Let’s help new pin traders avoid the cheap pins

[mickeysaver]

Well, I just bought about 100 pins off of eBay for the kiddos going on the Bert's Big Adventure charity trip to WDW in about 6 weeks. Hopefully, they are all legit, but if not, there are going to be a lot of really sweet kids with some really cute "fake" pins.

All I can say is that I tried! The whole counterfeit thing just drives me bonkers. Maggie

 

[JenH1969]

I hope I haven't found this thread too late-

In the last few days I have bid on many pins from Thinkerbelle102 (store- THINK PINK) on ebay- I have won 29-

They are


Tinker Bell Mood Subject to Change Disney Pin
Cinderella Bride Married Heart Paris DLRP Disney Pin
Tigger & Eeyore Starter Lanyard Set Pooh Disney Pin
Sleepy Dwarf Snow White Film Feature Disney Pin
Tinker Bell on a Thimble TINK TUESDAYS Pin
Disney Cast Pin Trading Traditions Gift Award Disney Pin
Buzz Holiday DLR Mystery Tin Random LE 1500 Disney Pin
Peter Pan Hook's Pointe Never Sold DLR Promo Disney Pin
Cast Lanyard Scrooge Found Them Never Sold Disney
DLR Mickey with Arms Stretched Out Disney Pin
LR Mickey Pirate Parrot on Shoulder Disney Pin
Stitch Cannon & Spyglass Pirate Legend Disney Pin
Princess Florida Set Snow Cinderella Aurora Disney
PIRATES CARIBBEAN BARBOSSA & DAVY JONES AWE Disney Pin
LR Dale Dressed as a Pirate Mystery Tin Disney Pin
Peter Pan 's Flight DLR Peter & Wendy Disney Pin
Peter Pan DLR Crock Clock Never Sold GWP Disney Pin
Minnie Daisy DLR Happy Easter 2007 Disney Pin
Jungle Book DS Snowglobe GWP LE 500 Disney Pin
DS Tigger Face Cuties Spinner Disney Pin
The Book of Pooh Tigger 12 Months Magic Disney Pin
Cast Lanyard Ariel Mermaid WDW 4 Never Sold Disney Pin
Fireman Mickey 's Fire Dept. Red Badge WDW Disney Pin
Pirates PIRATE COMPASS Cast Lanyard HM Disney Pin
Pirates PIRATE PRINCESS Cast Lanyard HM Disney Pin
Princess Aurora Beauty Castle Never Sold GWP Disney Pin
Cast Lanyard Pirates Yo Ho Ho Never Sold Disney Pin

Plus I am currently bidding on
Princess Starter Cinderelle Snow White Pin
DLR Tinkerbell Sandal Flip Flop Right Side
WDE Bambi Rabbit Thumper Laughing Disney Pin
Goofy VMK Pirates of Caribbean Overboard Disney Pin
Cast Lanyard HMC Jasmine Series 4 Never Sold Disney Pin

I hope, hope, hope I have done ok- but I would rather know now then when I arrive at WDW and my kids and I can't trade-

THanks so much if you have the time to give me feedback- Jen

 

[2xlechemom]

I just want to add, on recommendations from this thread, I made a purchase from pinfinder.com and it was great! I choose to pay by money order. I emailed last Wed afternoon, mailed the MO Thurs afternoon, and got my pins today. Wrapped well in bubble wrap so they didn't rub.

 

[dreamin in pa]

DD11 really wants to try pin trading this year and after seeing the thread on the welcome board about the collections board, I thought I would check all this out. I've done pretty much reading on here about scrapper pins and buying from ebay. I wrote down the suggestions on the sellers who sell good pins and I am looking at their auctions.

I noticed a couple of pages someone posted about the ebay seller dzneypins and a couple of specific auctions they had. Could someone look at their auctions for individual pins. The prices are really cheap but is it a case of too good to be true?

 

[actionvaughn]

I noticed a couple of pages someone posted about the ebay seller dzneypins and a couple of specific auctions they had. Could someone look at their auctions for individual pins. The prices are really cheap but is it a case of too good to be true?

