Hogwarts Castle (71043) vs Gringotts Bank (76417): which big Harry Potter set to buy

Hogwarts Castle (71043) is the flagship: more pieces, the complete school in microscale, and —despite being the more expensive of the two— a better pieces-per-euro ratio than the Gringotts. In a world without a calendar, it would be the straightforward recommendation on size and on ratio.

But there is a calendar, and here it rules. Gringotts Wizarding Bank – Collectors' Edition (76417) has an official retirement announced for very soon, while the Castle has more than a year of breathing room on sale. The LastChanceBricks verdict: if the Gringotts tempts you, it is a purchase with a date —once it sells out at the official price, it moves to the secondary market, and there we no longer give a reference price—. If you are unsure and there is no real hurry, the Castle gives you more brick per euro and months of leeway to hunt for a verified deal instead of buying at full retail price. We do not predict how much the Gringotts will cost "afterwards"; we only warn you that it is the one leaving first. The exact date of each, live on its product page.