how to pin trade

[MagicMouseketeers]

How do you start pin trading?

 

[AStamm]

We bought our DS7 his first "starter" set at one of the stores in DL a few weeks ago. It was about $25 for the lanyard (the thing you keep the pins on while wearing it so people know you are a trader) and 6 pins. A lot percentage of the CMs have lanyards on as well. While you're waiting in line for an attraction, you simply look at their lanyard and say "wanna trade?"

Be forewarned--you'll find yourself looking at pins all the time and wanting to buy them. They range from $6.95 up. I'd warn you about trying to buy a large lot of pins on ebay, hoping to save a few bucks. We did that when we got back from DL and the pins were very suspect! Ending up sending them back to the seller, costing my over $10 in shipping to and from my house for what were probably just fakes.

 

[~Kathie]

Disney has guides to Pin Trading to help you get started.

The most important thing is to have fun!

Disney Pin Trading

Look for the white banner next to Mickey in the Pin Trading Circle.

 

[Mrs Potato Head]

The most important thing to this hobby is to figure out EARLY on what kinds of pins you want to collect...and try to stick with that theme. You may end up with multiple themes, and that's ok too, but know what you want and try to stick to something, or you will find yourself quickly overwhelmed. A good source of all pins out there is pinpics.com.

Some themes might be a particular character, or a particular attraction. O maybe a character, but only when depicted a certain way - i.e. Angry Donald, etc.

Trust me, you want to make a list of what you like, and go from there. Pins are like little jewels, and they will call your name from each and every lanyard...

Buying rack pins at $6.95 a piece to trade away really adds up quickly - especially if you get carried away! If you want to trade more than a couple while in WDW, you can buy starter or booster sets from any of the pin trading locations.

And don't rule out trading with others - they don't HAVE to trade like the CM's do, but it's fun and a good way to meet people.

Above all, like the previous poster said, have fun.