# Set Release Durations **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [March 17, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/set-release-durations/32120 "2021-03-17T02:52:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![finneus](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/finneus/32/2189_2.png) [@finneus](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/finneus)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/set-release-durations/32120/1 "2021-03-17T02:52:14Z")
Hello everyone, This is my first time asking a question and there is so much content on here I don’t know if its been asked already or not. I was wondering if there is a pre-determined amount of time a set is released for before its then taken off the printing cycle, or if its by volume sold or a sales drop by percentage. Also if any of this kind of information is not known and purposely not released to the public. Since I could see how people could capitalize on information like this and buy up before the stop print date is about to come around. Thank you in advanced to any info on this. ---
**Author:** ![iisanaggie](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/iisanaggie/32/1940_2.png) [@iisanaggie](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/iisanaggie)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 3:15am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/set-release-durations/32120/2 "2021-03-17T03:15:39Z")
No one really knows. I think evolutions was in print the longest of any modern set - it was released in 11/2016 and youtubers declared it was OOP in summer 2020, to give you an idea. ---
**Author:** ![finneus](https://efour.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.elitefourum.com/finneus/32/2189_2.png) [@finneus](https://www.elitefourum.com/u/finneus)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://www.elitefourum.com/t/set-release-durations/32120/3 "2021-03-21T03:55:40Z")
Thank you for the info!!! I kind of figured its a kept secret by Pokemon or its just determined by popularity of the set.