Originally Posted By dizbiz Where is the best place to find the best deals for Disney pins? Something with a great selection, and that is AFFORDABLE?
Originally Posted By Roger55 The best way to answer your question is ... it depends. Depends on the type of pins you are looking for (theme park, characters, attractions, limited editions) Depends on what you consider affordable. Depends on if you are interested in buying on the secondary market, or only from official Disney sources (i.e. Disney theme parks, Disneyshopping.com, Disney Store, Disney Auctions)
Originally Posted By dizbiz Basically character pins. I wouldn't mind buying them from the secondary market. ....from the $10.00-$20.00 per pin range.
Originally Posted By Roger55 If you are near one of the theme parks, the cheapest pins available there are the "open edition" or "open stock" pins. These pins are not "limited edition" so they are not coveted as much by the hard core collectors. They are the least expensive pins at $6.95-$8.95. If you want to buy on the secondary market, you have several choices. First, you can go to Disney collectable shows where most of the time you can find dealers that sell Disney pins. Again, the less popular or non-limited pins can be bought at a reasonable price. Depending on where you live, there may be few or many shows in your area. E-bay is also a decent place to find pins. I would caution that you really should be educated about the pins you are seeking. Like any secondary market, e-bay has both deals and inflated prices. Learn your pins before you buy. That way you can avoid being ripped off or overpaying for a pin. If you just want to buy from Disney, and you don't live near a Disney park, I would suggest Disneyshopping.com and occasionally Disneyauction.com. Here you are buying directly from Disney. If you want to learn more about Disney pins, I suggest you visit the Official Disney Pintrading website. www.odpt.com An excellent Disney Pintrading un-official website is Dizpins www.dizpins.com And lastly, an excellent online pin collecting database website www.pinpics.com My suggestions is start out slowly, get educated about all the different types of pins, learn what is and isn't popular, look out for fakes and counterfits, and of course have fun.
