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Title: am i the only person who does not collect pins?
Post by: loulou on September 06, 2007, 05:55:42 PM
It seems to be that everyone is pin mad (not that it is a bad thing)

i am wondering if i am the only person who does not collect them?

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Post by: Crush_Love on September 06, 2007, 05:57:53 PM
why don't you collect??
i love pins!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: loulou on September 06, 2007, 05:59:57 PM
Quote from: "Crush_Love"why don't you collect??
i love pins!!!!!!!!!


i have got 3 pins but thats it, i have never really seen the attraction for them to be honest but they do make some lovely ones

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Post by: Masamune on September 06, 2007, 06:20:46 PM
:P I never saw the attraction either, until our visit in April 2005. My cousin went with us on that trip, and before we left for the Park on the day of our arrival, my cousin bought the Jessica Rabbit lanyard starter kit from the Sante Fe shop, just because she thought it looked nice.

:o As we were walking along, she started reading what it said on the packaging about Pin Trading. :lol: By the time she had finished reading, we were heading back to the Sante Fe shop to get me a Jessica lanyard too. We also bought some pins for 3 Euros so we had some extras to trade, and it just went from there!

:) I have over 100 pins now. That's not a lot compared to the proper collectors out there, since I only buy/trade for pins of characters I like, not for pins that I think may be worth something.
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Post by: loulou on September 06, 2007, 06:24:30 PM
Quote from: "Masamune":P I never saw the attraction either, until our visit in April 2005. My cousin went with us on that trip, and before we left for the Park on the day of our arrival, my cousin bought the Jessica Rabbit lanyard starter kit from the Sante Fe shop, just because she thought it looked nice.

:o As we were walking along, she started reading what it said on the packaging about Pin Trading. :lol: By the time she had finished reading, we were heading back to the Sante Fe shop to get me a Jessica lanyard too. We also bought some pins for 3 Euros so we had some extras to trade, and it just went from there!

:) I have over 100 pins now. That's not a lot compared to the proper collectors out there, since I only buy/trade for pins of characters I like, not for pins that I think may be worth something.




when i go there a week on monday, i might see what it is all about

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Post by: -breeno- on September 06, 2007, 06:46:51 PM
i'm not a fan of pins, i've never seen what was so big about them really.
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Post by: benjy on September 06, 2007, 07:09:41 PM
I've got a few pins but i'm not mad on them!!!
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Post by: Anonymous on September 06, 2007, 07:25:11 PM
Quote from: "Masamune":) I have over 100 pins now. That's not a lot compared to the proper collectors out there, since I only buy/trade for pins of characters I like, not for pins that I think may be worth something.

I think that's the key to being a collector. Buy what you like and not what you think is a good investment, if it turns out to be a good investment then that's a bonus.
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Post by: RnRCj on September 06, 2007, 07:56:51 PM
I don't collect pins, but I may start on my next visit :wink:  :lol:
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Post by: mtt on September 06, 2007, 07:57:11 PM
I have a few pins i got off ebay and some from wdw, but never traded any, just buy what i like
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Post by: miss disney fan on September 06, 2007, 08:14:59 PM
my son has about 20-25 pins from our last two trips, we have never seem the appeal in collecting them, it was just a case of going into the shop and he would pick out afew while i was looking at the stand
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Post by: Anonymous on September 06, 2007, 09:16:39 PM
I started out at DLRP in March 06, just buying a few, but by the end of the week, I'd spent quite a lot on pins. It was pretty much the same with all my Disney collecting. From a couple of plush Mickey's, a Donald and a Goofy, I then went on to a huge collection of plush toys. And from a few ornaments and snowglobes, I started collecting lots of stuff. But the focus on my collecting is really Belle, and secondly Ariel, and then the other Princesses. Although I do collect other Disney stuff that appeals when I come across it.
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Post by: Owain on September 06, 2007, 10:08:59 PM
I started when i was 8  :lol:
 
Started collecting at WDW, got quite a few and abotu 3 - 4 Le.

But never really caught onto it at DLRP.

I only have 4 pins from there !  :)
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Post by: Japper on September 06, 2007, 10:13:08 PM
I collect pins , but only the ones that I really like and not only from Disney but also from other parks!

I have some of Disneyland Paris , Universal Orlando , Alton Towers , Efteling , Phantasialand and Disneyland Anaheim!

