Please help me to start my collection

[StuZioCardyni]

Hi guys,

I've FINALLY been bitten by the pin collecting bug but there's sooooo much out there it really is hard to know where to start! I'll be at WDW in just over a week with come pin trading cash to burn but I don't want to make tons of stupid mistakes getting started. Any hint or advice you could give me would be great!

I'm so excited to start but just a little overwhelmed

Thanks again and I look forward to hearing all your wonderful wisdom

Stu
:wave:

 

[bcornette]

If you are just in it for the trading, and not buying pins to keep, I would buy a bunch off of ebay for about $2 a peice instead of at WDW for $6 - $12. Just make sure you buy valid, tradable pins. You can get about 30 pins on ebay for less than 8 at WDW.

I buy each of my kids a ton off of ebay because they love to trade and I don't want to get in the way by not letting them trade an expensive or rare pin for a common lanyard set pin. Whatever I give them they are allowed to trade this way.

 

[daguru]

There is one vendor on eBay that lets you choose how many pins you want to order at about $2 per pin. Most of the ones are the smaller, give away pins but you can still trade them. I use this guy so my wife always has plent to trade with.... Best deal I've been able to find!

 

[DormaNesbit]

Hi Stu! We trade only for hidden mickey pins. We try to get all the hidden mickey pins in each collection. When you look at pins on CM's look for a small mickey head, those are pins only given to CM's. Hope this helps!

 

[Victoria]

Welcome to the world of pin trading!

Two things you should know: eBay is your friend and specialize!

eBay is a great source for buying cheap pins to use as traders.

Next, pick a character or theme and stick with it. You will go crazy and spend a lot of money on buying pins that you think are cute or whatever. Pick a few things you like and only buy ones that fit the theme.

Good luck!!!! :wave:

 

[frank2271]

I have been looking at the ebay auctions for the pins. One BIG question, where do these people get all these pins for such a low price???

I think it's great to trade with, my son is now into the hidden mickey pins and he doesn't want to trade the full price pins, thank god, so i'll be getting him some ebay pins to trade.

Can anyone tell me where they get these pins, are they fakes???

Frank

 

[WDWmazprty]

My wife and daughter are into the pin trading and have actually bought 2 lanyards and a number of pins from EBAY. I think there is a website you can go to that tells you how to tell the difference between fake pins and real ones. I'll look for it and let you know.

 

[WDWmazprty]

Try these sites to help you out:

http://eventservices.disney.go.com/pintrading/upgrade

http://allears.net/btp/mil_pin.htm

http://www.pinpics.com/

http://www.pincastle.com/


The last one should be really helpful. :wave:

 

[frank2271]

Do you know where these people get such large quantities of pins?

 

[WDWmazprty]

I honestly don't know. I know sometimes on EBAY the seller will actually tell where they get them from. Some are past CM's, and I would imagine some people actually buy them themselves then decide to sell them.

 

[frank2271]

I took my family to DHS last night and my son did some trading. I noticed that every cast member we stopped had the mickey and friends Pirates of the Carribean pins. The same ones that the ebay people are selling in bulk. It is killing me, how they get them in such large quantities and so cheap.

Frank