How did you get started?

Laurajean1014

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In just two short months, I have accumulated over 90 pins! Found pinpics and put in my trades, owns and wants. Already purchased from most pin sites and looking forward to trading in WDW in 9 days.

Is there something wrong with me? Started out on the cruise buying two pins and got hooked!

How did you get started? And when?
 
I got started in 1999 while trying to accumulate a FEW pins to trade for an upcoming trip to WDW in Jan of 2000. The rest is history. ;)
 
I got started when I could not find a good pin set of the Villains. I decided to make my own and started buying Villain character pins from e-bay. I also did a search and found a board about pins, not this one or Diz, and posted about what I was looking for. Someone from that board, wish I could remember who, pointed me over here. I kept things to the Villains and other character pins for a couple of months. Then between all the nice pins that kept coming out, especially the Villain ones :D , and meeting the Caballeros the pin bug's bite kept getting deeper and deeper and well here I am almost a year later with several hundred keepers and almost 200 traders!!
 
it all started a month before they actually started the pin trading at WDW. Steve got me one of the trader books with a bunch of the millennium pins in it for our anniversary. then it just took off...he wasn't into it at all, it was all me..then i found this board, believe it or not...i go way back for this board. then all of a sudden one day, i introduced steve to this board and pin trading, then he took over...i'm not really aloud anymore, i have to watcht the kids..so you all have to thank me for steve getting into this...well, i don't know if you want to thank me..hehehehe

rebecca:p
 

I started on the cruise as well. It was just a few pins. You could only get them on the ship, so I had to get them. Then I spent 24 hours in WDW. I bought about 24 pins in that hour. I thought I showed tremendous self control. Now, I've bought hundreds of pins at different pin sites, ebay, and now the Disney Store. I will be going to WDW on November 14! I can't wait! I'll finally be in the thick of things! Hope to see lots of you there.

Chris :jester:
 
I got started with the set of 101 pins at the Disney Store. I had one or two pins before that, but I really started with the 101. Then I found this board in September of 1999 about the time I was going to head down to WDW for a trip. My first trade ever was actually here through the board with Zayne & Xavier's Mom! She was so nice, and he is kinda too, that I have stayed trading and collecting ever since. But I still prefer Diet Coke to Pepsi.... :p
 
My husbands Aunt was here on Vacation and she works for the local zoo where she lives. She was looking at the lanyards to use at work. I decided to get her the starter set as a going away present. Then I went back and got one for my son. Soon we were hooked. That was in Febuary and we now have over 1600 pins. No furniture, no nest egg, but lots of pins. Do you think I could get Disney to pay for me to go to Pins Anonymous?

Karen
 
My DH & I got started on our November 1999 trip to WDW. We were there for the start of the Millenium celebration, bought some lanyards, pins, and have not stopped since.
Hey LauraJean, we will be at WDW in 11 days! Will you be at the Contemporary Saturday night? Hope to see you there.
Penny
 
Well Robin (Pern) had the first pins I looked at....the later I looked at Brer Rabbit's Pins and feel more in love, then when I saw the Tiger on Beverly's shirt I had to start...so Robin accompanied me to the Emporium and I was hooked, a few I have acquired in 1 month are,

Magic Kingdom Atlas,
Epcot Atlas,
Downtown Disney Atlas,
2001 Fourth of July Dangles,
DL Princess Dangles,
MSEP Farewell Pins,
all the 100 yrs so far,
All the Princess Portrailts

This doesn't include all the misc pins I have....like the CM Locker, the Mouse Ears red, white and blue and on and on......

ROBIN IT'S YOUR FAULT!
 
My first pin was Mickey playing hockey, 'cause my son (5yo) plays as well! I bought it as a gift for him, then started buying the DCL pins do to the fact that they are rarely seen anywhere else. Well, that was all it took! Then I bought a Mickey playing golf pin (for darling hubby)!

The other 87 pins are for me! :D
 















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