:wavey:What I've learned over the years is, it's popularity depends on you. If you like it is what counts most, it's hard to determine the popularity of a pin because it's never consistent. It can be high demand 1 day, or until the new, latest, greatest is released, and bottom out in a month, and then become popular again in 3 yrs for no reason. I think that's why traders come and go, there's the veterans, newbies, sharks/flippers, and the casual collectors......but in the long run it's a wonderful and costly hobby. I've learned most people don't like the Fab 5, any writting on a pin, Free-D (rubber piece added on pin as decoration), scrappers/fake, and some don't collect fantasy. I've got a mash up of pins trying to guess what people would want to trade for, and it's frustrating, mostly because when a person had a pin I wanted to trade for they didn't want any of mine. Perseverance and 3+ years later, I've gotten pins I don't mind keeping if no one will trade for it, and low LE pins at cost, hopefully now I finally have traders.
I mostly enjoy seeing different collections, and hearing /watching the intetaction between people. Pin trading is very social and exciting when people are able to walk away with a pin they like or wanted. Hope this helped, best info was from docfish, collect/trade to have Fun! Enjoy the hobby
