Good/Bad Internet and eBay Pin Sellers

[nolanboys]

Just want a lot of 20 for our upcoming trip and can't find any reputable dealers. Any one heard of DIZZneY 4 PINS? I'm thinking not a good one because of the amount offered.

 

[debranator]

Just want a lot of 20 for our upcoming trip and can't find any reputable dealers. Any one heard of DIZZneY 4 PINS? I'm thinking not a good one because of the amount offered.

You must have put the name down wrong..
as I could not search him for you.
But,as I have often repeated in this thread...
Disney has an amazing deal going on now for trading pins..
and it has been extended to most of the bigger shops now..
even in the magic Kingdom..
spend 40 bucks and get an 8 pin lanyard as a pwp for 15.
It is about time that they have offered reasonably priced traders.
The only caveat with them is...
The cm lanyards are loaded with em...
so..you have to hope that the cm you are trading with...
does not have the same pin already.

 

[DirtyDiana]

I agree..I have bought from totaljohn also..
no problems...
as for tennpins..
I recall buying from them last year perhaps..
and..I do not recall a problem.
BUT...
When i went to get something from them last month...
I read their feedback...
and ..would NEVER buy from them now.
yes..you could get lucky like i once did..and have a decent transaction.
but,
after seeing the way he talks to buyers..
and..all the folks that never got their stuff,
why..take that chance?

Yeah, I don't think I'll be buying anything from tennpins. Seems too risky and the way he acts/talks is a complete turn off.

What about mr.disneycollector ? Anyone have experience with him? Lots of positive feedback, but a couple neutrals and negatives about selling scrappers..

 

[debranator]

Yeah, I don't think I'll be buying anything from tennpins. Seems too risky and the way he acts/talks is a complete turn off.

What about mr.disneycollector ? Anyone have experience with him? Lots of positive feedback, but a couple neutrals and negatives about selling scrappers..

Wow!
girl...you KNOW that mr.disneycollector is selling fakes.
You have to...
ask about folks that sell pins that have a chance of being real...
not a seller..who ONLY sells scrappers..
and...almost all comments in neutral are about fake pins..
look at the prices too.
Try not to pay attention to positive feedback..
when first investigating a seller...
as most people have no idea of quality or what they are buying..
they do not know leather from plastic or poly from silk..
so...ALWAYS read any neutrals or negatives..before making a decision.
Read them...
carefully...
it is the only way of knowing...

 

[DirtyDiana]

Wow!
girl...you KNOW that mr.disneycollector is selling fakes.
You have to...
ask about folks that sell pins that have a chance of being real...
not a seller..who ONLY sells scrappers..
and...almost all comments in neutral are about fake pins..
look at the prices too.
Try not to pay attention to positive feedback..
when first investigating a seller...
as most people have no idea of quality or what they are buying..
they do not know leather from plastic or poly from silk..
so...ALWAYS read any neutrals or negatives..before making a decision.
Read them...
carefully...
it is the only way of knowing...

I didn't know
It's just hard to tell because he doesn't seem to be using a lot of his own pictures and yes, he does have some really cheap prices but the one I was looking at seemed priced as I would have expected it to be.
Just asking about his feedback because you never know, most of them could be the real deal and a fake gets in every once in a while or something.
But I will believe you if you say that they are all scappers.

 

[debranator]

I didn't know
It's just hard to tell because he doesn't seem to be using a lot of his own pictures and yes, he does have some really cheap prices but the one I was looking at seemed priced as I would have expected it to be.
Just asking about his feedback because you never know, most of them could be the real deal and a fake gets in every once in a while or something.
But I will believe you if you say that they are all scappers.

Sorry,
You are right...
not everyone...can tell....
I did not look at all of his pins..
I looked at the first page of 50 or so...
and all of them on the page..
were common scrappers.
I go to the park at least 3 times a week..
and..I see them all the time.
i have traded for them in the past..
and the best way to tell..
is they feel lighter.
I have to say..
that lately...
at least 50 % of pins on cm lanyards are scrappers..
and..I see the culprits everyday..
most are young families..
that obviously..
cannot afford to trade the amounts that they do.
I saw a family tonight...
the mother had a bag full of scrappers..and 3 kids.
each kid had at least 30 pins on their lanyards.[most were scrappers]
We were on line for the pin board at dtd....
one of the kids ran up to the parents with a rack pin...
and..begged for it.
the father asked the price...
He heard it was 7 bucks..
turned beet red...
and whispered to the wife...
"I would NEVER pay 7 bucks for a pin..
I had no idea how much they were here."
The family then proceeded to trade 2 scrappers each...
for pins..that cost someone else 7 bucks...
so..as I keep repeating..
and will keep repeating..
currently at disney..
in most of the stores...
you can buy a lovely pwp set for 15 bucks that has 8 pins.
They are real..big and do not look cheap.
ps..pm me the pin you were looking to buy from that dealer...
and..
I will search ebay for you and send you the name of a seller that has a real one.

 

[aprilfoolwed]

Anyone ever buy from msr1998? They have a few small lots of pins for sale for a decent price.

How about disney_gal68? Same thing - small lots of pins.

 

[carebee21]

Anyone ever buy from msr1998? They have a few small lots of pins for sale for a decent price.

How about disney_gal68? Same thing - small lots of pins.

I can't tell for sure on every single pin, however, between the both of them, some of the pins pictured are scrappers based on the coloring. I'm unsure of some of their pins, but the majority of the pictures are for pins that are well known to have scrappers made. Now, that doesn't make every pin of that type a scrapper, but it's suspicious to me that the have very few pins that off the top of my head I don't know there's a scrapper made....