I personally wouldn't recommend them. I'm not sure if it was a single incident, but I won an auction that was supposed authentic with no duplicates. I received about six sets of duplicates and about 10 were fakes... She/he was nice about refunding me, but I definitely won't be ordering from them again.

I've had great experience with hppydiztrader. She has traders for $2.25 up right now, and I'm planning on buying some soon too. Last time I ordered, I got some great pins all brand new on cards.

And welcome to pin trading! Remember to not let your DD have all the fun!

 

[dreamin in pa]

Thanks for the advice and recommendation. I already have the seller you recommended on my favorite sellers list from seeing them mentioned here before. Good to see another recommendation for her.

Thanks again.

 

[KatInHat]

Has anyone ever purchased pins from ebay seller TRADINGPINS4LESS ?
Should I ?
He says that all of his pins are official disney pins no cheap knockoffs.
what do you think? thanks

 

[Donald is #1]

Has anyone ever purchased pins from ebay seller TRADINGPINS4LESS ?
Should I ?
He says that all of his pins are official disney pins no cheap knockoffs.
what do you think? thanks

Can you confirm the seller id? I did a search for the one you listed and the search came back with an invalid seller id error.

 

[KatInHat]

Can you confirm the seller id? I did a search for the one you listed and the search came back with an invalid seller id error.

Yeah, I'm sorry. Apparently the online store name is disneypins4less but the sellers id is allaboutme35 I really appreciate your time. thanks

 

[Donald is #1]

Yeah, I'm sorry. Apparently the online store name is disneypins4less but the sellers id is allaboutme35 I really appreciate your time. thanks

I don't think that I have bought from this seller before. But my concern is that you can't see the actual pins that you are buying. I try to stay to auctions where I can see the actual pins. It may mean nothing but I just feel more comfortable with an auction when I see the actual item I am bidding on.

 

[abirdd]

Alright, I just read through various threads... and did a search to boot. Nothing on pinderellas_castle - anyone have experience buying from them?

TIA

 

[unknownname]

How can you tell when there "fake" pins?

 

[linskypens]

I have purchased three sets from PINDERELLA"S CASTLE in the past month.
All were excellent, and looked exactly as described in the auction.
I think if you follow some basic guidelines, you will be fine no matter who you buy from.Ive purchsed at least seven sets of traders from ebay.
The guidelines I use.....

1. As with all Ebay purchases, check the feedback.......97% or higher for me
2.Don't buy "grab bag" pin sets.you have no idea what you are getting.
3.Look for auctions that specify"no propins or sedesma"
4.Try to find auctions where the pinsets are actually depicted in the auction.I always buy pins only when they are the ones actually shown in the photograph
5.You can get much better deals by buying sets as opposed to individual pins.Do a search for "disney pin lot" and you will get better results .


I hope this all helps .My DD11 got into it last year big time. I had bought her a set of traders on Ebay before we left, and she spent pretty much the entirety of her day at DHS doing nothing but pin trading.She had a cold and felt lousy that day, and really didn't want to ride anything, but pin trading kept her busy and her mind off how awful she felt, and that day ended up being one of her favorite days ever in Disney.I have already purchased two sets of traders for our trip in April, and actually the pins were so good from Pinderella's castle, that she is going to keep five of them for herself, and trade the rest.
Another tip......
LOCKING BACKS!!!!
Use the black Mickey heads if you can't find locking backs, but we've lost several pins along the way because of cheap backs that fall off.The Mickey heads are better than the usual metal backs.

 

[mopandj]

i've been enjoying this thread. we are going to wdw next month and i wanted to get the kids some pins ahead of time so they are set to trade when we get there. i purchased 40 pins from hppydiztrader on ebay at 2.25 each. i got them today and they are all on wdw cards w/ wdw price tag on back. i got:

4 pins priced at 10.95
18 pins priced at 8.95
18 pins priced at 6.95

i put in a request for pluto, pirates, and star wars, and she was very good at meeting my requests. i got 8 pirate pins, 5 star wars pins and 5 pluto pins.

also, there were 3 bobble pins, 5 dangle pins, and 1 spinner.

no doubles in the lot and her shipping was FAST! i can't wait to start doling(sp?) them out and for my(our) first trip to wdw. thanks for starting this thread, op! martha.

