What happens with the Mindstorms 51515

[HectorMB]

Well, I am thinking to jump in the Mindstorms with the 51515 set. But now I found that not any retailer (even TLG itself) have any delivery date. Does someone knows about the reason of this?

[howitzer]

4 hours ago, HectorMB said:

Well, I am thinking to jump in the Mindstorms with the 51515 set. But now I found that not any retailer (even TLG itself) have any delivery date. Does someone knows about the reason of this?

No idea about the reason for its absence, but it's not uncommon to have a set be unavailable for a while and then return. Each Mindstorms iteration has a very long shelf-life (7 years or so), so it should return to shelves sooner or later. Could be that there's a relation to the global shortage of microchips or something like that.

There is a bunch of them available in Bricklink, you should check those out. The price may be higher than with a normal retailer though.

[TechnicRCRacer]

It’s available at my local LEGO store, if you live near one, they often restock at different times and more frequently than the online website.

[HectorMB]

Thanks you guys! I will check local stores, but as I am  not in a hurry, I won't have any problem of waiting. But yes, the microchip crisis may make sense with this issue. 

[mdemerchant]

It is readily available in North America from lots of places including the Lego website which suggests it's not a fundamental supply problem.  Maybe something specific to your region.

[joeh]

Yes, it's readily available in Asia region too.  The shortage is probably because of pandemic thus shipment delay.