Good/Bad Internet and eBay Pin Sellers

[IndyDisney]

OK, so I'm new to the whole pin trading thing......well, kind of. When I was a kid going to the parks in the early/mid 90's, I used to buy pins. I was into it. Then my park visits became few and far between and I got away from collecting and they instituted this whole pin trading thing and it confused me. Well, after my most recent trip last month, I'm back into collecting, and my DD4 is right there with me. So, in an effort to get some pins for us to trade I went the Ebay lot route in hopes of getting at least a few tradeable pins for our next trip. Well, I got burned like a previous poster by real.cool.stuff. So now I'm relegated to buying singles while doing tons of research on pinpics.com to hopefully cover my butt. All I'm looking for are some authentic pins to trade at the parks. Is that too much to ask??

So are there any good places to buy lots at a reasonable price???

Cheers,
Indy

 

[DisneyRunner2009]

I would be cautious of disney.crazy.

 

[patti_jim_peanut]

I unfortunately have another to add to the list.

disneyfamily801

I purchased a lot of 25 pins from them for 14.01 with free shipping. I knew nothing of scrappers or bootlegs or anything like that before now and only realized once I saw them that something was NOT right. These are definitely NOT real disney pins. They're lightweight, flimsy and the colors are all off. They had dozens of listings for 25 pin lots, and have just recently started selling them, so no surprise that the feedback hasn't caught up yet. If it ever will

This is the listing: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190562927776&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT The pins I recieved are different than the ones in the picture.

I'm super mad about this and sent them this email as soon as I realized i'd been scammed:

I received the pins today and at first I was excited to look through them. As I checked them out, I realized they're of sub-standard quality and VERY flimsy and began to doubt their authenticity as valid Disney pins. So I did some research and imagine my dismay when I found all but ONE of my pins listed as common scrapper AND bootleg pins, both of which are UNTRADABLE at ANY Disney Park. I am not new to Disney Pin Trading, and the fact that you are selling phony pins and LYING about their authenticity is rotten. I expect to hear back from you soon entailing what you plan to do about this. I will be reporting this pin selling scam to Disney here on EBay as well. And filing a fraud claim with paypal if I don't recieve a refund of my purchase price.

My husband thinks they're real, so I told him i'm going to bring them to the pin trading kiosk at DTD and have a cast member check them out cause i'm almost 100% that they're fake. I hate feeling taken.

 

[asianway]

I unfortunately have another to add to the list.

disneyfamily801

I purchased a lot of 25 pins from them for 14.01 with free shipping. I knew nothing of scrappers or bootlegs or anything like that before now and only realized once I saw them that something was NOT right. These are definitely NOT real disney pins. They're lightweight, flimsy and the colors are all off. They had dozens of listings for 25 pin lots, and have just recently started selling them, so no surprise that the feedback hasn't caught up yet. If it ever will

This is the listing: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190562927776&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT The pins I recieved are different than the ones in the picture.

I'm super mad about this and sent them this email as soon as I realized i'd been scammed:



My husband thinks they're real, so I told him i'm going to bring them to the pin trading kiosk at DTD and have a cast member check them out cause i'm almost 100% that they're fake. I hate feeling taken.

The pins in the picture on the auction lot are obvious fakes-Cheshire cat lollipop is a notorious one. No one is selling a legit LE200 in a cheap lot.

 

[patti_jim_peanut]

The pins in the picture on the auction lot are obvious fakes-Cheshire cat lollipop is a notorious one. No one is selling a legit LE200 in a cheap lot.

It wasn't even that pin that caught my eye, it was the poor workmanship, the pins are thin and have practically no weight to them when compared to a pin I bought from The World Not to mention the stamps on the back of most are hard to read, not clear at all and the textures/imprints are all different on the backs of the pins with no patterns for years released

I just got this response from them:

WOW!!! I am sorry that you are so mad about the pins that you received. I stand behind the fact that they are authentic pins. I would NEVER purposely sell fake pins. I inspect each pin before I send them out. If you are looking at pin information on the Internet like pin pics etc, you need to know that the information on there is some one's opinion and not that of Disney. There is one web site that you can google that show every hidden mickey pin as a scrapper pin. Many of the pins that I am selling a received after my parents died this year. They were big pin traders and have a very large collection. I don't believe that I am a lying as you claim I am. Also, I AM NOT running a scam. There are several buyers on ebay right now that are selling pins right from China. I have 100% feedback with happy buyers. That being said, I will gladly have you return the pins for a full refund. Please include your ebay ID name and also the date that you bought the pins. That will speed up you refund. I hope you have better luck with other pin sellers on ebay.

What do you all make of this? I told them that i'm bringing them with me to WDW to have them checked, that if they're found to be genuine, i'll keep them and apologize for falsely accusing him, but if they're fakes, i'm sending them back and reporting them for fraud.

 

[HeatherFeather]

I think your first instinct is right. Look how many hundreds of pins this person has sold/is selling and they are all the same hidden mickeys? Of course they are not selling directly from China, they are probably buying from there and then re-selling at a mark up. Also, if you look at prior feedback, not only are there other complaints about the same thing, but this seller has the feedback items marked as private so you cannot see what was sold previously. This is another huge red flag.

