Could ya'll clue me in about the lanyards?

[FLAgirl73]

I don't think anyone traded pins when I was a kid going to Disney. What's the deal? Does everyone buy their lanyard inside the park? Are there a gazillion different pins to obsess over? Are they expensive?

 

[JackJack08]

You can buy the lanyard inside the park. Around $10. There are a a gazillion pins ranging from $7-$15 typically. Any CM can trade with your kids or the green lanyard CM's will trade with anyone.
I pick up a few pins on e-bay for my kids to trade. It is so much fun and SUPER addicting!!

 

[pixiewings71]

Just be careful buying on eBay, there are many sellers offering what looks like great pin deals only to find out they are unauthorized pins and basically garbage. If you pop on down to the collectors board there is a thread there with names of sellers that seem to offer up good pins at good prices for trading. I've purchased all of our lanyards inside the parks but I do buy pins from many of the sellers listed on the Collectors Board.

 

[FLAgirl73]

Thanks! At this point, I'm not sure if our tight Disney budget can handle the addition of pin-trading! LOL

 

[CyndiLooWho]

I'm buying lanyards and pins before we go, from ebay. Look for Disney lanyard coin or disney lanyard wallet and you'll get a couple of sellers with good lanyards in the $5-8 range, including shipping. The place I'm getting ours works out to $6 ea for Disney authorized lanyards with coin purses attached.