Can someone tell me a very reliable sorce to buy pins from on eBay for my kids to start for our next trip. I know it has been posted before but couldn't remember. Thank you in advance.
So many of them go for way to much on eBay. Try going through the Disney store, sometimes they have clearances on pins. And a couple of our MW are employees there. Sorry CM's there. - splashphotoCM881.2 #104 3-31-12 11:47AMLike(1) Reply
I would like to know too. Thanks in advance! - Kimantha188.4 #1805 3-31-12 11:33AMLike Reply
I don't have any sellers yet that I would go as far as to deem reliable but here are some tips...Look at their feedback and read the negatives. Usually, but not always, a fake pin dealer has high feedback scores but when dealing with that many customers, usually one or two will catch if he/she sells scrapper pins. If you see even one piece of negative feedback where the buyer claims they were sold a fake, move along. Also, be very wary if they have posted the generic stock photo an have an extremely high feedback score. This means they sell loads of pins on a regular basis. Usually a good pin trader will have an actual photo of the pin, not a stock photo. Also, of they are selling some of the rarer pins (search their other items for sale) and have multiple listings for the same pin for dirt cheap, it's a good bet they are fraudulent. Just be careful and never be afraid to ask questions - Aquata 292.2 #676 3-31-12 11:40AM
That's great advice! - PeachKay 310.8 #572 3-31-12 11:41AM
I found mrdisneycollector to be reputable, but other than that, I'm clueless. - PeachKay310.8 #572 3-31-12 11:36AMLike Reply
I don't know that there is a safe bet there. Unless you can tough them and hold them I think you always run the risk of fakes. Maybe just check out their reviews and see if someone else said they were all scrappers or not? - Mikemcl229.9 #1271 3-31-12 11:36AMLike Reply
Touch them I mean. Auto correct is the worst! - Mikemcl 229.9 #1271 3-31-12 11:37AM
I don't know of any pin people but I can tell you about locking backs from a guy on eBay that are great!! Seller disneypatriot if anyone is interested. - Chadco299.4 #630 3-31-12 11:50AMLike Reply
Try these three : JTT219, RobertPruden and luluandloraine. I recently bought pins from them that were real pins. Can't guarantee them 100% since I've only bought from them once but so far so good - Aquata292.2 #676 3-31-12 11:51AMLike Reply
I bought from Luluandloraine, too. - PeachKay 310.8 #572 3-31-12 12:28PM
You have to be wary of a lot of the mixed pin lots. I like to buy the new in package pin sets for trading. They are legit and still cheaper than the 25-30 bucks each like in the parks. I usually get them for 15-20. The vinylmation pin sets have like 7 pins in them. - LaneSparrow316846.9 #108 3-31-12 11:53AMLike Reply
Where did you find it? If its a legit seller can you share the name? - gigibunny2 242.7 #1100 3-31-12 12:43PM
I would say don't buy from eBay or Amazon. I saw people state that they got fakes in those pin lots. Instead of tossing them, they admitted to taking them to the parks and trading them with CMs for real pins. - Lelundrial344.9 #436 3-31-12 12:17PMLike Reply
Seriously? They admitted to that...openly? - Aquata 292.2 #676 3-31-12 12:25PM
Oh my gosh that's horrible! I can't believe they knew they wer fake and still were dishonest enough to trade at the park. Some people Gerry! - Tinkerbellmom4 300.3 #626 3-31-12 12:52PM
I meant grrrr not Gerry sorry - Tinkerbellmom4 300.3 #626 3-31-12 12:53PM
There is that swap meet place, frank & sons ???, that people have mentioned. No idea where it is. - mike714336.9 #457 3-31-12 12:27PMLike Reply
Its on a recent post. She said city of industry - UncoolBunny 70.9 #3448 3-31-12 12:48PM
I've researched on how to spot fakes & it's really hard to find them besides cosmetic defects, wrong colors, & wrong designs of a series, I think that some come really close & they look like great quality. I havent bought any online & im sure that theres legit sellers but i was very disscouraged by it bc I discovered a lot of alleged fakes. Some eBay sellers that sell by groups can easily deceive you by mixing fakes with real ones & the pictures that they post are hard to tell what they really look like in detail (I'm referring to the sellers who tell you that they give you random ones & not the ones pictured). Detail is key for fakes. Browse through the "other items" the seller sales & look for the specific ones sold individually. They usually post a picture that they took themselves & although they may look real and really nice, they might be fake. Go to pinpics.com & look for that pin & at the bottom of the discription it tells you about the series of the pins & what they look like. Most times it tells you about the fake pins that are out & it's really helpful. If the discription doesn't have much info look for another specific pin on the sellers list & compare it to the one on the pinpics.come site. I don't know much more than this tho, but if I spot a "fake" pin on a seller's list I really wouldn't trust to buy from them. Good luck! But don't let this discourage you, there are honest sellers out there! - gigibunny2242.7 #1100 3-31-12 1:03PMLike Reply
Thanks for the link!!! So helpful!!! - PeachKay 310.8 #572 3-31-12 1:12PM
pinpics.com was a really helpfull link for me bc I would of easily bought the best deal off of the Internet but I'm a skeptical person so I had to do som research, especially with other people's warnings & I think that it's the responsible thing to do if you want to trade pins, or potentially trade pins. - gigibunny2242.7 #1100 3-31-12 1:26PMLike Reply
