Originally Posted By seasidegang I am new to LP but I haven't read any discussions on pin trading. Tell me I'm not the only sucker??
Originally Posted By retlawfan No, you're not alone. There are other suckers out here. I think I have spent my kids college money on pins. I've slowed down a lot since I began, but have quite a few tucked away gathering dust. I don't buy much anymore.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x I just got my daughter into trading. We are both obsessed! She was given pins by cast members to help her get started, which was way cool. We were there on May 6, and they had gaggles of people there with their pins. I don't know if this is a weekly/monthly type thing, or if we happened to be there for a special event. I am scouring eBay for pins.
Originally Posted By TinksBestFriend Hi Pirate Princess Almost every Sunday in front of the Plaza Pavillion there will be a gaggle of pin traders. Much fewer during the week and on Saturday. Also you can find some near Star Traders in Tomorrowland as well near the pin store in Downtown Disney. The best deal in pin trading is usually with the CM's with the lanyards--and no $3.00-$4.00 shipping. And the CM's are all over DL and DCA. Only requirement is a Disney pin for a Disney pin. On Sunday a gentleman named Elvis - check his name badge - will be there and he has helped me with pins I could not find anywhere and to him its all a hobby. Also in front of the Plaza Pavillion, usually between 2 and 4 P.M. there will be 3 DL cast members with pin books and again its Disney pin for Disney pin. Happy trading to you and your daughter.
Originally Posted By -em <sucker... I hit the 1,000th pin in my collection this week so Im officially obsessed... I started collecting back in 2000 so its been awhile though -em
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I stopped collecting pins before the craze even started! So the majority of my Disney pins are pre-1996, i.e. small and interesting, not huge and tacky LOL. I still pick one up occasionally, but I have no burning desire to anymore (thankfully!)
Originally Posted By retlawfan <<I am/will be looking for the "Year of a Million Dreams" one.>> One? Now THAT'S funny!
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x We have 2 YOAMD tinkerbell pins. Anyone get the Exclusive AP Pirates pin yet??
Originally Posted By Waistcoated Rabbit Gahh the pin trading bug has bitten me as well. I've just started collecting them and its really hard not to check ebay all the time! Does anyone have a membership on pinpics.com?
Originally Posted By PirateFitz Your not alone I have a smile pile of pins that keep growing, and will definetly be picking up some when we are there in July, My DD will be starting her collection this year.
Originally Posted By solodumborider1 I was so hoping to get a Food & Wine weekend pin but they sold out the first weekend. I was so bummed at the merchandise area at the wine area that a very nice CM only in his 3rd week of employment gave me one of his F&W weekend pins from WDW. Another CM overheard me and gave me one of those Tinkerbell pins and told me to give the other one away. I gave it to this incredibly cute little girl that was on Soarin' with us. I asked her parents first if I could give it to her since although I'm not a parent it seems a good idea to not encourage gifts from strangers even in the Happiest Place on Earth.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder My wife and I entered Pinholics Anonymous back in 2003 and have been pinsober since then.
Originally Posted By DlandJB There are a lot of us pin traders out there, but we have to stay underground on the boards, lest we be taunted by the less enlightened I have cut back to only collecting cruise pins and Dory Pins. Very glad to see a whole new crop of Dory pins this month - they are few and far between!
Originally Posted By 8 ilovemickey 8 <<My wife and I entered Pinholics Anonymous back in 2003 and have been pinsober since then.>> Hahaha! I'm afraid I would turn out exactly like that if I started collecting, which is why I stop myself from even starting!
