Pin advice

On our trip to WDW 2 weeks ago, mom bought 3 pins. Today she was telling me about all of the pins she wanted to buy on our trip in 17 days. I did the math and started having a panic attack. I jumped on eBay and bought her 50 pins to trade.

I have read the etiquette post. Is there any other advice you would like to share with me? I do not know anything about pin trading. I don't even know enough to know that I don't know what I may need to know. I only know how to keep my wallet from hemorrhaging.

Thanks in advance. :mickey:

Cast members will trade with you no matter what (as long as the pin isnt fake)... guest dont have to trade but if your polite and they have something you want the will trade... that being said some pins are going to be harder to get then others if you have some specific questions you can certainly send me a message ive been pin trading since its inception and be glad to help

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Originally Posted by Capt_redshirt

Cast members will trade with you no matter what (as long as the pin isnt fake)... guest dont have to trade but if your polite and they have something you want the will trade... that being said some pins are going to be harder to get then others if you have some specific questions you can certainly send me a message ive been pin trading since its inception and be glad to help

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Thank you.

Some of the Pin Books at the resorts, like at the Wilderness Lodge, will only allow you to trade 2 pins per day.

I have even traded with other people (non disney CM's) who liked some of my pins or I liked there's. Being nice and ask if you could see there pins, if you like one ask if they will trade you for one of yours.

Pin trading is super fun, almost like looking for buried treasure cause you do not know what you might find.

Good Luck and enjoy.

Thanks Brer_Fox,
I think this will be something my mom will enjoy. I did not know about the resorts having pins.

alot of the resort gift shops have a board with a bunch of pins to trade you keep the backing and make a trade problem with that board is sometimes people trade the same pin over and over so it will have alot of duplicates on it...

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alot of the resort gift shops have a board with a bunch of pins to trade you keep the backing and make a trade problem with that board is sometimes people trade the same pin over and over so it will have alot of duplicates on it...

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Thanks again!

I have seen them setup a trading board in Epcot's Mouse Gear shop - they had it up for an hour or so.

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Originally Posted by mook3y

I have seen them setup a trading board in Epcot's Mouse Gear shop - they had it up for an hour or so.

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Thanks!

Some of the stores have pin boards, too. The last time I was there (two years ago) the pin shop in Frontierland at MK had two or three pin boards that you could trade from.

You're limited to two trades per cast member, not just at the boards. The cast members wearing green lanyards are reserved only for kids.

As long as you are trading a tradeable pin, that the cast member doesn't already have on their lanyard, the cast member will trade with you.

It is surprisingly fun. I started several years ago when I was going to Disneyland with my sister and she said she wanted to try it out. I was skeptical at the time but now my entire family really enjoys it.

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Originally Posted by NewDVCowner

Some of the stores have pin boards, too. The last time I was there (two years ago) the pin shop in Frontierland at MK had two or three pin boards that you could trade from.

You're limited to two trades per cast member, not just at the boards. The cast members wearing green lanyards are reserved only for kids.

As long as you are trading a tradeable pin, that the cast member doesn't already have on their lanyard, the cast member will trade with you.

It is surprisingly fun. I started several years ago when I was going to Disneyland with my sister and she said she wanted to try it out. I was skeptical at the time but now my entire family really enjoys it.

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Cool! Thanks, I think my mom will really enjoy this.

All guest services locations also have several large binders full of pins you can trade for. Epcot has always had the best.

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Originally Posted by TinkerbellT421

All guest services locations also have several large binders full of pins you can trade for. Epcot has always had the best.

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Thanks!

There was a pin board set up outside of the MK last week (under the monorail tracks and near the Poly boat launch.)

And any cast members wearing a green lanyard will not trade with adults, they're a very few of those now, but it's a child trading lanyard only. I've begged and pleaded, doesn't work lol. Also, there are usually pin trading people that bring their binders throughout the day at epcots pin station, I however, avoid them at all costs. Some aren't very savory people, and have caught quite a few trying to pull one over on people. They most often only want you to buy particular pins and trade, they very rarely trade with you for pins you already have.

