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 Author: MrsPoppinz View Messages Posted By MrsPoppinz
 Posted: Jun 22, 2025 19:39
 Subject: Why are baseplates and minifigs “sets”?
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MrsPoppinz (27)

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Why are minifigures categorized as “sets” just because they have the pieces (like
a sword or a 1x1 round tile)? I even have gray baseplates showing up in sets
… shouldn’t those be parts?
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 Author: Turez View Messages Posted By Turez
 Posted: Jun 23, 2025 09:57
 Subject: Re: Why are baseplates and minifigs “sets”?
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In Catalog, MrsPoppinz writes:
  Why are minifigures categorized as “sets” just because they have the pieces (like
a sword or a 1x1 round tile)? I even have gray baseplates showing up in sets
… shouldn’t those be parts?

Usually, sets are items which have an official set number and are available from
toy stores and/or on LEGO.com - no matter how many parts are included in them.
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: Jun 23, 2025 10:14
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In Catalog, Turez writes:
  In Catalog, MrsPoppinz writes:
  Why are minifigures categorized as “sets” just because they have the pieces (like
a sword or a 1x1 round tile)? I even have gray baseplates showing up in sets
… shouldn’t those be parts?

Usually, sets are items which have an official set number and are available from
toy stores and/or on LEGO.com - no matter how many parts are included in them.

And they are in some sort a packaging, not loose.