"Gateway drug" of pin trading made me LOL! Thanks for the pin info!

Yep, we've purposely traded down sometimes at the hotels just for the fun of it. Example, we traded a great figment with paint brush pin for a (chalkboard pin) and a Woody pin for a very common pin and a Yoda tsum tsum pin again for a very common pin. We know these are better than what we traded for, but it's all in fun to try to spice up those pin boards. Always check the check in desk-they'll likely have a pin board or pin folder. Be sure to check because you just never know what you might find. One time (yes, on purpose) I traded in a Grand Floridian shop, a glow in the dark Haunted Mansion pin for a for another common pin. We know that some kid/person would be like OOOohhh, aaahhh! I want to trade for this pin. So we do have a collection that we won't trade, but we've traded a lot of good ones for the fun of it.

Such a well said and informative video! I started pin collecting in 2003, and I legitimately had no idea limited edition pins were a thing until a year or so ago! My wallet’s thankful I didn’t find them sooner... And thank you for the shoutout, you’re too sweet! (and your videos are always SO fun!)

Yes! Would love to see a pin q & a video. Please explain the "etiquette" when you trade with cast members or other people. What would be offensive, etc.

It literally stared off as “gotta get the Oswald pins” and now I’m wanting to collect Disney pins 🤣

Thank you so much for sharing. This is my first venture into pin trading and I feel pretty wild because I am sure it is unusual for a 68-year-old guy. I love art and I consider the pins to be just that!. This might have been a long video for you but thank you I learned so very much!!

I LOVE the pineapple hidden Mickey! I love pineapples and have so many pineapple items in my house!

Your video was super helpful!! I’m a huge Disney fan but new to pin trading and how everything works. I went thru so many videos but I loved yours, it has so much good info!! Im binge watching your videos, they so awesome! lol

Thank you for making these videos! I recently got into the limited edition Nurse day pins. They are released every year on Nurses day which is in May, and as a nurse, I love these! The problem is they sell out so quickly because people who are not even nurses will buy all of these and then resell them on eBay for $500-$700 sometimes. The original pin cost around $20 in the park and online. This year for 2021, they sold out within 4 hours and now there are so many circulating on 3rd party websites for literally $600. :( I wish Disney would do something to fix this problem! Like the person should have to show their nurse badge or something in order to purchase it.

I just started collecting a few years ago when I went to Disneyland , Hollywood studios and Disney soda fountain shop. I collect Dumbo , Dopey and Figaro . the girls I was with slept in the alleyway to hope we would get a good number in order to buy a rare pin at the DSF . I vowed I would never do that again . I am not losing sleep for a pin again. but it was fun.

We just got our Disney passes and I’m sooo wanting to collect a few! 🤣 that’s awesome that you can trade with cast members!!

Based on the date on the video I know this comment is super behind, however I had to comment. I started watched your channel around January (2019), right around when we officially booked our trip we were just on in July. Anyway, I heard you talk about pins so I bought a few from someone to give to my kiddos so they would have something to trade. Then we went to the parks. O.M.G. I'm OBSESSED!!! It is so fun!! I'm in the very beginning stages, but I came home thinking, how much better would the world be if we could go around to different places and trade these. It is just a good old fashioned fun hobby that I can share with my kids. I was excited to start it with them so young, they are 5 and 7. Hopefully this is something we can do as a family, and we are now going to be a little more experienced when we are able to get back in a few years. Thank you so much for the introduction to this fun hobby!

Thank you for this video. I went to Disneyland for the first time in years and barely found out about pin trading and such. It’s a whole new world and I thought your video helped clear things up for me so thank you.

I have a few pins I've bought as souvenirs for special occasions. But I've opened a couple of the mystery boxes and I must say, that's addicting! I'm definitely getting more into pin trading. Thanks for the tips!

One side note on trading with other people at the parks: Disney has a rule that guests are not allowed to trade pins for money. They can only trade pin for pin. It doesn't matter which Disney park you're at.

your videos are always so helpful and i love the way you talk! i understand you so well even when English is not my first language :D

Thank you! I’m a beginner in collecting pins, and I really want the Marie one and I’m getting it at my next trip

I wish we had mystery packages in Disneyland Paris. I'd buy them all.

Very interesting! I have zero pins but now I want to buy memory pins as suggested in your video! What a great idea!

New Subscriber... I have been binge watching your channel. First of all, I love all your ears. AND thank you for explaining pin trading.

I’ve been doing this for a couple years and I have a few favorites. My best is the frozone hero’s vs villians

I just started collecting Disney Pins ! Thanks for your video. I learned so much about pin collecting.

