Collecting since 2002

[OriginalPoohBear]

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Hi everyone! I started collecting pins from 2002 to 2012 at WDW. I took a long hiatus but have started back up in 2024. Had no idea there were fake pins going around and got fleeced at the park/resort pin boards until someone educated me on modern trading. Obviously a lot has changed since I was a kid! I really got into the hidden mickey mystery series lately. Trying to collect the DLR pins as well.

Cheers

 

[TheMickeyMouseRules]

Welcome to DPF!

The fakes were around starting ~2005ish (from what I have learned), so fakes have been a 'thing' for awhile.

Hidden Mickey/Disney pins are a favorite of mine. Its also where I started with this hobby 12 years ago.

Where do you trade?

 

[ViciousLady]

Welcome!

 

[tiggermickey]

Welcome to Dpf

 

[firechief18]

Welcome back.

 

[dznycrzyfmly]

Hi ya, nice to have you join! Love a good hidden Mickey hunt - do you have a favorite from the upcoming releases set for later in the summer? I’m a big fan of the Disneyland D series and want to stay as complete as humanly possible! 🤣

 

[DragonGem]

Welcome in!

 

[Ajk]

Welcome to the forum! You must have some great older pins.

 

[Shelterkat]

Welcome Also the fakes are looking more and more like real deal pins so it's crazy right now😵

 

[momin.ator]

Hi. Welcome!

 

[midnightpictureshow]

Being waylaid by fake pins may as well be a rite of passage... I think we've all been there. But now we're all here, and so are you! Never again! ✊

I have heard even the diamond Mickeys are being counterfeited... would love to see a comparison some day.

 

[momin.ator]

Being waylaid by fake pins may as well be a rite of passage... I think we've all been there. But now we're all here, and so are you! Never again! ✊

I have heard even the diamond Mickeys are being counterfeited... would love to see a comparison some day.

I think @hopemax has photos of the fakes.