CURRENT Good/Bad Internet and eBay Pin Sellers

[Sphinx610]

Anyone know anything about eBay seller algebraic_brain? 176pos reviews but not on your list for better or worse! .??

 

[SupernaturalMommy]

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[orplem]

mubunny should absolutely stay green.

1. Received purchases exactly as described; 2. received purchases within the allotted time (standard shipping 5-7 days); 3. I checked each pin off of at least 3 different websites and none have signs of being scrappers; and 4. mubunny applied discount to shipping multiple purchases (I know that's standard practice but some crappy sellers haven't done that).

Overall, a successful experience. The pins are lovely and I know my DS10 and DD4 will love them.... and I can feel confident that they are trading legit pins.

Now on to buying from bizzybee1!

 

[aliscrapper]

mubunny should absolutely stay green.

1. Received purchases exactly as described; 2. received purchases within the allotted time (standard shipping 5-7 days); 3. I checked each pin off of at least 3 different websites and none have signs of being scrappers; and 4. mubunny applied discount to shipping multiple purchases (I know that's standard practice but some crappy sellers haven't done that).

Overall, a successful experience. The pins are lovely and I know my DS10 and DD4 will love them.... and I can feel confident that they are trading legit pins.

Now on to buying from bizzybee1!

Are you living in the UK?? As I notice that mubunny is American and wondered if you got charged customs and the royal mail admin fee of £18?? Thanks

 

[Lesley84]

Please begin posting here and I will update it with each new addition to the thread.

Please add arraps to the green seller list!

I bought a lot of 25. Only 4 were scrappers. I contacted them and they told me to send them back and get new ones or a refund. I had already mixed the good pins in with the ones to take to Disney to trade. So they asked me to remind them on my next purchase and they would take care of it for me. They asked for a list and how I knew they were fakes. and I sent him the webpages I used verify and sent him a list of the ones that were not real!!! Very eager to make the situation right!!!

 

[orplem]

Are you living in the UK?? As I notice that mubunny is American and wondered if you got charged customs and the royal mail admin fee of £18?? Thanks

Nope, I'm in the States... Pennsylvania to be exact.

 

[orplem]

bizzybee1 is FANTASTIC. I would absolutely buy from her again and again. Fantastic pins in original packaging -- I also purchased two lanyard pouches -- all in mint condition/new packaging!

I even made special requests (I just purchased a lot of 25) and she gave me exactly what my DS10 and DD4 would love.

Quick service, quick mailing and was exactly as I ordered.

100% Satisfied

 

[disneymom443]

I just bought my first set of 5 Snow White pins from e-bay, I had no idea about scrappers. I had read the reviews of my seller and bought the pins. They have not come in yet. I just wanted to say that I am so happy that my seller was on the green list. I feel very lucky. Thank you for this list.

 

[aliscrapper]

Nope, I'm in the States... Pennsylvania to be exact.

Thanks

 

[WDW in Pearls]

Looks like I bought a few from a red seller, but most of mine are from a green one. I'll have to better inspect mine! I had no idea about scrappers and unfortunately I'm not well versed enough in pins.

Any easy ways to tell if they're scrappers? Most of mine didn't come with the backing (in his defense, he did state preowned) and if they did I didn't hang onto it.

 

[Sphinx610]

I'm not well versed enough in pins. Any easy ways to tell if they're scrappers?

I'm not either, I'm just starting my kids out and I'm doing research now. There is seriously no bounds to how unscrupulous people can be. I know there is a difference btwn a scrapper and a fake, but no one wants either!

From what I have learned:
1) rough edges are a tell tale sign.
2) If you go to pinpics.com, they have what the originals look like so you can compare. any defects like paint being wrong color, its a different color than the original, not cut out in an area where it is cut out on the original or colored in an off spot can be signs.
3) If the Mickey head is distorted in the hidden mickeys
4) if its just "off" looking, looks odd to you, it's probably not real
5) if its a LE pin and does not provide a number it could be a copy like if it says "/1000" instead of "401/1000"
6) if the seller is selling 100 pins for $100 it's probs not legit and full of scrapers
7) if the pattern is messed up on the back and has a ridge along the edge...
8) you'd have to have the original to compare this, but if its thinner than the original or much lighter
9) if a seller has several of the same LE pins, prob not a good purchase

These are jus things I have picked up so far, I'm not a pro. But people have been saying that the only real way to know u have an authentic, is to buy it directly from Disney.
There are videos out there too. I'm sure I wouldn't be able to tell if I got a good copy. Lol

 

[loveysbydesign]

UGH, of course I just bought a lot of 50 from someone who is red...now waht?

 

[Sphinx610]

UGH, of course I just bought a lot of 50 from someone who is red...now waht?

Will they do returns/refund?
Maybe there will be some good ones in there. You never know.
You can always trade scrapper for scrapper... If I end up w any that's what I'd do. I'd just trade my scrapper for another scrapper. I wouldn't buy them on purpose, but accidents happen...

 

[loveysbydesign]

has anyone bought from this seller?
davemegapawn
I didnlt see them listed unless I missed it!

 

[loveysbydesign]

Will they do returns/refund?
Maybe there will be some good ones in there. You never know.
You can always trade scrapper for scrapper... If I end up w any that's what I'd do. I'd just trade my scrapper for another scrapper. I wouldn't buy them on purpose, but accidents happen...

I don;t trade them, my kids do and they'll be 14, 10 and 6 when we go in june.

 

[ThisProvincialLife]

On the recommendation of several folks here I bought a lot of pins from rosethorns! and they are fantastic! I got 105 pins (in sets of 7, 5 and 4), 3 lanyard starter sets, and a pin collector's bag. Everything is in perfect condition, in the original packaging and with the price tags on. I am SO excited and I can't wait for my girls to see them! (I'm keeping them as a surprise.)

 

[WDW in Pearls]

I studied my pins thoroughly last night based on my thread and only found one possible scrapper. It's the one that looks like a fast pass for star tours. Each "pm"s are printed a little differently but it's barely noticeable. In fact, I thought it was on purpose to make it look like the ink printing of an actual fast pass. I looked it up on pinpics.com and that's not the case I suppose! Another thumbs down for mrdisneycollector.

I also got a few from themuchnessofdisney which were all perfect and around the same price as the less reliable sellers.

One thing I noticed about my scrapper vs the others I have is that on the back it didn't have the repeating Mickey head pattern. Is that a way to tell or is that just a coincidence?

 

[pixiewings71]

Not all pins have the Mickey head pattern on the back, in fact I don't believe any of my FP pins have that pattern at all.

 

[loveysbydesign]

Got my pins today and went through all of them, at least half are scrappers based on pinpics. Some I counldn't tell. I know about 7 of the 50 are def. good ones.
Emailed the ebay seller to let them know I am unhappy!

 

[Stitchblue]

I have purchased from seller bigdaddyalt - A World of Disney and More on quite a few occasions. Over 22000 feedback. All the pins I have ever gotten have been as advertised and were in perfect condition. I would add them to the green list.