I just started pin trading in the parks and now I'm super obsessed. I've started buying the rack pins that I can relate to a special memory that I've had in the parks. I really want to get my hands on the doorways to Disney Pins! Great video! ❤️

I love your channel and your sweet videos- your attitude truly makes my days so much brighter. Keep doing what you're doing- and keep making disney videos!!! Will be sending you a Snow White pin soon!

Oh my gosh Becka...your vest with pins is killing me! Wait...you're not an expert? I think you've got this kid...I don't seem to be worried. The next time I'm at the parks I am going to pin trade. I cannot wait ! Do not buy big lots on Ebay...BEST tip ever Becka! Love your zootopia pins you shared...and your 60th Disneyland pin...pretty sparkly! I really didn't know much about the limited edition pins. I don't have any of those, but can imagine some of them are spectacular. Thanks for sharing those links...I do follow Zip a dee doo Disney and Pin Life too..they're great! Ohhh that Doorway to Disney series is super cool! Definitely do a pin Q &A video! You explained this so well!

Thanks for the shoutout! ☺️

Another awesome Disney lesson! Could listen to you all day! went out and bought myself a little denim disney jacket, going to put my pins on it and wear it on the plane going to Orlando 💙

So i really started pin collecting in 2015 on my trip to Disneyland Paris. But I really started to get more serious & active about it in 2017 and I go through more active phases. I‘m very selective when it comes to my pin collecting as I don’t wanna go overboard so I usually just buy the ones I love and I only just got into pin trading in 2019.

If I could only spend my time in one US park, it would be Magic Kingdom! I love the magic of Disney and have only been to that park once so I would absolutely love to spend more time there!

I'm desperate for a pin display/storage ideas. And since you are the direct cause of me buying TWENTY MYSTERY PACKS, I think you owe me one 😎 Great video as always!!! Keep up the magic!!

I just discovered your channel and I'm loving your videos! This makes me want to start collecting pins :)

i spent a whole day at epcot looking for the german flag and could not find it at any shop and no cast members had it. the next day i was at the Hollywood studios and forgot to bring my pins with me and finally found a cast member that had the pin i was looking for. she overheard me tell my sister that i wish i brought mine so i could trade for it and she gave it to be with out trading. it honestly made my day

The Marie pin comes in a mystery pack. It is red with Mickey Mouse on it and it comes with 5 pins

Awesome video. I would love to see a video on the different ways that you store or display your pins.

I traded my pins when I went recently and I got a really cool yeti pin that slides and some other awesome pins! 😀

I bought a number of pin packs recently and I am super excited to do some trading next summer when I go to California. I got some great pins that I am definitely keeping but I got some traders.

thank you for video, as Halloween holiday fan, this is our first year for Not so scary halloween. I think I will be sticking to the Halloween ones :)

I’m on the hunt for all the powerful pens from club penguin. I’ve been seeing them a lot in different videos of people on pin boards and I don’t think very many people want them. So if I do go this January, I will definitely buy some after the holidays to trade.

Very informative video. I know a lot more than I did yesterday because of you. Thank You

bought an annual pass recently and have been curious about pin collecting. This is a great video. WOuld be nice though to know if there is some end game to certain sets, vs and infinite amount of pins. Sounds like there are sets out there which makes me interested.

I had a lanyard when I went to Disney in Florida and left it on one of the travel carts and it got stolen I fondly remember it because one of the pins I talked with one of the park cashiers and he let me take one of his hidden Micky pins. That guy was a legend and I’m sad that my lanyard got stolen :(

