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I have noticed this a few times when I search through the database but it seems like there are some 'sets' that should be combined.

When I usually search for cards I go to 'Baseball' then search by 'Team' then 'Cincinnati Reds.' To narrow down all the cards I go to filter and usually pick a set. But it seems like there are some sets that can be combined. For example there is seperate sets for 'Topps Mini - Relics' (which looks like the Topps Mini Relics from 2012 and 2013) and 'Topps Mini - Mini Relics'. (which looks like the Topps Mini Relics from 2014). These look to be the same set. It would just make it easier when I want to look for the Topps Mini Relics to have one filter for that because they seem to be escentially the same thing. I also noticed it with 'Topps Update - All Star Stitches' (2010-2012 and 2015-2016) and 'Topps Update - All-Star Stitches' (2013-2014) I guess in my mind these have always been the same set, just different years.

I assume there is a reason that they are seperate currently. Possibly because that is what they are officially listed as by Topps or something. I also don't know how hard it would be to fix it in the database.

Just at thought. Thanks for the help.

If I'm reading your post correctly, you're describing cards that were released in different products in different years.

I don't know of any hobby entity that would list them togather because they are the same "insert-type set" across years or releases.

Yes, Topps has put out "All-Star Stiches" cards in the Update set in many years - from what I remember as well, is they changed the designs, too, so it's not even as though they are the same graphic design across the years.

I'm really not sure where you were going with this one, but I'm intrigued.

A lot of sets get released in different years, they are not the same set, but a continuous history of sets. 

There are some sets that are broken up improperly on here, but not many. An example is the Space Jam set. It should be listed as one set yet series two is listed separately.

If I want to filter down to see all the Reds Topps Update All Star Relic cards (All Star Stitches), then I have to use two seperate filters, 'Topps Update - All-Star Stitches' (dash in between 'All' and 'Star'), which gives me the ones from 2010-2012 and 2015-2016, and 'Topps Update - All Star Stitches', (no dash in between 'All' and "Star') which gives me 2013 and 2014. I know they're not the same set, but I do believe they should have the same filter, in 'Filters' under 'Set' and it should include all the Topps All Star Stitches cards.

Just like when I filter 'Topps' it will give me the Reds Topps Base Set cards from 1952-2017.

There might be a reason that I am just not seeing. If I am the only one that this is bugging, that's fine I can deal with it. I just wondered if anyone else noticed this or was bugged by this.

The only reason is that the set names have not been entered in a consistent manner.  Try it again now.

-Tom

Thanks!

Now I see what you meant. What Tom said - and did.

Just, please be careful with this - as the companies sometimes change they way they put this info on the cards. Topps *may* have had "All-Star" one year and "All Star" the next. If that's how it was on the cards, that's how it's supposed to be here. (I struggled with this with some minor league sets by MultiAd or Multi-Ad - looked at the actual cards, and there was the hyphen in some years, no hyphen in others.)

... If it is hyphened one year and then not the next, it probably still counts as the same set and should be able to be searched as such.  Simplicity is the key.  If I can't find something because I didn't include a hyphen, I may not figure it out and it may just tick me off...  I don't think the hobby was meant to be politically correct at each moment.  If that was the case, then a documentation of each printing error should be required as well, (Off Centered, ink oopsies, smudging, etc,) and this would get way too overbearing.  If Topps oopsied and did not put the - in between All-Star one year but the set looks reminicent of the year before named "All-Star," then I would think that all the missing hyphen is is a typo they did not catch.  again, just my opinion... but lets not suck the fun out of the hobby.