 

[debranator]

Anyone ever buy from msr1998? They have a few small lots of pins for sale for a decent price.

How about disney_gal68? Same thing - small lots of pins.

They both have ALL scrappers...
one of em..has one real pin in the bunch..
and that is because it is a common trader.
I look at both of them..as
they belong..UNDER the red list.
In fact...
I was really happy that I traded a cm..for a cool pin today..
that I swore was real...
and..I really liked it.
as I did not see it as a regular scrapper...
it is the pink minnie ears with the gold crown.
But, now that I see it in her listings..
I KNOW it is fake..what a bummer.
another one bites the dust...
Do you know what I do at this point..when I get home and realize..
or find out like I did now...
that I have scrappers?
That I traded for with cms?
I go to guest relations with them...
tell em..and they trade em for good ones..
I also insist...that they not put em in the book.
I started that...
as I was coming home with about 10 fakes a week..
from trading with cms..
and..I KNOW what most of em look like by now.
and that is ridiculous.
but girls..once again...
anyone who offers lots with a buy it now price of under a buck a pin...
you KNOW it is fake.
ps..I rechecked disney gal or whatever the crooks name is...
and..she is a new seller...
no completed listings...
so...I looked further...
she buys her fake pins from other known crooks..disneypinfreak,funmamas..to name a few
insane..
the crooks are now breeding..NEW crooks...lol
in fact..i rechecked the other one just now....
she has also bought from disneypinfreak..he is polluting the market all by himself....

 

[chaoscent]

I go to guest relations with them...
tell em..and they trade em for good ones..
I also insist...that they not put em in the book.
I started that...
as I was coming home with about 10 fakes a week..
from trading with cms..


What great information. I have been throwing them away or giving them to my nieces. I have a bag of them that I traded for last trip (about 20). I will take them to guest relations when I go in June. Thanks so much for this information

 

[aprilfoolwed]

Thank you for the info about the scrapper pins. I am using this link to try to find real pins for a better price, and I have been watching auctions from several GREEN sellers, but couldn't find those others listed in the RED. I will avoid them.

 

[Cruella 66]

Anyone with feedback/opinions about 'Mouse Pins online'?

 

[debranator]

Anyone with feedback/opinions about 'Mouse Pins online'?

There is a debate on that..earlier in the thread..
I never bought from em..
and.
would not..as I have major suspicions...
but, pixie has a year ago..
and would buy from them again...

 

[DisneyRunner2009]

After you study ebay enough, a lot of buyers and sellers show up on each others feedback lists. A lot of inbreeding going on.

 

[foohpah]

Got bit recently by dopeyspin. Thankfully was able to return them for a full refund. Now I am looking for legitimate pin sellers. I have bought from gyantzpod in the past (many years ago) and he still looks legit. How about bizzybee1? I am not seeing any red flags there.

Thanks!

 

[DisneyRunner2009]

I've had experience with both.

 

[pixiewings71]

There is a debate on that..earlier in the thread..
I never bought from em..
and.
would not..as I have major suspicions...
but, pixie has a year ago..
and would buy from them again...

I have bought from them, but it's been quite a few years. When you buy from MPO you don't get just standard Disney pins, you also get Pro Pins, which are 100% tradeable but not the same as standard Disney pins....I think that's why they can sell for less. That said, it's been at least 3 years since I bought from them so keep that in mind, things may have changed where they are concerned.....

Got bit recently by dopeyspin. Thankfully was able to return them for a full refund. Now I am looking for legitimate pin sellers. I have bought from gyantzpod in the past (many years ago) and he still looks legit. How about bizzybee1? I am not seeing any red flags there.

Thanks!

I've used gyantzpod in the past but again, not recently. I haven't been buying pins, no trips planned....and now that we have a trip planned it's too close for me to think about buying from eBay, but that's OK because we cleaned the heck out of DD11's room and found bags and bags of untraded pins! LOL So really...we are good to go. lol

 

[Piglet99645]

Wow. This is overwhelming.

I didn't see ebay seller toomanypostcards4me on the first page, so wondering if anybody knows anything. MOstly curious - I've never ordered anything from ebay, but I would like to get a couple of starter sets for my kids.


Oh, also cosmogheetuffy

 

[carebee21]

Wow. This is overwhelming.

I didn't see ebay seller toomanypostcards4me on the first page, so wondering if anybody knows anything. MOstly curious - I've never ordered anything from ebay, but I would like to get a couple of starter sets for my kids.


Oh, also cosmogheetuffy

Your second seller has some fakes for sale but some of their pins are also real. I love this part of their description: "Pins are in good used condition and have been acquired either through trade at the various Orlando theme parks or through purchases from fellow eBay sellers. I do not purchase pins from China." Just because they're not purchased from China, doesn't mean they're not fake!!!

Hopefully someone else can chime in on your first seller. The pics are kind of blurry, but I don't see anything in there that stands out as obviously fake to me.

 

[DisneyRunner2009]

I agree with the PP. I've just come across como..., as well. Some of the pins in the listings are known to be scrapped. As for post....me, none of those pins are known scrappers to me. Don't forget to check a sellers feedback as a buyer. If you see they have purchased pins from a red listed seller, I stay away. I also refer to this link, http://www.dizpins.com/pinventory/scrappers.htm
and pinpics.com.