Would you be pleased with this batch of pins?

[Nissi]

We have decided to try pin collecting and/or trading on our November trip to WDW. We have no pins, so we looked to eBay to start our collection. These were $1.10 each with free shipping. AND THEY CAME TODAY! All have the Mickey back and are guaranteed to be 100% tradable. The seller's feedback is perfect, so I believe him.

So..here is our very first batch of pins that were selected randomly. Would you say this is nice start? Are these "good" pins? I certainly like the majority of them.

 

[Piglet4Ever]

I like them, if fact I wish I had that Donald one I have collected pins for a few yrs now but just tried trading for the first time this past Nov. Watch out it's addicting!!

 

[magicaldisney]

Do the back of the pins have a Mickey head with "official pin trading" and a date inside the head? Also they should have the trademark sign with "Disney" on them.

If they have these, you have a great start at a great price!!!

 

[disneysophie]

Great... And Some of them even have "hidden mickeys"!!!

 

[Melpuff]

Hey looks like you got them from the same person I did!

I got 10 for that price sent right to me at the POP a month ago. It was so much fun trading with the cast members! It was funny because even some of the ones I thought were dumb some people got really excited over!

 

[The Princess]

Can you pm me the info so I can order some?

 

[asianway]

They look like scrappers to me. You need to compare the weight and color with legit ones and use pinpics as a guide as well. Most people selling hidden mickeys for $1 are selling fakes.

 

[pwmitch237]

They look like scrappers to me. You need to compare the weight and color with legit ones and use pinpics as a guide as well. Most people selling hidden mickeys for $1 are selling fakes.

Ditto. And also the one with a parking tram is a Disneyland "pin."

 

[bishop1989]

If you are happy with them then they are good pins. When you begin trading look for a theme or interest and trade the ones you have for those. Look for cast members and trade for the ones you want. Like a favorite character, parking and transportation themes, etc. Have fun and good job.

 

[robinb]

Sorry, but no I wouldn't be pleased. Sadly, I think that these are mostly "scrappers". See this thread to learn more about scrappers and legitimate sellers on eBay:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2213419


According to PinPics, at least half of your pins are probably scrappers.

For instance, the first pin the Mickey Stage pin is probably a scrapper:
http://pinpics.com/cgi-bin/pin.cgi?pin=35553&sid=7474.1273983301

The buzz one is probably OK:
http://pinpics.com/cgi-bin/pin.cgi?pin=69836&sid=7486.1273983469

Cowboy pooh is probably a scrapper:
http://pinpics.com/cgi-bin/pin.cgi?pin=39075&sid=7495.1273983527

I can't find the Donald with the beach ball pin.

The Chip and Dale Tiki is probably a scrapper:
http://pinpics.com/cgi-bin/pin.cgi?pin=62498&sid=7554.1273984138

Max the Deer is probably OK:
http://pinpics.com/cgi-bin/pin.cgi?pin=75109&sid=7559.1273984252

The Pirate Donald Rubber Ducky may be a scrapper since it's a "completer" pin:
http://pinpics.com/cgi-bin/pin.cgi?pin=62714&sid=7560.1273984313

The tram pin may be a scrapper:
http://pinpics.com/cgi-bin/pin.cgi?pin=36551&sid=7572.1273984488


The "Scoop Sanderson" Mickey may be OK, but the colors don't look right to me:
http://pinpics.com/cgi-bin/pin.cgi?pin=75139&sid=7618.1273985206

Chip and Dale on the motorcar is probably a scrapper:
http://pinpics.com/cgi-bin/pin.cgi?pin=35567&sid=7636.1273985586

So ... I think you got yourself a selection of scrapper pins. Once I read about scrappers I tried my best to avoid them. It's up to you if you want to go ahead and trade those pins or not. If you don't, you're only out about $15 for the education.

 

[bishop1989]

People are in it for the joy of trading. You don't make money by trading, just the opposite. The only way to truly be sure is to buy from WDW or DL on site otherwise be careful and have fun with your pins. Thanks for the "education" but again people trade for the enjoyment and I'll try and avoid the knockoff t-shirts also.

 

[stitch34]

Yep, looks like many of the same pins I got a few weeks ago, probably the same seller.
and yes, all scrapers mine were. Just much lighter than regular pins and I find sometimes they are dull, missing shine to them.

 

[lucysmom]

Wow! I thought those pins were so cute! What makes a pin a scrapper?

 

[magicaldisney]

Thanks fellow DISers for piping in on this. As I was one of the first to respond to this thread I was trying to be very delicate with my response in case I was mistaken, but as soon as I saw the Pooh, I thought oh boy, that doesn't look right.

To the OP. If you are just collecting pins for a personal collection, it really doesn't matter if you have scrappers or not. If you only wanting them for trading, you might run into some problems. It's hit and miss for trading. Some CMs make sure to check to see if they are official trading pins and some never check. If you run into one that checks, they will not except the scrappers. Just and FYI, you can buy the Disney backs anywhere in Disney as well as online and when they say they are guaranteed tradeable, that basically means you can trade them with anyone who will trade with you. What you are looking for are "official pins" which you will know by the back stamps that I mentioned in my original response to you.

 

[tallen429]

I just wanted to add that IMO going by the back of the pin isn't really accurate. I've ended up with a couple scrappers and they all have the year and "offical" stamps on the back...I can still tell they are scrappers. I think it's easier to base it on the weight and the color. Especially look at eyes. You will often notice that on a scrapper, the eyes aren't colored in or are not the right color when you check it against pinpics. Lips too...
HTH!

 

[kmvand1]

They look like scrappers to me. You need to compare the weight and color with legit ones and use pinpics as a guide as well. Most people selling hidden mickeys for $1 are selling fakes.

We bought some off of EBay last year that look very similar. I think we paid $100.00 for almost 100 pins and we were disapointed to say the least. We normally don't collect pins like the ones that were sent to us. We like the ride and attraction pins and the pins with the year on them. We have decided from now on, we will only purchase pins from Disneyworld.

 

[magicaldisney]

I just wanted to add that IMO going by the back of the pin isn't really accurate.

Agreed, but it is a place to start!!

 

[Dorisk3]

You will be able to trade those pins just as the ebay seller stated, they are going to fit your purpose for buying them. To the scrapper police- they are metal objects worth about .25, get over yourselves.

 

[TLinden16]

I'm going to move this to our collectors board.

 

[Luv2Roam]

When it comes to buying pins, the only guarantee I know you are not buying a scrapper is to buy it direct from Disney.
On the other hand I think people have gotten scrapper paranoid. But that is not to say there are not an awful lot of them out there. I would guess on many of the cast lanyards in the parks, half + are scrappers, thanks a lot to Ebay. (JMHO)
As a rule of thumb with pins, you get what you pay for.
And I agree that many park pins are overpriced. Hence this issue was created.
If I bought those pins for my personal collection, I would be fine with that. I would not buy from Ebay for traders.
Gotta consider the lanyards are only as good as what pins guests trade on to them.
At least the scrappers are generally better than the crap Spain pins people use to trade on to them.
Yes, they may be a piece of metal worth 25 cents. However that is not what people are paying.