Currently I am planning a trip to Disney World for over 2 years in the future, talking about October 2023 because everyone agreed that close to Halloween would be fun, it both mine & my friend's favorite holiday so of course we want to go near it. Only time I ever went to a Disney park was in 2002, went to Disneyland as a week long vacation with my mom, sister, & some family friends. I didn't know about pins or pin trading, I was 11 years old at the time & the family friend made the arrangements for the whole party, my mom was the one that wanted to get us setup for pins by buying a lanyard & let us pick out some pins to start with. I honestly forgot my starting pins, I just remember being upset that I wanted a Daisy Duck pin & they only had one option & I didn't like the option but I know I got her anyways. I found out about pin trading due to that pin, a cast member saw the Daisy pin on my lanyard & complimented it. I told her "thank you but I wish I had a different one." She then offered to trade me the one she had for the one I was wearing which was a pin I didn't see in the shop so of course I took the offer. That was like the only trade I made through my whole trip. I'll be 32 by the time we're planning for so I'm definitely more than old enough to be aware & actually research this stuff. What has me looking more into it is that there's pins I want for my collection but other than my 2002 pins & a few I bought online about 10+ years ago because I found a few Darkwing Duck pins I love for a good price so I bought them, I don't have much to trade. I'm not letting go of my Darkwing Duck pins, I think one of them even was still attached to its backing when I bought it so I am positive at least one of them is authentic but even so, I absolutely love the terror that flaps in the night & nothing will get me to trade those pins. I am considering looking at my 2002 pin collection, I completely forgot what pins I have for the most part. They're in storage so whenever I get a hold of them, I can look through them. I don't know if I have anything rare at all & heck, I don't think I'd find someone at Disney World with the pins I'm looking for since what I want are some pins that were sold during Toonfest in Disneyland. Yeah, I'm a huge fan of the once was Disney MMO Toontown & I want to have some of those pins in my collection but the only ebay listings there are sell them for $50 which like I can splurge on one maybe but if I could trade for one, that'd be better. I want to show some love for the game even though it's closed down during my trip & it's be so cool to add on one of those Toontown pins to my lanyard. Dunno what I have in my 2002 pin collection, could be nothing of value but I know of one expensive pin I did get in the park, still might not be worth much. This was when Lilo & Stitch was still a new movie so I really wanted a Lilo & Stitch pin but we didn't see any in many of the shops we visited but after a bathroom break, I spotted one in a shop that was a little bit 3D like it had parts sticking off & so on. It was more than $10, I can't fully remember the price or even what it looked like because I haven't looked at it in so long, I just remember it being big & amazing & I had to have it so I begged my mom until she caved. It's probably not worth much, maybe even less than whatever my mom paid for it but it's one of the few I can recall from memory. I did like that pin a lot, don't know if I'd be willing to trade it for a Toontown pin if I had the chance but I do hope there's something of value within my collection. I really want to wear a Toontown pin on my trip that I'm not paying $50 for & not even know if it's genuine or not.

This video was fabulous!

Do you have to keep the cardboard back the pin comes on? Does that change the value of it if you don’t have it and you put the pin on your lanyard?

14:39 I have the Saratoga Springs version of that pin with Maximus! I bought it on my first ever Disney vacation, and by happy coincidence I was staying at that resort AND I love Tangled! I’ve only been back once since 2016 but I mainly collect Tangled and Pirates of the Caribbean pins, despite the latter being quite hard to find

I love pins! But I’m a bit scared to start a Disney one, I get a bit crazy when I start collecting things. But I’ve been wanting a Mulan pin for so long! I just might got for it!

I’m going to Disney for the first time in September and I’m SOOOOO exited. I want to get some pins but I’m not sure if I want to get the case? What do you think???

I learned a lot from this video. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. :)

Here from 2021, but I also want to add that some limited edition pins I believe are limited time, as in they sell they for s short period of time

So informative, thank you so much for sharing, my son and I have been pin trading and collecting since 2015 and we love it 😍 I didn’t know all of the different levels of trading, we just collect what we like so mostly we have rack pins ( they are beautiful ❤️) and have traded a few with cast members ( have gotten some really cute hidden Mickey ones that way) and we were at Disney World for May 4th one year and my son got the special Star Wars ones he was so excited. Anyway love your channel and thank you again for the information 😀

Wow what a beautiful collection! I have a much smaller one, but now I want to get more!😂✨🏰

This is really helpful I only have rack pins as it’s hard to trade in the Uk but this is helpful for if I ever travel and get more into trading thanks for the amazing video

Absolutely LOVED this! So much fun. Thank you for sharing! I am just dipping my toe in the water. I will check out the pin channel mentioned, I do know the all things Disney pins & agree, so helpful! xx

Is that a Dole Whip pin on your jacket?! I've been searching high and low for that pin!! Thanks for all the tips!

So informative. Thank you so much.

So happy you made this video, since I just started collecting! Very helpful!! Love your Zootopia pins!!

Awesome intro to pins. I have been so scared to start, I know it's a slippery slope, but I did just get gifted a pin from Tokyo Disney and I feel like that one little pin will be so lonely if I don't purchase more :)

Im living in Canada rn, but one day i wanna move down to Florida with my bf and work at disney world, and when i do i wanna start collecting Roger Rabbit and TLK pins :D i really hope i can make that dream a reality one day!

I couldn’t really find that green ribbon hidden Mickey pin

So then should you keep the "rack" pins and limited edition pins on the cardboard back they came on?

My dad has a mint condition, unopened Donald Duck set. 1 out of only 1600. Also, we just went to a pawn shop and spent a lot of money on some rare pins lol

this was so helpful thank you. I have only 2 pins. one that i got in 2017 of pocahontas because she's my fav and i couldn't find anything of her anywhere so i got a pin, then just last week i got this really cool limited edition pin from Disney Movie Rewards and it's a london pin with a Dalmatian and i'm obsessed. now i want to start collecting more. and this answered so many questions.

6:30 i have that pin! i traded for it at epcot a week ago and i really like it :)

How do you find out how many were made? Is it on the label? The LE zootopia says 8 of 8?

