Newbie to the pin trading fold
Hey guys 
I'm a Disney fan and cosplayer from the UK, who was unaware pin trading was a thing until very recently. Id never heard of it before.
About 2 weeks ago, i got back from an amazing 2 week holiday in Florida, visiting for the wedding of a couple of good American friends of mine. I was also traveling with my girlfriend.
I have a lot of Disney collectors amongst my cosplay friends, so before i left i put a message on facebook asking if anyone wanted anything park-specific bringing back for them that they cant get hold of in the UK. A lot of them said they would like pins bringing back, which confused me but i thought nothing more of it and jotted down what they wanted.
Then when we got there, my girlfriend told me she was a pin trader along with the rest of her family, and had brought her pins with her to trade in the parks. She explained to me all about what pin trading was, and i was enthralled. One of our first stops was the pin trading shop at Disney Springs, and we spent a long time there looking at the beautiful pins. I was drawn in immediately and bought myself a few pins and a lanyard to display them on. I also bought some cheap sets in the outlets to use for trading in the parks.
When my friends arrived, it turned out the bride and groom were also pin traders and had their pins. The third friend got sucked in just like i was.
And so i returned to the UK 2 weeks ago, a brand new pin trader with an array of brightly coloured pins in my collection. Not a big collection, but its a start I am now here, looking at where to go now XD
I'm a Disney fan and cosplayer from the UK, who was unaware pin trading was a thing until very recently. Id never heard of it before.
About 2 weeks ago, i got back from an amazing 2 week holiday in Florida, visiting for the wedding of a couple of good American friends of mine. I was also traveling with my girlfriend.
I have a lot of Disney collectors amongst my cosplay friends, so before i left i put a message on facebook asking if anyone wanted anything park-specific bringing back for them that they cant get hold of in the UK. A lot of them said they would like pins bringing back, which confused me but i thought nothing more of it and jotted down what they wanted.
Then when we got there, my girlfriend told me she was a pin trader along with the rest of her family, and had brought her pins with her to trade in the parks. She explained to me all about what pin trading was, and i was enthralled. One of our first stops was the pin trading shop at Disney Springs, and we spent a long time there looking at the beautiful pins. I was drawn in immediately and bought myself a few pins and a lanyard to display them on. I also bought some cheap sets in the outlets to use for trading in the parks.
When my friends arrived, it turned out the bride and groom were also pin traders and had their pins. The third friend got sucked in just like i was.
And so i returned to the UK 2 weeks ago, a brand new pin trader with an array of brightly coloured pins in my collection. Not a big collection, but its a start
I am now here, looking at where to go now XD
