On nearly every IGN article about LEGO sets (and as the LEGO editor here at IGN, I post a lot of them), commenters complain that LEGO sets cost too much. That’s a fair criticism, especially because many of the most noteworthy LEGO sets are expensive.

Even the smaller sets cost more than you might expect if you don’t pay attention to the market. They’re comprised of many tiny interlocking pieces, after all. If you feel like you’re priced out of many LEGO sets you’d want to buy, Black Friday offers an excellent opportunity to buy them at some of the lowest prices of the year.

The question is, what kinds of discounts on LEGO can we expect to see this Black Friday? I’ve been covering LEGO deals for many years now, so here’s what I expect based on my experience.

Many times throughout the year, LEGO sets go on sale at various retailers. These run-of-the-mill sales generally offer discounts of 20% off. That’s the standard sale price at retailers like Amazon, Target, Best Buy, and the LEGO Store.

Therefore, a particularly good sale on LEGO sets is when you can find them for 30%, 40%, or even 50% off. These are the kinds of discounts I expect to see once the true Black Friday sales begin.

Unlike many retailers, the official LEGO Store tends to have a pretty short-lived Black Friday sale. Last year's sale started on Black Friday and ran for fours days – which means through that weekend and Cyber Monday.

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