so we are going to disney november 9th - the 17th and we bought or daughter the pin starter pin trading set and the lanyard.. how does all this work? got any tips? tricks of the trade?
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maryszhi
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there is a website that lists all of the rules and how to pin trade:
http://eventservices.disney.go.com/pintrading/page?id=getStarted
it explains everything
good luck and have fun
http://eventservices.disney.go.com/pintrading/page?id=getStarted
it explains everything
good luck and have fun
thanks for the link it will help a lotthere is a website that lists all of the rules and how to pin trade:
http://eventservices.disney.go.com/pintrading/page?id=getStarted
it explains everything
good luck and have fun
Powerline
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Be sure to teach your kids that quality, not quantity of pins is what makes the experience great.
I also suggest not buying online from non-official Disney dealers because I've spent too much money on trying to expand my collection, only to get a variety of duplicates and dupe pins.
I also suggest not buying online from non-official Disney dealers because I've spent too much money on trying to expand my collection, only to get a variety of duplicates and dupe pins.
stlbobby
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When you buy large lots, duplicates are fine because the whole point is to buy them to trade with cast members. They are going to be the left-overs. You aren't buying those pins, your buying the fun experience of trading them and interacting with cast members and other traders. It's about the fun.
thats good advice, thank you
Powerline
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There's still the principle of spending hard earned money on cheap knockoffs, and a lot of them.
stlbobby
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I ignored your superior attitude the first time, but I'm now going to say I do not appreciate it.
All I did was give someone new to pin trading a bit of advice. They can go online and get 50 pins and have plenty of pins for their daughter to trade all week for the same price they would spend on a starter set at the parks. There will be duplicates and they are the leftover pins that didn't sell, but the CM's, and sometimes, other traders, will take them in trade.
By buying a large lot, you don't have to agonize over every trade and worry about getting the best deal. It makes pin trading casual and more about interacting and having fun. I've actually traded pins with CM's even though I didn't actually want anything on their lanyard just because they were so nice and chatted with me. I've also traded with little kids that saw something on my lanyard even though they had nothing I wanted. I just traded it on down the line later. I've even given pins away in the parks because it was only costing me a dollar or two as opposed to eight to twelve and it really made that persons day.
I have also never bought knock-offs, and if you do buy knock-offs it isn't just a principle, it's stupid, because the CM's will not take them in trade.
So maybe the principle here isn't about how you obtain pins, maybe it's about what you do with those pins and how you can make others around you happy.
Or maybe the lesson to learn isn't about quality over quantity, but about not judging people, passively aggressively disparaging them, or insinuating they are doing something wrong when you have no real idea about their purchasing or trading habits.
Hard lesson, but worth it. My kids are obsessed with how many....trying to get them to care more how cool/unique they are.
stlbobby
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Please don't let other posters make you feel like buying pin lots is wrong. Disney CM's have told me the company doesn't care and in fact uses the online market to dump their overstock. It also increases the interest in pin trading overall, thereby increasing sales. CM's actually point new pin traders to the internet.
If you do buy a large lot you will get a bunch of duplicates and stuff you won't want to keep, but that's fine because you will just take them to the parks to trade them away. If it is a legitimate Disney pin the CM's have to trade.
I've actually had the opposite problem. I once got a bundle with so many great pins in it I didn't have enough to take on vacation to trade. I had to make another quick order that barely made it before I left.
If you keep it casual and cheap, pin trading can be a ton of fun and a great way to meet people at the parks.
It can also turn into a serious collecting hobby. There are people in DTD every weekend with books filled with limited editions and full series. They know when new pins are released and get to the parks that morning to grab as many as they can. They are generally not the people buying large lots on the internet. They are connoisseurs. I'm not in their league, but I love looking through their books and at their displays. They are often amazing.
Whatever you route you decide to go just have fun with it.
Powerline
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I in no way tried to sound superior to your point of view...
so don't try to make my post seem inferior.
My post about the habit of buying pins didn't discourage your personal views because I've posted it on these forums before.
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/adults-that-pin-collect.837627/#post-5018789
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/affordable-pin-trading.839157/#post-5121626
It's okay if you like having a large number of pins, I didn't advise against that, I simply stated the existence of fakes and duplicate pins and stated my views against it, I shouldn't be encouraged not to do so.
stlbobby
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Your clearly targeted my posts, once with a direct quote and once by reference, and in both made it clear your way was not only better, but morally and ethically superior. You passive aggressively attacked my post, my opinion, and my character.
I simply responded and explained that I do not care to be judged by you.
Now you are trying to make yourself out to be the victim, when all I did was call out the judgmental tone and content of your posts.
Finally I never advocated just greedily grabbing a large number of pins. I advocated buying pins at a cheaper price to make the experience more casual and fun. I am all about the experience of trading and sharing in other's enjoyment of collecting. My collection if full of pins I love or pins that remind me of special moments. It is not just a mass of trinkets to be counted.
Powerline
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I don't understand why my opinion is giving you such a hard time. I posted my opinion, and you clearly took it as a personal attack. I don't know why this has to be some sort of direct attack on you but I clearly did not make it so in any way shape or form. You can't trash me by claiming I'm ethically superior when you specifically tell other poster not to account for my posts.
This argument has stemmed from absolutely nothing and you know that, and I'd be just as happy as you would be if we both dropped it.
stlbobby
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The argument is not about your opinions. It is about your passive aggressive attacks on me and my character.
Dad 2 M & M
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You will have a great time trading! When in any of the shops in the park, make sure to ask to see the pins they have behind the register...most shops have a pin board (or at least they used to) with many to choose from! I predict you will end up buying more while on property! It becomes tough to part with pins that you (or your daughter) really like.
Powerline
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which stemmed off what?
coilback
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I've pin traded awhile and also had a lanyard when I was a CM. For one, don't be shy. 90% of CMs are fine and sometimes even into pin traders (there's always the grouchy ones). Keep in mind the color of the lanyard (Green can only trade with children) the CM wears. Also, the Pin Trading store in Downtown Disney has a TON of pins and they open it every so often. There are a few other locations with "pin books" as well. I know Villains in Vogue at DHS has one behind the counter, the Outpost at Epcot and Guest Services at Downtown Disney has one as well. Just ask anyone at different merch locations if they have a pin book or board. They don't advertise it, so you either see someone with one or have to ask.
Ultimately it's about trading for what you like. I never cared about rarity or value. I collect a lot of Maleficent, Stitch, Haunted Mansion and Jessica Rabbit with some Pirates thrown in here and there. Maybe encourage your kids to pick a "theme" and see what they can find along those lines. That will get them to focus more of "what" the pin is rather than how many they've traded.
Ultimately it's about trading for what you like. I never cared about rarity or value. I collect a lot of Maleficent, Stitch, Haunted Mansion and Jessica Rabbit with some Pirates thrown in here and there. Maybe encourage your kids to pick a "theme" and see what they can find along those lines. That will get them to focus more of "what" the pin is rather than how many they've traded.
thank you for the great advice. A theme sounds like the way to go. we are just doing it for some fun at the parks not as a full time hobbie.(atleast at this point). i guess it will be up to my daughter for what and how she wants to trade, i just wasn't sure how the process worked and what to look for. knowing kaitie she will not want to part with the ones she has so we will likely come home with the set we bought in tact, thanks again for the help.
stlbobby
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Your vicious backhanded statements.
And I thought you didn't want to discuss it? Why do you keep responding? Because you want to insult people and be left alone, well I will not be insulted and let it lie.