Good/Bad Internet and eBay Pin Sellers

[carebee21]

Grrr...I called all 3 Disney outlets in Orlando last weekend to see if they had any specials or clearance on pins and none of them did.

I guess the scrapper thing doesn't bother me that much. I just didn't want to buy anything and contribute to it. I really just want to get about 10 pins for my kiddo to trade with CMs. Paying $7 for their cheapest pin on site and trading it for a scrapper would suck.

Are yours the Disney Store Outlet outlets? I'm asking because we have that one, which is the one that had pins on sale and then the Disney's Character Warehouse Outlet, which hasn't had anything in months and never has sales....

For the regular Disney Store Outlet, they always have an extra 25% off during holidays and pretty much anytime disneystore.com has an extra 25% of clearance or park merchandise, the outlets do too.

 

[Bonniec]

Cant remember, there were 3 and I found them off Mousesavers. One at Buena Vista, one on I-Drive, and I forgot where the 3rd one was. I also called first instead of going in so who knows.

 

[DisneyRunner2009]

We were there a few weeks ago. At that time, the only deal on pins was the 3D vinylmations for $2.99. Other pins were around $3.49-$3.99. No cheap booster packs, mystery boxes or tins. Also, no additional discounts.

 

[SabresFan]

We were there a few weeks ago. At that time, the only deal on pins was the 3D vinylmations for $2.99. Other pins were around $3.49-$3.99. No cheap booster packs, mystery boxes or tins. Also, no additional discounts.

We stopped at the Disney outlet store in St. Augustine this July and were able to pick up some sets with an average price of $1.75 per pin (like 4 pins in a pack for $7.99). There were no special discounts available at that time, other than the Disney Visa card. But I thought that was quite a bargain.

Considering some of the sets I am finding on eBay recently, that makes sense - I have to believe some of these are people (nearly all have Florida addresses) that loaded up at some of the outlet stores. Good for them and good for me - they make a small profit selling to me, and I get a huge discount compared to what I normally pay at the World, and no scrappers - win-win-win!

I did recently make a couple of purchases off of eBay to complete some sets I started off while trading this July. These two sellers seem to be legitimate:

kittykat2bad - I ordered a set of 7 license plate pins - came in the original packaging (even had the Disney World $29.95 sticker still on it)

123goinggoinggone - bought 5 hidden mickey pins - they seem to be the same quality as the ones in the same sets that I picked up on site - so I assume they are all legit too.

 

[SabresFan]

Just looking for a little advice here -- I collected pins for several years, but I'm no longer as interested in trading, so I've been trying to sell some of the pins in my collection (I have nothing for sale right now). But while some have sold, most haven't, and I'm trying to figure out why. I put them in groups of 7-10 pins, and price them for generally about $1.75/pin. The groups often have a theme -- food and wine, Mickey, holidays. I have a 100% rating on ebay, and my shipping costs are reasonable. Any idea why they aren't selling? I know I can't compete with the scrapper sellers -- I'd rather keep them than sell them for much less. Should I put them in bigger groups? Sell them individually? Not have themed groups? (I do list some individual pins -- I have several very limited edition pins). I put in the listing that they're from my personal collection (although from the post above, maybe that's not such a good thing ). Any suggestions you can offer are appreciated before I try to put them up again (I got tired of paying ebay when I'm not making sales).

It's possible that by grouping them, people might think they were fake - lot of 10 for $15 - maybe a scrapper ? (just a thought) My own thinking is somebody with high volume sales is more likely to be a scrapper, or somebody with an address far from Florida and WDW is more likely to be a scrapper. Unfortunately, the scrappers have figured out that saying "these are from my own personal collection" makes them sound legit, so they all say it. Just like every scrapper pin has (c) Disney on it - if you can fake all the other stuff, you can fake the (c) Disney too.

If you do re-list them shoot me a PM - I'd be happy to take a look. If I'm just looking to load up for traders, I'm willing to pay around $1.75 per pin (after figuring in shipping), which is the cheapest I have ever paid for any pin at a Disney owned store (I picked up 4 for $6.99 sets at the outlet store) and 8 for $14.99 sets this summer at WDW (they were a lanyard set that was part of a "spend $40 promo" that they had discontinued so were just selling the remaining inventory). If it's just a pin I really like, and plan to keep, especially limited editions, then I'm willing to pay a little more (but still not full retail - I won't even pay that much to Mickey Mouse in person).