 

[astrodrummergirl]

I hope I haven't found this thread too late-

In the last few days I have bid on many pins from Thinkerbelle102 (store- THINK PINK) on ebay- I have won 29-

Hi, I won 14 pins from this seller last week and although I've paid for them (and have the paypal receipt, which was received on the 25th) she sent me payment reminders for them all and after 4 long emails to her, I have had no contact from her and don't know what to do.

 

[DearDaisyinDurham]

Hi, I won 14 pins from this seller last week and although I've paid for them (and have the paypal receipt, which was received on the 25th) she sent me payment reminders for them all and after 4 long emails to her, I have had no contact from her and don't know what to do.

Wow there's a lot of info here!

I think that's why (post above) I'm afraid to do e bay . I think I'll stick to Disney for now. I'm a pin weenie.

 

[TeenaS]

You guys are missing out on some fantastic deals from MUBUNNY ... he's got some good ones right now listed. They have always been 100% authentic Disney trading pins ... I've purchased loads from him!

 

[actionvaughn]

Teena, it seems like every post I read about you is a post promoting Mubunny...

 

[kimsuenew]

On our 2007 trip our son traded (one of his very first trades ever) one of his pins for a Nemo pin (he was with dad) from a CM at the SSR giftshop/eatery counter. As he handed it to me, showing it off proudly, I looked at it and thought "ugh" as it just appeared a little bit off. Sure enough, I turned it over, and it was not an official Disney pin. We quickly went back to the counter, to the next CM, and traded it (we barely looked at her pins, I just wanted an official pin to trade off later).

I absolutely HATE when people pass off their junk, and am disappointed CM's don't check it first!

We were new to pin trading in 2007, and before going, I read EVERYTHING that I could, so I new what to do and what to buy and what not to buy!

We bought a starter amount of pins from ebay (like about 40), all from a highly ranked seller, with official Disney pins, most still on their backing. I ended up with only a couple from him that were not Cast Exclusive or Hidden Mickey (they were still Disney). These were individual listings, not lots, and in the end they averaged about $2.00 each, including S&H (some went for more, some less, but the envelope averaged that). I also ended up spending an extra $200.00+ unplanned, to buy more in the parks to trade. It is very expensive, I see why people ebay (other than to get a "starter stock" for when you go)! I did buy from three sellers total, but most were from that seller and that was all he sold!

On ebay, if you are careful and ask LOTS of questions, you CAN get great pins, far cheaper than in the parks! I even ask a seller (one I only bought a few from, not the bulk) to send me pics of the backs of the pins, before I would even bid! I figured that an honest seller would gladly do so, and they did!

Don't count out Disneyshopping (online). Before Christmas there was a posting on the Dis Budget Board about cheap Crocs there, with stackable codes, and free (if a Disney Visa holder) or reduced (if not, $5.00 total per order) S&H! When I went there (I wanted to try Crocs, and they ended up being less than $15.00 a pair), I checked the pins section. They had several (like 7 or 8 different) LE (only 1,000 per each was made) pins marked down, and with my discounts, and free shipping, I ended up with a little over 80 pins to trade for our 2008 trip, for less than $2.50 each! These are brand new, official LE Disney pins, still on their cards and bubble wrapped... just waiting to be packed! This was the first time I checked for discounted pins there, but you can bet it won't be the last! Peek there every so often and check, you can't beat it! They were not listed in a seperate section, you had to look at every pin area, to find the discounted ones. We got Pooh, Cheshire, Buzz, Jack & Sally. Evil Queen, and two or three others (I can't remember and they are packed in one of our two Disney huge tubs)!

 

[TeenaS]

Teena, it seems like every post I read about you is a post promoting Mubunny...

Just trying to help out buyers ... I got stuck with some lousy pins when I started buying on ebay and now that I found a good seller, I like to pass it on. My only complaint about MUBUNNY is he doesn't list pins very often.

As far as other posts, I post loads under DINING and DISNEY RESORTS (especially since I work at WDW) and never mention MUBUNNY.