New to pin trading, please help?

[mommanne]

I got bitten by the pin trading bug last week, God help me! LOL

I'm trying to find out the name of the pin with Mickey and Minnie, waving from a pink car. I really WANT this pin, but can't locate it on eBay.

Any anyone help? TIA

 

[Eeyore's Pal]

The pin you are looking for is: # 3450: 2001 Walt Disney Travel Company pin.

But please, do not go to eBay for this pin!

<font color = red>Calling all DIS pin collecting veterans!</font>

Please help our new friend find this pin!

(If I had one, I'd send it myself. )

 

[mommanne]

Thanks for the info! Unfortunately I just found it on eBay, and I doubt I'll be outbid on it. Can you tell me why you don't recommend buying pins on eBay?

Thanks a lot!

Edited to add: Does anyone know WHY I want this pin so badly?

 

[Eeyore's Pal]

Mommanne,

I wasn't trying to say don't buy any pins on eBay . . . I'd just hate to see you spend your money on this one. You see, it was a give-away pin -- a "flex" pin -- free to guests who purchased certain travel packages earlier this year. Members on this board usually have spares of a pin like this and would gladly send you one.

As a matter of fact, we actually have a Flex Pin Queen who would have jumped in and send you as many of these are you want . . . But she's in WDW this week and isn't reading the board!

Oh, well. Bad timing. But, at least you found us!

Welcome to the Collectors board and to pin trading. If you have questions, feel free to ask. The members here are full of great information and freely share what they know.

 

[mommanne]

Thanks Robyn! I'll tell you why I want the pin so badly. A CM told me last week if I saw it to snatch it up, because there's a mistake on it. There is flesh showing between Minnie's glove and her arm, and it was a major boo boo.

I have another tip to share. Another CM told me to buy the new Ft. Wilderness Backyard BBQ pin, because it has two mistakes. Both Chip and Dale have black noses, while one should be brown, and one of them has black teeth.

Thanks for the nice welcome, I know I'm going to learn a lot and have fun here!