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 tokyodisneydad |
How long would you wait? |
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Dizpins Ohana Member
Posts: 1881 (05/10/08 06:25 PM) Going Crazy to get |
Living in Japan I think that I'm the only collector/ trader within several 100 miles of Tokyo Disney or at least it seems that way at times so I NEVER have
waited in a line for a pin. Even if I lived in the states I don't think I would line up for a pin. So here is a question for everyone......
Also if you choose option 3 or 4 What pin would that be? How long are you willing to wait in line to get a pin? (Total Votes: 50) - Closed1)No more than 5-10 minutes---it isn't an attraction after all (5 / 10%) 2)An hour if it's a nice pin (20 / 40%) 3)Longer than 3 hours (14 / 28%) 4)Overnight, I've got to have that LE 100 HM pin (11 / 22%) |
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Dizpins Ohana Member
Posts: 2215 (05/10/08 07:04 PM) Cheshirefied |
I haven't done the overnight thing (yet) but I would absolutely for a pin (or pins) that would get me a once in a lifetime kind of trade.
So far, though, I have waited at least five hours (more probably - I've blanked it out I think  ) on three different occasions for HM pins that I made
excellent trades with.
Plus, standing around in line for hours with other collectors is (although tiring) generally a lot of silly fun. 
The basic fact of life is that much of what you want can be gotten with either time or money. If you have the money, you don't need to spend the time. If you have the time, you don't always have to spend the money. It just depends which you have more of to spare.
'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: 1641 (05/10/08 07:34 PM) Dizpins Ohana Member |
For the Paris PTN pins you need to be at the resort more than 1 hour before. I am not sure about overnight but maybe if I was there.
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Dizpins Ohana Member
Posts: 1502 (05/10/08 08:01 PM) For the Honour of Grayskull!! |
I've never done the waiting at the parks thing for a pin, but back when I started collecting in 2001, I remember waiting in line at the DS each week for
the 100 Years of Dreams series...I think sometimes I'd wait up to an hour or more before the store opened specially during the first week and the last
because of the exclusive province pin. It wasn't actually that bad, because there would always be people in line to talk to and the waiting didn't seem
so long. Rides on the other hand, I don't think I could do more than half an hour. Rides to me are not worth waiting that long for.
Kelvin
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Dizpins Ohana Member
Posts: 611 (05/10/08 08:36 PM) Dizpins Ohana Member |
5.hours once for the pinbassador last year
didn't work out well and i'll never wait very long for a pin again maybe just awhile but not to long! 
pauly!
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Dizpins Ohana Member
Posts: 612 (05/10/08 08:38 PM) Dizpins Ohana Member |
Eeyore Collector wrote: yea same here i wouldn't wait in a long line for a ride either i think the most i waited for is 3 minutes,
pauly!
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Dizpins Ohana Member
Posts: 1127 (05/10/08 08:46 PM) |
Never overnight, but definitely have waited for hours! How many of us former Beanie Baby collectors remember waiting in long, long lines for those new
beanie-ladened plush toys??
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Dizpins Ohana Member
Posts: 2218 (05/10/08 08:54 PM) Cheshirefied |
*former beanie collector raises hand*
I remember many pre-dawn vigils in parking lots outside stores and malls with other determined collectors.
That's why I could jump so easily into understanding the rules and rituals of pin collecting - I'd already dealt with the waiting and buying and trading and collecting in the beanie world.
'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: 87 (05/10/08 09:24 PM) |
I can remember the argument that I had with my BF on July 16th, 2005 when I wanted to camp inDLR's parking lot in order to secure the I Was There pin. He
absolutely forbid me to do it, and then got really upset after he saw the pin and wanted not only one for me, but for himself as well. I managed to buy one on
eBay (Original price for the pin was $8.50) for $187.50. I didn't care because I knew it was my Holiest of HG's so I was going to have it. It did
retain it's value and it's a piece of a very cool shadowbox that I did for the 50th's pins, etc. Needless to say...the BF doesn't have that pin
in his collection...would I trade for another for him...sure...but I'd make him sleep in a parking lot to get it! LOL - Just teasing!
~* Noreen*~
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DumboMania |
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Dizpins Ohana Member
Posts: 952 (05/11/08 12:56 AM) Dizpins Ohana Member |
I have done the over night thing and I have done the early morning thing, and I must say I will do it again. Many people hate standing in line and many think
people are crazy for getting in line the night before. But the truth is, with the right attitude and a few friends, these times can be so much fun!
I lined up inside of DCA and slept on the floor during the 50th anniversary so that I could get the "I was there" pin. I'd line up for a week for that same pin again, I love it that much. I told my wife when I die I want it to be pinned on my suit. No joke, I love that pin so much. For some of the other pin, HM Pinbassador, DSF HHG Mickey and others, I lined up in the early mornings. I don't collect those characters but they helped me to make trades for my HG Dumbo pins. Email: Udan626@gmail.com
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Dizpins Ohana Member
Posts: 2205 (05/11/08 01:05 AM) HAPPY Disney Pin Trader |
I voted for the 1 hour wait. But, that's only if I happen to be at the parks.
I used to do the over night thing at WDW years ago and had a blast!! But not any more. I won't even make a special trip/drive. If I'm there, I'm there and get it. If not, I'll trade for it later.
The "World" Famous HAPPY Disney Pin Traders,
Kim   
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