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Originally Posted by Kairi_7378

There was a pin board set up outside of the MK last week (under the monorail tracks and near the Poly boat launch.)

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Thanks!

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Originally Posted by TinkerbellT421

And any cast members wearing a green lanyard will not trade with adults, they're a very few of those now, but it's a child trading lanyard only. I've begged and pleaded, doesn't work lol. Also, there are usually pin trading people that bring their binders throughout the day at epcots pin station, I however, avoid them at all costs. Some aren't very savory people, and have caught quite a few trying to pull one over on people. They most often only want you to buy particular pins and trade, they very rarely trade with you for pins you already have.

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Thanks, since mom is mentally disabled I do not want to have to deal with any funny business. I get enough of that in the real world.

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Originally Posted by TinkerbellT421

And any cast members wearing a green lanyard will not trade with adults, they're a very few of those now, but it's a child trading lanyard only. I've begged and pleaded, doesn't work lol. Also, there are usually pin trading people that bring their binders throughout the day at epcots pin station, I however, avoid them at all costs. Some aren't very savory people, and have caught quite a few trying to pull one over on people. They most often only want you to buy particular pins and trade, they very rarely trade with you for pins you already have.

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I guess we are the un-savory traders. We set up our bags at Disneyland. It is not a blood sport for us, but lots of fun. It brings my shy DD out of her shell and she enjoys trading with other guests and traders. We have met a lot of great guest traders at the Frontierland barrels. My DD will bend over backward to trade for what someone has on their lanyard. To her it is just another pin to trade off. A one for one trade.

Yes... there are some that are out for blood. We stay away from those traders. We know which ones are sharks and the ones who are not. You do have to be cautious. If someone does not like the trade they can just walk away from it.

Because of trading with other guest traders, my DD's collection has grown into a lot of really nice pins. We also learned a lot about the pins from the guest traders.

I wouldn't stay away from the guest traders. Just be prepared to walk away or have your trade rejected by the guest trader. You never know what treasure you will come away with trading with a guest trader.

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Originally Posted by Disney4us2

I guess we are the un-savory traders. We set up our bags at Disneyland. It is not a blood sport for us, but lots of fun. It brings my shy DD out of her shell and she enjoys trading with other guests and traders. We have met a lot of great guest traders at the Frontierland barrels. My DD will bend over backward to trade for what someone has on their lanyard. To her it is just another pin to trade off. A one for one trade.

Yes... there are some that are out for blood. We stay away from those traders. We know which ones are sharks and the ones who are not. You do have to be cautious. If someone does not like the trade they can just walk away from it.

Because of trading with other guest traders, my DD's collection has grown into a lot of really nice pins. We also learned a lot about the pins from the guest traders.

I wouldn't stay away from the guest traders. Just be prepared to walk away or have your trade rejected by the guest trader. You never know what treasure you will come away with trading with a guest trader.

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I will try to keep an open mind about trading with guests. If it comes to a cash transaction, I will just have to steer mom in another direction.

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Originally Posted by Disney Hungarian

On our trip to WDW 2 weeks ago, mom bought 3 pins. Today she was telling me about all of the pins she wanted to buy on our trip in 17 days. I did the math and started having a panic attack. I jumped on eBay and bought her 50 pins to trade.

I have read the etiquette post. Is there any other advice you would like to share with me? I do not know anything about pin trading. I don't even know enough to know that I don't know what I may need to know. I only know how to keep my wallet from hemorrhaging.

Thanks in advance. :mickey:

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Hi Sean,

For your mom, I would stick to trading with the CM's. It is a great way to have some fun and good conversation.

My DD is shy and somewhere on the ASD spectrum. She loves pin trading but is really into the more advanced part of it. She loves collecting limited editions and WDI pins. For her it is more of a hobby.

Beware... it can be addicting. Have fun trading.:mickey:

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Originally Posted by Disney4us2

Hi Sean,

For your mom, I would stick to trading with the CM's. It is a great way to have some fun and good conversation.