Many parks , but only like 50-70 pins in 4/5 years
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Post by: giorgio1712 on September 06, 2007, 10:29:40 PM
I have about 20 pins but only of characters or rides that I like. The thing is I can't find normal pins ie. non LE ones on the internet, only the really exspensive and collectable ones, so i'm going to get some more when I go next tiem.
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Post by: TowMater on September 07, 2007, 08:46:33 AM
I don't collect pins, My mum doesn't let me but I do have a Simba pin I brought from Spain a few years ago.

I'll try to collect some at my next Disney holiday. (Next May at WDW)
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Post by: Nala_84 on September 07, 2007, 11:25:17 AM
I don't collect pins, too ;)! Not in that Pin-Trading-way. We only buy one pin of the year we were there, one of the hotel we stayed in (as far as we stayed there for the first time) and maybe another one (this year for example the 15th-logo-pin). :)
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Post by: Soap on September 07, 2007, 12:59:20 PM
Me neither....;)
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Post by: Flounder on September 07, 2007, 03:05:03 PM
I have very few pins - but all of them are kinda special. They came out for special occasions (conventions, xmas ...) and were never really available in stores or whatsoever. They sell good on eBay nowadays - but as a collector of everything Disney I will keep them until my final day ;)
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Post by: Parkfisch on September 07, 2007, 06:09:56 PM
I've just got an old Space Mountain pin. I'm not interested in that things. But everybody should get lucky !  :lol:
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Post by: DisneyAlba on September 07, 2007, 08:55:41 PM
Nope, loulou, you're not the only one!  :wink:
I don't collect pins either.

For some reason, however, I do own 4 Disney pins - and one of those is traded. You see, when I stayed in WDW (in 2001), both my mum and I received a complimentary pin (Mickey as band leader). My mum gave me hers, so I traded my spare one for a pin of the beautiful castle.
The other two pins I own, were gifts. A Lilo&Stitch one, and a Big Thunder Mountain one (because I was so brave to ride it :wink: ).

I, for one, really don't get the pin trading craze.... Sorry guys!
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Post by: loulou on September 07, 2007, 09:10:20 PM
i agree that some of the pins are really nice etc but if i buy something i dont tend to want to trade it if ya get me!!

but i suppose its good im not into pins because i always end up coming home from disneyland bankrupt anyway, lol

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Post by: Masamune on September 08, 2007, 12:09:31 PM
Quote from: "Dark_Prince"
Quote from: "Masamune":) I have over 100 pins now. That's not a lot compared to the proper collectors out there, since I only buy/trade for pins of characters I like, not for pins that I think may be worth something.

I think that's the key to being a collector. Buy what you like and not what you think is a good investment, if it turns out to be a good investment then that's a bonus.
*Nods* :lol: The people who had set up stalls at the Pin Trading Night I went to had some scarily huge collections. As long as I just stick to pins of characters I like, my collection should hopefully never go overboard. :P
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Post by: Anonymous on September 08, 2007, 12:22:32 PM
What do you class as overboard?  :lol:
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Post by: madzilla on September 08, 2007, 05:50:32 PM
I started off collecting pins that had a special meaning to me - the ones of rides I'd been on, the hotel(s) I'd stayed in, restaurants I'd eaten at, the year, any special events, etc. But I soon became addicted, and started to buy pins of characters I liked and so on - there are so many gorgeous ones!

I've never traded, because I tend to buy ones I love and then not want to part with them! But I might pick up some duplicates and give it a go the next time I'm there!

I'm looking forward to looking through all the new ones the next time I'm there.
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Post by: TowMater on September 08, 2007, 10:41:14 PM
I've just won a bid on a few Cars pins.
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Post by: Masamune on September 10, 2007, 08:08:16 PM
Quote from: "Dark_Prince"What do you class as overboard?  :lol:
For myself, over 200 would be overboard. :o Although I like pin collecting, they're just one thing (like Beanie Babies), and I seriously regret all the money I spent on Beanie Babies. :P I don't want to collect so many pins that I regret it.

:lol: My Cheshire collection can happily grow and grow though, because so many of my Cheshire things are different.
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Post by: 15MagicalYears on September 10, 2007, 08:31:54 PM
I don't trade pins,
but I collect them  :P
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Post by: Angela on September 10, 2007, 09:26:52 PM
I do not collect pins and I hardly buy them.. I bought one of Pooh and Tigger 2 years ago and got one from my aunt of Tigger that same week.. that is all I have.. I have looked at pins last time I was there but I still think 6 or more euro is far to much for something I won't wear...  :D
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Post by: loulou on September 26, 2007, 10:48:31 PM
Well, i bought a pin while i was there.

It is in the shape of Mickey''s head and has white diamontes in it. It cost me 8 euros (i think)

There is loads of nice pins over there but i would never wear them and im quite happy with the one i got

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