If you take them to Disney, they may tell you that you can trade them, and your probably can. People put tons of scrappers and counterfeits on cast lanyards every day. Most CM don't know the difference or don't care. If it were me, I would return them for the refund and possibly report it.

Good luck to you!

 

[Rocco]

Add real.cool.stuff to the list of bad sellers. I bought a 26 pin lot and they were very poor quality fakes. ALL had rough edges, some had the wrong backs, etc.

 

[Ladyshopper]

For any uk buyers I recently bought the epcot showcase set of 11 pins from rolypolytracey58 for a very reasonable price. Arrived promptly, and am very happy to say all genuine. I will definitely be using this seller again.

Not so many sellers in UK as you have in US, and have been burnt by some others (normally on individual pins), so buying a set was a gamble, but am very pleased with it.

Also for any uk pin traders, we were in London last week and although the stores aren't really selling pins any more, they still have store lanyards to trade with, just ask at the tills. Oxford Street had lanyards at upstairs and downstairs tills, Covent Garden was even better as they had lanyards and also a massive box full of loose pins. Me and my children had a great time in there!

 

[TLSnell1981]

We have collected pins for about 10 years. I can't believe, I just found this board!

Question..has anyone dealt with okeydokeygoodies? This is a collectible internet site. TIA

 

[carebee21]

I've pretty much given up on buying lots of pins. For traders, I've been buying the booster sets off of ebay. I've just been searching disney booster on ebay and tons of them pop up and they've been relatively decently priced ($2-$3/pin)

I've purchased from all three of these sellers: disney_pins_and_vinyls ,
bizzybee1 , evanandmike and everything was legitimate, new, still in package and easy. The first two sellers have a lot of different 7 pin sets for buy it now $14.99 and $15.99 with free shipping so I would definately look at these vs. pin lots.

 

[staceyhzoo]

I hope someone can help me. I purchased 2 small lots (under 15 pins each) from a good seller, I have also purchased from them in the past.

I have 5 pins that I think are scrappers.

They have the waffle Mickey head pattern on the back, it has a small border on one side and the Mickey's are smaller than the other pins I have. There are also a couple that have an odd shaped Mickey head waffle pattern, kind of looks cat like.


I have contacted the seller and am waiting a response, but I wanted someone else's opinion too.

 

[TeenaS]

I hope someone can help me. I purchased 2 small lots (under 15 pins each) from a good seller, I have also purchased from them in the past.

I have 5 pins that I think are scrappers.

They have the waffle Mickey head pattern on the back, it has a small border on one side and the Mickey's are smaller than the other pins I have. There are also a couple that have an odd shaped Mickey head waffle pattern, kind of looks cat like.


I have contacted the seller and am waiting a response, but I wanted someone else's opinion too.

I don't know if this will help (I'm not a pin expert) but the only way I can tell for sure is the paint job ... some really look bad; the weight of the pin ... some are real light and don't feel like the "real" ones and of course the obvious fakes that are plastic. I've asked Disney cast members about the back and those small/large mickeys that they started putting on them last year and every single cast member told me that they come in small mickey heads and large ones. I've also purchased pins directly at Walt Disney World and some have "mistakes" on the back. So the only way I personally am sure is the weight (or feel of the pin) and the paint job. Some of the pins I've purchased I know people would say are scrappers but I know they aren't because I purchased them at Walt Disney World. They sell pins with mistakes on them for sure. I have one I bought at the Contemporary about ten years ago that was a Wilderness Lodge Pin. On the back it said "Disney Cruise Line." The cast member said, "opps, boy that's a mistake that got by."

 

[staceyhzoo]

Who do I tell that I had a bad experiance with a Green Seller? I bought 20 pins, 2 lots. There are at least 6 scrappers and 1 unauthorized pin. I emailed the seller and they are refunding me money (I'm out return shipping), but he has argued that even if there is a border around the mickey heads they are still legit. He did finally admit that he traded for these and questioned the CM and was told they were fine.
I am satisfied with my refund, but think he's a questionable seller now.

 

[nannye]

has anyone ever bought from evaandmike on ebay?

 

[nannye]

has anyone ever bought from evaandmike on ebay?

And never mind found my answer a few pages back.

Am wondering about amazon? or if someone can suggest a good trader on ebay. Was really hoping to get something shipped to Florida by monday.
TIA
Erin

 

[staceyhzoo]

I've had great luck with gitanoman on ebay.

 

[TeenaS]

I've had great luck with gitanoman on ebay.

Me too.

 

[MOMOFC&C]

Anybody ever buy from la_disneypins on ebay? Looks like they are a newer seller that mostly sells single pins but offers few lots. I looking to buy a lot for my kids to trade when we go to disney in February. Thanks

 

[garris3404]

Anybody done business with gatorgurl0312 on eBay?

 

[KrazyKollector]

I bought this pin off ebay, 49877. The back of it has no waffle or texture, basically smooth, with a mickey head and pin trader logo and year 2008. There is also a box with the copyright sign DISNEY and made in China.

Is this a fake? Edges are smooth, 3D lines up nice, no dip or smears. But no texture on the back.