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What's the most you've spent on a pin?

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What's the most you've spent on a pin?
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I'm always curious about this :p
So what is the most some of you have paid for a pin?
I would say $150 for me
 
The most I've spent was $250, but it was a while ago. Will not ever spend that much again, but I'm happy with the pin.
 
I've paid about $35 twice. For [thumb]http://www.pinpics.com/img/p26/pin1342[/thumb] and [thumb]http://www.pinpics.com/img/p102/pin5110[/thumb]

Both were about a month after release. I suspected that Alice one would become impossible as pin trading took off. The WDAC was the year after the HM ghosts and I didn't want to take any chances since it had both Alice and Dumbo on it. I probably should have waited on that one, as BIN today is only about $30. I've spent between $15-$20 about 3-4 times, but otherwise retail or less. I don't collect DA pins, everything else seems to show up eventually.
 
I think the most I have ever spent was around $25-30. I tend to not to buy pins for myself that are over $30 in hopes that I can trade for them instead.
 
We paid $400 once. For the 999 Happy Haunts Ball - The Transformation of Master Gracey Lenticular (15343) from 2002, LE 250. I've seen it sell for 500 on ebay! And we'd do it again, too. It's a GORGEOUS pin!
 
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The most was $100 on a 55th anniversary Alice pin, which I then traded for the original DSF Grape Soda pin, back when you couldn't get the Grape Soda pin anywhere near that price.
 
$95 on the POH Rivers of America Dock pin but it was a gift. The most I paid for a pin for myself is $60 on a Jumbo Featured Artist Pin (Pin 51339).
 
$29.99 For the Tigerlily DLRP PTN. For me that was a lot since I don't believe in paying more for a pin that what it's worth, ie retail, but she was one of my HGs and I so wanted her for my birthday and even though she didn't arrive in time, she's coming from Paris, I still know that she was a gift from myself too myself. And at that price she was still a great deal.
 
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The most that I have spent on one pin was $50.00, however, there are quite a few pins out there if I was given the chance to buy it I'm afraid that I might go a little crazy. Thank god, no one is offering them.
 
I remember seeing my #1 HG go on ebay for $91 about a year ago and it just killed me. I couldn't justify that much for a pin, even though it was the one I wanted most. I was recently offered the same pin for $155, which is what they had paid for it (a very generous offer, I have to say :)), but I still couldn't do it. :(

Now, I spend a lot of money on pins, but I just have a hard time justifying a lot of money (ie: $75+) for one pin. I think it has to do with the stage I'm currently in: trying to build my collection up. I'm pretty sure when I level off at some point and I'm not buying pins so frequently that I'll be able to justify more money to single pins.
 
I spent $100 for my holy grail: the LE 25 Tiana from the Princess and the Frog mystery set. Of course, now I only need Dr. Facilier to complete the set and can't find anyone to trade and the cheapest I've seen him go is $100 on the bay and I refuse to pay that since I paid $100 for the LE 25. Next to that, I paid $60 for another holy grail I have wanted for a long time...I actually just bought it today!

Now, I will say I've spent thousands on collections, but they usually average out to no more than $4 for a pin and I then typically turn around and sell the majority of the collection and just keep the ones I want.
 
Over $300.00 and can not sell it for half of that today.

Be very careful when spending alot for a pin, You do not know for sure that this is a lifetime hobby/commitment.
 
Okay, you can add another $30 pin purchase to my list. For Maleficent in my signature pic :) Once I figured out the price I would be willing to pay for the other items in the transaction and subtracted that from the total, Maleficent would be down to a price I would be willing to pay. Or as I asked myself, "Would you be willing to trade 2 $10.95 pins to get Maleficent at this point?" Yep, even though it's individual cost might be a little higher than I usually like to spend.
 
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