What is meant by a "Trader" vs. a "Keeper"

[DocSooner]

Newbie question - what is the difference - assuming the pins are not Sedesma/spain pins. Anyone have an example (pinpics number) of a pin you'd consider a trader?

 

[megaelch]

"Keepers" are all pins you have in your collection or consider being worth going into your collection...
"Traders" are pins you have some extras ( did buy for trading ) , pins you do not want to keep in your collection.

Somtimes when looking through pinbooks your keepers become traders, because you like another pin better than the one you have.

And finally : "Holy Grail " type pins are pins you are looking for years to add to your collection, sometimes hard to come bye due to low limited edition sizes, older pins ( can we see a figment pin here ?? ) or any other reason ..



For myself i would say there are many pins in my collection ( Keepers) that i would consider trading for other pins in case something comes up i really want .. so now these are Traders Not my regular traders but my "special traders "

3000 pins and counting ...

Stephan