Identifying Lego Sets from Bulk Quantities

neljer00

I apologize if this topic is in the wrong section; I wasn't sure where to post it. I am new to the group and look forward to the exchange.
About two weeks ago I came across a very large bin of Legos at a thrift store and picked it up for our four kids for Christmas. There are thousands and thousands of Legos in this tub and I picked it up for the unbelievable amount of $59.99. I have been going through the bin to take pieces apart, sort out random other toys, and to identify which sets had been a part of this collection. I do not have any instructions, and although I have been finding mini figures, every single one of them has been taken apart, some even down to arms and hands having been removed.

I highly doubt I will be able to identify every set that had been a part of this large bin of Legos, but there are two specific pieces that caught my eye and I was wondering if I could get the help of the community to identify which set they may have come from. (I have attached two pics). One is a white piece with a sticker. The sticker looks to be a dragon of some sort. The other piece is a minifigure head; I have ran across a couple of these heads as well as other pieces that have the same white with black dot/eye looking thing on them.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

gratefulnat

In regards to the eye, check out the mixel theme https://brickset.com/sets/theme-Mixels many many sets to browse through...

gratefulnat

And PDF instructions available to download for all of them on Brickset as well - because it's just such a comprehensive LEGO site!
(double post - sorry!!)

paul_merton

The first part is available in 13 different sets (all Mixels):
https://brickset.com/sets/containing-part-6060802

Astrobricks

The master thread for part (and frequently set) identification is here:
http://bricksetforum.com/discussion/513/master-thread-help-identifying-parts#latest

mampepin

#75048 the phantom

datsunrobbie

Check out this really useful tool
http://www.spoofdata.com/setfinder/?id1=4199519&id2=4107637

created by @paul_merton
http://bricksetforum.com/discussion/comment/546250#Comment_546250

This tool is awesome for figuring out sets from bulk purchases because you can enter several parts and it will find sets that contain ALL of the parts entered. 

Switchfoot55

As someone who has recently gone through this process as well, it can be a bit overwhelming, albeit exciting, to sort through the bin. 

My biggest piece of advice is to look for any unique pieces, stickers, and/or printed parts. Then use either the Brickset Database or Bricklink Search to narrow down the possibilities. You may be surprised how easily you can identify a set with just a single piece!

Astrobricks

^ One caution though; the brickset part database seems to be much less complete than the Bricklink one.

neljer00

Thank you everyone! I have been into Legos for a good 30 years but not until going through this large bin did I realize that the numbers on a vehicle license plate is actually the set number. I have been able to identify roughly nine sets through pieces like that.