Hi Everyone,
Just thought I would share our Pin Trading adventures last weekend......
First, this is my second time trading for FUN .. we trade for pins we like as opposed to looking for rare pins etc.....
I bought a bunch of Pins off of Ebay, and Kyle my 10 yr old was sent several from a wonderful Pin trader here on the boards!
We also received a Pin and Lanyard with our Magical Express tickets....
Well, lets just say, that Kyle LOVED trading pins! We went to DTD our first day, and it was Pin heaven! His first CM he met was a gentleman at World of Disney. He told Kyle to look for the hidden Mickey in the Lanyard pins.... so Kyle got excited each time he found one. One brand new CM had a FULL Lanyard of lanyard pins. Although we were not collecting anything in particular, he looked for that hidden Mickey Everywhere!
DTD had the most variety... once you hit the MK, most of the Lanyards looked the same... many of the same pins, such as the 2001 Kodak pin, the 2000 dancing pin and the starter set pins.
I did not see many Energizer pins at all, and very few Sedesma pins (mostly at MK).
Most of the cast members were so nice! I gave Kyle a hint... look for an important person with a walkie talkie.. they usually have great pins! I could not get over the people buying the pins - it was much easier getting a lot off of Ebay and trading them - just make sure that the lot has a good variety to trade!
We also went to Pin Trading night at the AllStar - it was fun for Kyle to get to pick off the Giant Board, but the collectors in the food court were not overly friendly. We would not go here again, we found the trading at DTD to be as good as picking from a huge board.
Overall, it was a fun thing to do with my son - he loved the interaction with the CMs and meeting other kids and checking out the different pins. My one hint, don't be afraid to ask a CM to trade! You can always say, "no thank you" if you do not see a pin you like.
Catrin
Just thought I would share our Pin Trading adventures last weekend......
First, this is my second time trading for FUN .. we trade for pins we like as opposed to looking for rare pins etc.....
I bought a bunch of Pins off of Ebay, and Kyle my 10 yr old was sent several from a wonderful Pin trader here on the boards!
We also received a Pin and Lanyard with our Magical Express tickets....
Well, lets just say, that Kyle LOVED trading pins! We went to DTD our first day, and it was Pin heaven! His first CM he met was a gentleman at World of Disney. He told Kyle to look for the hidden Mickey in the Lanyard pins.... so Kyle got excited each time he found one. One brand new CM had a FULL Lanyard of lanyard pins. Although we were not collecting anything in particular, he looked for that hidden Mickey Everywhere!
DTD had the most variety... once you hit the MK, most of the Lanyards looked the same... many of the same pins, such as the 2001 Kodak pin, the 2000 dancing pin and the starter set pins.
I did not see many Energizer pins at all, and very few Sedesma pins (mostly at MK).
Most of the cast members were so nice! I gave Kyle a hint... look for an important person with a walkie talkie.. they usually have great pins! I could not get over the people buying the pins - it was much easier getting a lot off of Ebay and trading them - just make sure that the lot has a good variety to trade!
We also went to Pin Trading night at the AllStar - it was fun for Kyle to get to pick off the Giant Board, but the collectors in the food court were not overly friendly. We would not go here again, we found the trading at DTD to be as good as picking from a huge board.
Overall, it was a fun thing to do with my son - he loved the interaction with the CMs and meeting other kids and checking out the different pins. My one hint, don't be afraid to ask a CM to trade! You can always say, "no thank you" if you do not see a pin you like.
Catrin
....I do have a couple questions...
