My name is Missy and I am a Pin Addict

Hi!
I am literally BRAND new to pin trading. I started this account years ago because I needed info on some pins I found at an estate sale. I wish I would have kept them now that I know what this pin trading thing is all about!!!

I am hoping to catch on quick. Still confused about the lingo and such.

Any tips or advice is appreciated! Does Disney send out any catalogues or anything to see new pins coming out? I live near Disneyland so I would love to start grabbing some Limited Edition pins.

Lastly, I have 2 HOLY Grail pins I am dying to have!!! Where should I post them to see if anyone has them for trade?

Thanks so much! Can't wait to get to know all of you!
-Missy

Nice to meet you! I leave near disneyland as well so I hope to trade with you soon

Hi there. Welcome!

Hello! I also live near Disneyland and just started collecting! I've been watching disneypins.com religiously for new pin releases. Looks like we have lots to look forward to on July 9th!

slpgbty said:

Hello! I also live near Disneyland and just started collecting! I've been watching disneypins.com religiously for new pin releases. Looks like we have lots to look forward to on July 9th!

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Where do you go to get the "new pins" are they in the actual park? I decided to stick with my lower season pass this year so sadly, I am blacked out until the end of August.

Hi! Thanks so much!

Welcome:wavey:

Welcome! And also there should be a pin traders in Downtown Disney where you can get the new pins

Welcome to the forum!

Welcome!

Hey howdy hey!!
welcome to dpf

Hi and Welcome! Living near Disneyland should be helpful with getting new traders. Living in Ohio - not an option. Oh well, makes my trading and hunting more interesting...LOL! Hope to "see" you around the forum.

Christine

Hi Missy! Welcome to the forums! (Or well, welcome back!)

Lingo can be a little confusing, but I believe that there are a few threads about it in the Help Desk. (or in pin discussion.) And if you have any questions, feel free to clarify!

As for the catalogues, there are a few info websites, but the best resource I've found is actually just on this forum underneath the "Pin Discussion" thread. Also following the DSF Facebook can help with their pin releases and such. (I'm in Florida, so I can only dream of going.)

For your grails, you can always go into the trade forums, or if you'd like a Signature made (like what I have on the bottom) there are many people who can help make them (including me! Although mine aren't as fancy as the others.)

Hope you have lots of fun here!

Hi Missy, welcome here ! best of luck with your pin search

Unfortunately, I don't think Disney sends out any paper fliers - We pretty much just hear about new pins once they're listed online… and to make it even more difficult, they're spread out on lots of different websites, because they come from lots of different places!

Disneyland and Walt Disney World have their own specific pins, which are sporadically listed here:
http://www.disneyparksmerchandise.com/pins/

Unfortunately, they tend to only list the new releases, so there are probably 100+ pins at either park, at any time, that aren't even listed there. The best way to browser for those pins is on pinpics.com.

The Disney Soda Fountain a.k.a. Ghiradelli Soda Fountain a.k.a. Disney Soda Fountain and Studio Store (It goes by a lot of names) in Hollywood, does release fliers semi-often on their Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Disneys-Soda-Fountain-and-Studio-Store/110503945672358?fref=ts

However, their famous "Pin Trader Delight" pins (PTD's) are released in "surprise" sets of four, so no one really knows what the next set of pins will be until they arrive. And then they stay there until the last pin of the four sells out. (Sometimes it takes weeks; sometimes less than a day! Depending on how busy the shop is, and how popular the characters are at any given moment.)

The DisneyStore.com occasionally offers limited edition pins, too, but they are usually a bit of a surprise, as well. WDI (Walt Disney Imagineering) has BEAUTIFUL pins, but as it's a store especially for cast members, their fliers are top secret to us peasants until the pins are actually released.

Then there's other countries… DLRP (Disneyland Paris) occasionally has online fliers, around once a month, and whenever they come out, someone usually posts it in a new thread on the forum.

Tokyo is a bit harder to follow, but luckily we have a great member on this forum named "dizneydogs" who keeps a very informative thread updated for us here: http://disneypinforum.com/showthread.php?5321-New-Tokyo-Disney-Pins-***UPDATED***.

And that's all I know - Hope it helped! Great question, and welcome to the forum, Missy. :wavey: