Auction Ended: Whose Pin Bag is it Anyway!? -- BID ANY PIN -- ENDS MONDAY AUG 7
Welcome to Whose Pin Bag is it Anyway?
Where the points are made up and the pins don’t matter!
Where the points are made up and the pins don’t matter!
As you’re all aware by now, the Love is an Adventure event is right on our heels, and your local Wizard needs some pins for the pin trading boards! So I thought it would be a fun little idea to host an auction to help that cause!
In this auction, it won’t so much matter what actual pins you bid, but rather how many and what caliber! But more on that in a sec.First off, tell them what they can win, Archimedes!!
Oooookay, I’ll tell them…
You’re bidding on this gently used small pin bag! The bag is about 7 inches wide by 5 inches tall and has three double-sided foam pockets where you pin your pins. Depending on the size of the pins, each side can comfortably fit about 5-7 pins. Between each pocket is a thin sheet of black fabric to keep the pins from rubbing against each other (though I would encourage you to keep Free-D pins in a plastic wrapper). In the back of the bag is a net zipper pouch to keep cards or spare pin backs. The included strap will hang the pouch about hip high from the shoulder. Here are some closeups!
Again, this is GENTLY USED. I’ve only used this one once for a pin event last year and it’s in otherwise excellent shape! I’m happy to provide additional pictures!
Okay, lad! Now why don’t you tell them about the point system!
Aaaaaallrighty, up to me again…
For your bids, I’m not so much concerned with specifically what you bid (remember, these are just traders) as much as how many and what caliber they are. To that end, this auction will run on a point system! Here’s the breakdown:
Hidden Mickey: 0 points (don’t bid these…)
Open Edition / Rack / Booster Pack: 1 point
Limited Release: 2 points
Limited Edition 1000+: 3 points
Limited Edition 750-999: 4 points
Limited Edition 15-749: 0 points
So, from the point system you can glean that Hidden Mickeys won’t get you any points, nor will pins rarer than LE 750. Remember, these are going to the trading boards, so no need to bring out the big guns.
Whenever you bid, you’ll need to post an image of the pins you’re bidding and do the math, which I will verify. Here’s an example:
Squirt is an Open Edition / Rack (1) , Iago is av LR (2) , Minnie is a Booster (1), and the Pinocchio is an LE 3000 (3). So the total points for this would be 7 points.
Pretty simple, right?
My purpose in this is to try to put some nice pins back into the trading boards, or at least nothing totally bogus, because that’s no fun at all.The best part about this auction? You don’t have to even LOOK at my wants list! In fact, I ENCOURAGE YOU NOT TO! These pins are for the trading boards, and nothing specific to my collection will give you any kind of advantage (except in the case of a tie, I suppose…).
Now the event is soon, so this will be a fairly quick turn around. THIS AUCTION ENDS NEXT MONDAY, AUGUST 7[SUP]TH[/SUP] at 10pm EST (WDW time). I will mail the bag out immediately and I will expect you to mail out your winning bid within the following day or so to be sure the pins arrive in time for the event.
Oh, and one final rule NO SCRAPPERS. But, come on, you knew that already. ;P If I suspect a pin in your photo is a scrapper, I’ll contact you and ask for additional pictures.
I hope everyone has some fun with this auction! I’m looking forward to seeing what sorts of math combos we will have! Good luck!
~Merlin
