Minifigures from sets in individual paper bags?
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A LEGO fan has taken to the online community to raise a curious question regarding the packaging of specific minifigures acquired through Bricklink. The collector purchased individual minifigures—specifically Nien Nunb originating from set 75396 and an Imperial Dignitary from set 75419—only to discover they arrived sealed in individual paper bags.
Upon inspecting the items, the buyer confirmed that the minifigures appear completely legitimate, featuring proper LEGO copyright stamps in the correct locations. However, the packaging itself raised concerns because the numbers printed on the paper bags do not correspond to any steps or identifiers found within the official building instructions for either set 75396 or set 75419. This discovery highlights ongoing community interest and scrutiny regarding how LEGO components are packaged and distributed, especially as the company transitions away from traditional single-use plastics toward paper-based packaging solutions.
As collectors increasingly buy and sell loose figures, questions about factory-sealed packaging variations continue to surface. If you are organizing your own growing collection of loose minifigures and parts from various online marketplaces, you might want to pick up a LEGO storage organizer to keep everything sorted and secure.
I recently picked up a couple minifigures from a seller on Bricklink - Nien Numb from 75396 and Imperial Dignitary from 75419. Both arrived in individual paper bags, with numbers that don't seem to correspond to anything in the instructions. I checked the pieces and I can see the Lego copyright stamps in what seem to be the right places, so they seem legit. The packaging has me concerned though. If you have these sets, do you remember the figures coming packaged like this? submitted by ...
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