I started pin trading just a few months ago, and this video was beyond helpful! Unfortunately, I don’t live anywhere near a Disney park, nor do I plan on going to one anytime soon, but Disney pin trading is a HUGE deal at a summer camp that I go to. Just ordered a few Disney Star Wars booster pack, so I’m hoping that I can get a good head start before camp next year! Anyways, thanks for the great pin trading advice!!!! Keep up the awesome work!!! 😄👍🏼

Missing your videos, still watching it in 2022

I just started like a month ago and I got a limited edition Marie pin from Amazon I don’t know if it’s fake

I am a new new Subscriber. And i love your ears

Can you trade the loungefly Disney pins?

Thanks for the great Info! Can’t wait to get started!

Thank you for the information because I want to start collecting payments and last time I was in Disney land was in 1995 and I don’t remember doing pins then

I want to start collecting Disney pins but I live in the uk and don’t plan on coming to any Disney parks any time soon have you got any tips for me?

Great video, I love collecting annual pass pin, which I think is same as limited release right? Also narrowing down what you collect helps with this habit and going down the rabbit hole lol

I've just started using my Disney World annual pass. Have only picked up a couple pins, all Passholder exclusives. These are not for trade, yet. I also have some duplicates from my Disney Movie Club. Those are the pins I will start trading with. I regret not buying one the other day that was 4th in a series. I didn't buy it because I hate only having partial sets. BUT, it could be very tradeworthy if I encounter someone who needs it to complete THEIR set. I may pick one up when I go next month. For me, it will be all about the in park experience. I have no current plans to trade online. I do have a store in Kissimee that carries official Disney pins at a discount. I will be picking some up their next time I am in the area.

Watching others go pin trading on you tube I have spotted a pin I like it is all blue with a silhouette of Mickey on it I was wondering if you know what it is called

Okay, so I bought a bunch of pins on ebay before learning about fake pins. So I'll use them for crafts or something, and buy a starter set at Disneyland to begin trading. BUT my question is this: I threw away my money on fake pins, which I won't trade in the park because I don't want to be THAT person, but I'm likely to trade my real park-purchased pins for fakes in the park???? I'm starting to feel like I should just stick with buying one or two rack pins every trip as souvenirs, and not try pin trading.

Is a pin more valuable if it is kept on its cardboard, or that doesn't matter?

I'm in Disney right now and I'm to busy watching your videos!

Just lost my one and only Disney pin at a restaurant. I might not get it back and that kind of makes me sad.

Are longefly pins considered to be fake pins? I am new to the pin trading game. Thanks for your help

This was so helpful and informative. I noticed that your pins are still on the cards that they are sold on. Whenever I buy a pin, I either put in on a lanyard or in my Disney Pin trading binder. I throw out the cards! Should I have been saving them? Thanks for all this info!

If you guys are looking to buy cheap pins near you, download OfferUp and search for Disney pins there. Lots of people have good deals on there!

Thank you this was so useful!

I can't pin trade in the parks regularly or buy in person because I am from Australia. I also can't spend top dollar for authentic pins. Shipping prices are ridiculously high. I do have some pins from my past visits. I have joined Mickey monthly pin subscription..hope I get some great ones. So all I have for now is EBay. I am buying counterfeit to keep for now.

Loved your video! My husband and I are getting excited about growing our pin collection (mainly for commemorating our trips to Disney!) ANYWAY, where did you get your ears because they are ADORABLE!?

Great information here and I appreciate that you provided additional resources. Thanks!

how much are pins usually? I have a couple pins and want to buy more :D

So for someone just starting out, is it a good idea to buy some LE pins that you don't really want just to trade? I feel stuck at the moment with just buying pins I don't want to trade, when I'd like to get into actual trading!

Hey! I have that Marie Mickey pin!

I found a cast member with Disneyland’s 45 anniversary pin I got of course I still have it I’m never trading it

Are copyright Marvel metal pins tradable with Marvel being owned by Disney?

You are so sweet Becka ILYSM!! Thank you so much for this video :) You are the best

Well, I just bought my first starter pack of pins. I am looking forward to trading in the parts, AKA "Tier One".

So I’m new to the pin trading and are the booster set tradable ?

Does anyone know how many basic pins you would get and for how much money

I just wanted to display some pins which are non Disney and buy some at the park Disney ones so I'm guessing they must be Disney pins

I wish I had the pineapple hidden Mickey

...I haven’t pins YET but what about cast member pins (they’re only found on cast members and can’t be bought in the stores)

One way to tell if a pin is fake is that all authentic pins have a stamp on the back saying that it is authentic. Another way is if it has the Mickey pattern, though not as reliable.

Can I trade with other guests that aren’t in my party?