Getting ready for FIRST DL visit!
Hello,
My family is preparing for our FIRST visit to Disneyland. I learned about the pin trading and know my daughter would LOVE it. In my very minimal research, I have learned about the scrappers/fakes. My question is: is it worth even trying to have a 10 year old participate in trading in the park? I fear she will just trade away all the real pins I plan on buying her (via this site). All the junk lots offered for sale on Amazon and Ebay have reviews where people say things like, "my kids had no trouble trading these pins on our recent vacation".....and the pins are all obviously junk. So we buy real pins and then there are zillions of fakes at the parks? Or we become shady and knowingly take in scrappers?? (sorry, isn't happening!) Honest advice would be appreciated. I just thought she'd love the idea of trading, like I did as a kid (charms, cards, we traded everything!)---but would we be looking for a needle in a haystack to trade real for real and avoid the scrappers? Or is this more of an adult, collectible trading thing? Sorry for questions, but we've never been able to go to the parks ($$$) and are wanting to make the most of this trip, since it will likely be the only time we can afford to go! Thanks!
My family is preparing for our FIRST visit to Disneyland. I learned about the pin trading and know my daughter would LOVE it. In my very minimal research, I have learned about the scrappers/fakes. My question is: is it worth even trying to have a 10 year old participate in trading in the park? I fear she will just trade away all the real pins I plan on buying her (via this site). All the junk lots offered for sale on Amazon and Ebay have reviews where people say things like, "my kids had no trouble trading these pins on our recent vacation".....and the pins are all obviously junk. So we buy real pins and then there are zillions of fakes at the parks? Or we become shady and knowingly take in scrappers?? (sorry, isn't happening!) Honest advice would be appreciated. I just thought she'd love the idea of trading, like I did as a kid (charms, cards, we traded everything!)---but would we be looking for a needle in a haystack to trade real for real and avoid the scrappers? Or is this more of an adult, collectible trading thing? Sorry for questions, but we've never been able to go to the parks ($$$) and are wanting to make the most of this trip, since it will likely be the only time we can afford to go! Thanks!