Can I trade these robinson pins?

[joshua4]

I was at the Disney Store yesterday and they were having a 50% off all Meet the Robinsons stuff sale. They had sets of three small robinsons pins for $4.75 each. I bought a bunch because I thought they would make good traders, but when I got the package open at home I realized that the face of the pin was more plastic-y than cloisine (sp?). The three pins are an "R" logo, and then the other two are each a face of a character. Has anyone else seen these and if so, do you know if they can be traded? The woman at the DS said she thought they could be and I could return them if they could not be. I figured the experts on the DIS would know for your -- so what do you think?

Thanks.

Lauren

 

[agnes!]

Maybe if you can find your pins on PinPics.Com, post the URLs here. That'll make it easier to give an opinion. Hmmmm...now I have a strange urge to go to a Disney Store...I think there might still one left in metro DC.

The WDW pin-trading rules (as I understand them) are:
"Copyright Disney" or "[copyright symbol] Disney" on back of pin
Cloisonne (or cloisonne-style or enamel/metal or metal) construction
No plastic or rubber "pins"

Slightly OT...
Pins bought anywhere in the world that fulfill the above (yes, until the Official Rules change) can be traded at WDW. At the moment, even if I as a collector don't trade them?, that still technically even includes Sedesma and/or ProPins. Until Disney corporate possibly changes their suppliers and/or trading "rules", the Sedesmas are "legal".
Sometimes some CMs might actually refuse a legal trade or they don't know the actual trading rules or they make a nasty remark about a pin they don't recognize (yes, all three have happened to me, the nasty remark was from a MCO/DS CM about a Disneyland "small" pin), but that still doesn't change the Official WDW Pintrading Rules/Guidelines.
All of which are subject to change at Disney's discretion .

Even with the plastic/metal "rule", there are two old Disney Store pins (Forget which series, but from when Disney owned the Stores, maybe about 6 years ago?) that have a shiny golden finish. One has Walt on it, the other is a "Rocketeer" design. The pins "look" metallic, but actually are *not*...they are actually plastic, but they still get traded around.

I'm intrigued by your "Robinsons" find.

agnes!

 

[Michael623]

Check out pinpics 53922

I traded about 20 sets of these in 4 days at WDW last month. Never got a second look.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Did you trade them as sets or individual pins? We have these in our traders as well, and I want to be sure they don't have to be traded as a set.

 

[joshua4]

Yes -- those are exactly the pins! You guys are the best. I confess, I never heard of pinpics.com before. These just seemed too cheap to trade but if Michael623 didn't have a problem with these than I can't imagine that I would have a problem. Now I am quite pleased that I bought every set that the downtown Chicago store had in stock. I will just tuck these away until we go away in January. Thanks so much for your help.

Lauren

 

[Michael623]

I traded them 1 at a time. They were sold together but each pin is independent, as such they can be traded 1 for 1.

 

[diznycrazed]

I am so jealous. Those pins have been long gone from the two Disney stores near me. I was at the mall this past weekend and asked the manager of the store if they were still carrying pins. She told me no. I hope this is not true as they sure do make for good traders.

Terry

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

I traded them 1 at a time. They were sold together but each pin is independent, as such they can be traded 1 for 1.

Thanks!

 

[Stitchfan]

I am so jealous. Those pins have been long gone from the two Disney stores near me. I was at the mall this past weekend and asked the manager of the store if they were still carrying pins. She told me no. I hope this is not true as they sure do make for good traders.

Terry

Disney Stores are still carrying pins, but they are clearing out the older ones. The pirate pin 3 packs have not yet gone to clearance and new pins, a three pack and an individual pin for Ratatouille have been released at the stores.

HTH

 

[diznycrazed]

Disney Stores are still carrying pins, but they are clearing out the older ones. The pirate pin 3 packs have not yet gone to clearance and new pins, a three pack and an individual pin for Ratatouille have been released at the stores.

HTH

Thanks Kelly, this is very good to hear. We are going down in August and sure don't want to buy rack pins for trading!

Terry

 

[james'mommy]

I was at the DS today looking for the Robinson's pins. They were all gone. So now I have to wait until the Rat ones to go on sale. I saw a sign for a Rat promo. If you see the movie on opening weekend and bring the tix stub to the DS you get a free Rat pin. Does anyone know if those pins will be tradable?

 

[agnes!]

A Ratatouille pin is tradeable as long as it says "Copyright Disney" or "[copyright symbol] Disney" on the back.

Just wanted to mention a word of caution. Sometimes what I call "surplus pins" are put on sale, at the Disney Store or at DisneyShopping/DisneyOutley.Com etc., and yes, they are indeed tradeable. *But*, if WDW gets swamped by "surplus" Disney pins, the CMs can sometimes magically have that pin placed on their trading lanyards. Anybody here remember the "2000" Dancers? Or The Incredibles DVD-promo pin? If you offer to trade a pin that the CMs already have on their lanyard, they don't have to trade with you.

agnes!