questions about PINS!

[kbirk14]

hi I found a list of good sellers for pins, but they are all sold individually. I would really like a lot or grab bag for me and my sisters to get started on our first Disney vacation. they don't have to be spectacular pins, just starters that we can trade. any good ebay sellers or sites to buy authentic tradable pin lots?

 

[kbirk14]

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[kbirk14]

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[worm761]

http://mousepinsonline.com/tp40/Default.asp?ID=18157

I have heard good things about this place.

 

[kbirk14]

please

 

[kbirk14]

thank you! any more?

 

[DisneyRunner2009]

There are several threads on the collectors board forum.

 

[a742246]

Try ebay, just about all of them that have decent feedback are good. My wife bought numerous times thru ebay (different sellers). Never had a problem!

 

[Angeni11]

I sent you a PM.

 

[BigAlsGal]

I like disneypins4u I believe is the seller name. They run about 1.50 or so a pin. They are very good quality. In fact I keep a lot of them cause I like them.

 

[CandleontheWater]

My best advice when you are buying off ebay and looking to avoid fakes (which you should be doing) is to try and find someone selling off pieces of a collection. The best way to tell is by looking at their ebay history and looking at what other things they have for sale. I would also look for lots that don't heavily feature hidden mickey pins, since the majority of those are fakes. Sealed booster packs are generally a good bet. Lots that say things like 100% tradeable and don't show you which individual pins you are specifically going to get, or pins in small plastic baggies- most likely fakes.

If a seller sells thousands of pins a week, then they are most likely fakes. If you find a seller that is only selling a few lots, and then sells a variety of other things, than you are most likely not dealing with a scrapper wholesaler.

You really have to look and wait for the right lot, there are deals to be had for real pins, but they take some time and persistence to find.

That's not saying that someone's collection couldn't contain fakes, I own probably about 1000 pins, and I'm sure there are some fakes that have slipped by me, but a collector is less likely to outright sell fakes from china.