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Posts: 8 (07/04/08 06:05 PM) |
Hi guys! I was curious, are there anyone of you guys that live in Los Angeles, CA? or around that area?
If so, could you help me distinguish the difference between the pins at Disneyland, Downtown Disney, and Disney Soda Fountain? or are they all the same? |
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Posts: 1109 (07/04/08 06:14 PM) Dizpins Ohana Member |
Hi i'm a little bit over 20 Miles away from La,
while disney soda fountain, has more le pins no higher then 300 they carry more exclusive pins..And disneyland downtown or somewhat the same but whenever surprise pins are released it's only at disneyland and at the California, So all in all dsf had more limited pins while down town and disneyland has more of a variety of pins, Hope this helped.... 
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Posts: 2471 (07/04/08 06:38 PM) Cheshirefied |
Aside from special limited edition releases which can occur in Downtown Disney or inside the parks, generally the pin merchandise in DTD is the same as in
DLR/DCA.
The Disney Soda Fountain is a separate store/restaurant in Hollywood, next to the El Capitan Theatre. The DSF mostly sells pins specific to and only available at the Soda Fountain itself. These exclusive pins are often limited edition pins. 'Twas brillig! Jabberwocky 
I'm occasionally a grin without a cat, but rarely a cat without a grin!  
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Justl1keraven |
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Posts: 9 (07/04/08 10:21 PM) |
Ooh okay, thanks. And I also see people who stand there I guess they are trading or selling pins outside of the store? Should they be trusted?
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Posts: 2472 (07/05/08 01:06 AM) Cheshirefied |
Do you mean folks standing outside of stores at DTD or DLR/DCA? Traders often congregate together around Pin Traders in DTD or in various locations inside the
parks - some are even members or lurkers on this board.
You would treat trading with them pretty much the same way you deal with trading through PinPics - first and most important, make sure you know the value/rarity of the pins you are trading as well as the value/rarity of the pins you'd like to trade for. The more knowledgeable a collector you are, the better you can make educated responses to trade offers and make fair offers yourself.
The best piece of advice I can give you when it comes to trading is: feel free to say 'no thank you'. If you feel uncomfortable about any trade whether it's online or in person. It's never wrong to say 'no thank you' and move on.
'Twas brillig! Jabberwocky
I'm occasionally a grin without a cat, but rarely a cat without a grin!
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Posts: 12410 (07/05/08 01:51 AM) Your Tour Guide, Virgil |
What JJ said about those traders is absolutely right - NEVER make a trade unless you're 100% comfortable with it. You don't have to accept every trade
offer that comes your way and a polite 'no, thank you' is just as acceptable an answer as 'yes, let's trade, please.' The trick is just to
be as informed as possible.
I should mention that those traders are NOT, under ANY circumstances, permitted to sell pins on Disney property. They are permitted ONLY to trade. However, if one of those traders has a pin that you want, it IS permitted to go buy a pin for them (from Disney, of course) and trade that pin to them - just make sure that YOU keep the receipt. Stefanie 
  
 
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Justl1keraven |
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Posts: 10 (07/05/08 04:55 AM) |
I see. So how do you determine the rarity and value of pins?
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Posts: 2473 (07/05/08 11:14 AM) Cheshirefied |
^ Homework.
This includes looking at the trading vs. wanting ratio for your pin on PinPics - i.e. a pin with 3 people trading and 250 wanting is a pretty rare pin - a pin with 250 people trading and 3 wanting is not.  So having more desired pins will generally trade better.
Also, learn about popular themes and characters - Haunted Mansion, Tinker Bell and Maleficent are popular - Monstro the whale from Pinocchio or a dancing flower from Fantasia? Not so much. So having pins with popular themes and characters will generally trade better.
Check the trades and sales boards here to see what people are looking for in trade or sale value - see how much pins are actually being sold for. Check secondary market sources such as ebay to see what pins you have are selling for and what pins you want are selling for. Having pins with higher secondary values will generally trade better. It's a lot to juggle when you're first starting out - when I started I kept a file of all that stuff and carried it with me for reference - but by having that info sorted beforehand, I could then jump in and start making good, informed trades right away. This is not to say that there won't be trades that afterwards you say 'D'oh! Why did I make that trade?' It's all part of the learning curve. But the more you know, the more your
collection can grow.
'Twas brillig! Jabberwocky
I'm occasionally a grin without a cat, but rarely a cat without a grin!
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Justl1keraven |
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Posts: 11 (07/05/08 07:35 PM) |
I see. Thanks =) I better look up my pin values.
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Posts: 2474 (07/06/08 12:32 AM) Cheshirefied |
You're welcome.
I know it can sound complicated and even cumbersome - and I'll qualify by saying the above info was how I approached the learning curve and it has worked well for me to keep all that info in mind when I'm trading. But for other people, just saying 'I have this pin, but I like that pin more - would you take this pin for that pin?' works for them. I guess I just prefer to know as much as I can and learning that info has helped me make a lot of trades.
'Twas brillig! Jabberwocky
I'm occasionally a grin without a cat, but rarely a cat without a grin!
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Dizpins Ohana Member
Posts: 12 (07/06/08 03:06 AM) |
So what if there are something like... People trading 9, people wanting 39. would you consider that somewhat rare or just uncommon?
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