I did recently order a total of 10 pins from one seller that came to about $36 including shipping. This seller had shipping price of $2.50 for first pin, $0.75 for each additional pin in the same order, then free shipping for each pin after a total of 5 pins were bought. Sale prices were around $2.99 per pin for most pins. I found that reasonable - maybe if you tried pricing some place in that neighborhood, it would help - plus people can make their own 10 pin sets that way.

Good luck if you do try to sell again!

 

[Poohs100AcreWood]

Just wanted to throw out a few ebay sellers that I recently ordered from. All were single pin orders, although I ordered a few from each seller. All seem real and none were scrappers.

pham322
luluandloraine
barbies4u502
lewvegas

I also ordered some more today from sellers not listed on here, so after I get them, I'll be back to update.

 

[carebee21]

These two sellers seem to be legitimate:

kittykat2bad - I ordered a set of 7 license plate pins - came in the original packaging (even had the Disney World $29.95 sticker still on it)

123goinggoinggone - bought 5 hidden mickey pins - they seem to be the same quality as the ones in the same sets that I picked up on site - so I assume they are all legit too.

kittykat2bad- I've purchased from her in the past and her pins were good. I just ordered 14 different 6 to 7 piece pin sets from her this Friday and Saturday with the cheapest being $4.50 for a nightmare vinyl 6 pin set and the most expensive being $11 for the cupcake set. Aside from the cupcake and duffy set, everything else was under $8.50.

 

[aimo7149]

Good Afternoon,

I was just curious, when a cm gets a scrapper pin, do they confiscate it or put it on their lanyard and re-circulate it? I also heard certain cast members wearing certain lanyards trade only with kids (which is what I would like for my kids). Could someone please tell me how I can distinguish them from the cm's selling to all? Thank you.

 

[DisneyRunner2009]

Lanyards for kids trading are green.

 

[aimo7149]

Thanks!!

 

[PrincessBelle39]

Lanyards for kids trading are green.

I had no idea of this. Thank you.

 

[maciec]

looking at buying some individual pins and one of the "good" sellers totaljohn has some that I might be interested in. The only problem is that he is using the pictures from pinpics as opposed to taking his own. Does this ring suspicious with anyone else?

thanks!

 

[DisneyRunner2009]

A lot of sellers use pinpics for photos, including good sellers. I grow suspicious, when I see a pin for sale that has known to be scrapped. Green lanyards are for children 12 and under.

 

[maciec]

Thank you! He looks like he's on the up and up.

 

[steelerfan87]

does anyone have any info on ebay sellers "sunanjs", "real.cool.stuff", and disney.crazy"

 

[DisneyRunner2009]

Stay away from sunanjs, they ship from Hong Kong and the bags scared me, which I saw before the location. Price was also, way to cheap for that number of pins. Real.cool.stuff receives new pins daily. Aren't you to trade pins, not receive them. This seller also has a lot of feedback stating pins are fake. I would also avoid disney.crazy. There is a feedback regarding scrapper pins. And a pretty good amount of neutral or negative feedback. The seller mentions no doubles, but then says if you order more than one lot you may/will get doubles.

 

[Bonniec]

I just bought 10 from Starry_solo who is a member here. They just came today and were great! I just wanted some basic ones because my son will only use them for trading so asked him not to send me anything too great or limited edition. Actually, my son loved a lot of the ones he sent, lol. Anyway, I'd definatelt recommend him.

 

[SabresFan]

Good Afternoon,

I was just curious, when a cm gets a scrapper pin, do they confiscate it or put it on their lanyard and re-circulate it? I also heard certain cast members wearing certain lanyards trade only with kids (which is what I would like for my kids). Could someone please tell me how I can distinguish them from the cm's selling to all? Thank you.

The kids-only lanyards are green. Kids can actually trade with any cast member, regardless of the color of the lanyard. But if the lanyard is green, then only kids are allowed to trade with that CM.

 

[debranator]

At first I thought Debranator seemed knowledgeable and trustworthy, but the further I read...she seems to be downing very good sellers. What does she have to gain by doing that, I wonder? These people she slams seem to be her competition, is the nearest I can gather....

I stopped posting on this thread...
because the thread was full of dubious sellers defending themselves..
like this one post wonder.

 

[maciec]

Well, I got my Ebay purchase and they are all scrappers I think. The rough edges, lighter weight, and lip around the back where the Mickey stamps are were the giveaways.