My DD is shy and somewhere on the ASD spectrum. She loves pin trading but is really into the more advanced part of it. She loves collecting limited editions and WDI pins. For her it is more of a hobby.

Beware... it can be addicting. Have fun trading.:mickey:

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Thanks, Marci!
That sounds like good advice. She will only want certain characters and "pretty" pins. She would not care if one had more "value" than another.

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Originally Posted by Disney Hungarian

Thanks, Marci!
That sounds like good advice. She will only want certain characters and "pretty" pins. She would not care if one had more "value" than another.

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This is the joy of trading. There is something in it for everyone. :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Disney4us2

I guess we are the un-savory traders. We set up our bags at Disneyland. It is not a blood sport for us, but lots of fun. It brings my shy DD out of her shell and she enjoys trading with other guests and traders. We have met a lot of great guest traders at the Frontierland barrels. My DD will bend over backward to trade for what someone has on their lanyard. To her it is just another pin to trade off. A one for one trade.

Yes... there are some that are out for blood. We stay away from those traders. We know which ones are sharks and the ones who are not. You do have to be cautious. If someone does not like the trade they can just walk away from it.

Because of trading with other guest traders, my DD's collection has grown into a lot of really nice pins. We also learned a lot about the pins from the guest traders.

I wouldn't stay away from the guest traders. Just be prepared to walk away or have your trade rejected by the guest trader. You never know what treasure you will come away with trading with a guest trader.

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I certainly wasn't referring to what you describe you do. I am speaking of the hard blood lust ones. Some of which have tried to trade me bogus pins pushing them off as real pins figuring I was either a new trader or didn't know what to look for. Those are definitely the unsavory ones. Lol

Extend the magic of pin trading at home... Google " pin pics". It is a great website where you can catalog your collections, traders, and find people who would like to trade for specific pins. I have done many trades through the mail. It's great fun to find Disney pins in the mailbox!

Kathy

I forgot to do an update after we returned from our trip.

Mom loved pin trading! She had the most fun going from one CM to another. One MGR at HS has became her friend over our many trips. The MGR saw that mom had started trading and had CM's line up to trade with mom. She loved this!!!

By the end of our trip, mom was up to 80 pins. She then discovered the joy of giving them away. She was giving pins to children with Birthday buttons on and to children with only a few pins on their lanyards. I think she enjoyed giving them as much as trading them.

She did trade with 2 other guests during the trip. I was worried that guests might try to pull one over on mom. Well that was not the case. In fact the 2 people that traded with her traded their best pins for mom's ordinary trading pins. And they refused my objections to this.

Knowing what I know now about how my mom likes trading and giving away pins; I just bought her 100 more pins for our trip next month.

Thank you to all, for all of the help and information :thumbsup:

That is awesome!! :mickey: Thanks for the update!! and 100 more pins!! woooohooo!! Care to share? :) lol

I'm so happy that your mother enjoyed the pin trading. Sounds like it is something else that will make the World fun for her.

Sean, That is so cool. I am glad your mom had discovered the magic of pins. They are certainly addicting.:mickey:

I love looking at the books of pins that the hardcore traders bring, but I have to admit that it IS a bit daunting to attempt a trade with those really dedicated traders. Most of them have been very pleasant, though. :mickey:

Don't forget Vinylmation trading! That's a whole other addiction..

we love to pin trade as a family. We started when our daughter was 4 yrs old at DL and she did not care what the pin was worth she just wanted to trade for what she liked. Our last trip to WDW my daghter was 8 and she started putting together sets. We have had some of the sharks actually push her out of the way as a castmember was handing her a pin to try to take the pin from her, and we have had one try to trade her junk for her best pins. The other side of the spectrum was a day at epcot. We were waiting outside for the gate to open for the princess breakfast and an older couple waiting for a segway tour started talking to us about pins, they showed us their pins and gave us tips on where to find the best ones, ones to look for, and even gave my daughter one of their duplicates that was hard to find. They had 1 pin to go in a set that they wanted to finish and had not seen it in 6 months of looking and I so wish we had gotten contact info from them as we saw the pin that afternoon and was hoping we would run into them again but never did.