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Thread: Pin trading

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    Default Pin trading

    So I may be dounce for asking about this, but even though I've been to WDW numerous times, we never pin traded. My mom did collect those mini-flag pins from around the world, like a decade ago, but I've never done anything. Actually last time was the first time I bought a pin (not that I'd want to trade it- I Snow White). Anyway, what exactly do you do? Are there pins off limits? Is it an expensive hobby??

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    I was wondering also if it is an expensive hobby. i want to start collecting but I'm a dufus I think in understanding it. How do start to get pins to trade? Do you have to buy pins just to trade them or is there another way of collecting pns to trade?

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    If you let it be, it can be a VERY expensive hobby. When Disney started doing the pin trading in October '99, you could get pins for $4 a piece, sometimes sets of pins that could be broken up for a bit less. Now it seems like the stock pins that would have been $5 or $6 are now $8 and the fancy or special pins that used to be $8 are now $12 or $15. Your best bet is to look on eBay for someone selling a bag of traders... they're usually a mixture of promo pins and Disney Store pins and they're a good way of getting ivolved in the fun of pin trading without laying out serious money. Also, Disney sells some 'starter lanyards' with 4 pins on them, 2 of each design so that you can keep 1 and trade 1. Not sure on the price there...
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    Rob
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    thanks rob

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    Pin trading can get very expensive but it can also be lots of fun! If you can, get a pin lot off Ebay (I try not to spend >$2.5/pin inc shipping) before you go. You can trade with CMs of with other guests. PM me if you have specific questions. We love pin trading as a way of having a Disney collection and also meeting some nice new folks.

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    not only is it expensive but its addictive! my neighbor showed her pins before i left for my last trip and i told her it was a waste of money and that i wasn't going to do it. once i got to disney and saw all the pins i got into it. i love it! you can catch pins on ebay for cheap sometimes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by crltkcagle View Post
    not only is it expensive but its addictive! my neighbor showed her pins before i left for my last trip and i told her it was a waste of money and that i wasn't going to do it. once i got to disney and saw all the pins i got into it. i love it! you can catch pins on ebay for cheap sometimes.
    You aren't kidding about it being addictive! DW and I had bought a batch of 10 on e-bay before we left to give to DD for her to trade. By the third day, we were heavily into it too. I have no idea if any of the pins we ended up with have any real value, but it was just a lot of fun looking and trading.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MickeyandTink View Post
    I have no idea if any of the pins we ended up with have any real value, but it was just a lot of fun looking and trading.
    If you like the pins you went home with and are happy, then they have 'real value', regardless of what any pin guide might say otherwise...
    Rob
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