom of this post

Time to see what has happened over the last month:

Average ROI After Selling Fees: 26.3% (up from 25.6%)

Very small gain. Definitely underperforming vs. everything else.

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We already own some, but I’m increasing my position by a good amount.

I’m aiming to hold them 3-6 months (depending on performance) before reinvesting the profits elsewhere.

Here is what I bought today:

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Here are the three LEGO sets I am investing in today:

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Most of you reading this know that by now.

While most posts here are about LEGO or Pokémon card investing, I like to sprinkle in a few about other ventures.

This is one of those posts and I totally understand if it appears random.

I encourage you to read on though.

There isn’t anyone else on the internet showing you what I show you in this post.

I know this because I’ve tried to find it and it doesn’t exist.

So, what is this post about you ask?

Early last year I launched a supplement business in the golf industry (one of my favorite hobbies) that solves a unique set of problems.

It’s called Diald.

Due to the sensitive financial details included, you must be a paid subscriber to read the entire post below.

I still cannot believe that this silly little idea is profitable. How profitable?

You’ll have to keep reading.

Let’s take a look at what has happened over the last 30 days:

Read more

So when one comes, it is smart to take advantage of it.

It looks like Target is the one who launched this sale and Amazon is now price matching.

Here are the eight LEGO sets I am investing in today:

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