GUIDE Spotting Scrappers ⚠️

Spotting Scrappers ️​

In the hack a lot of comparison discussions got lost

I still have some examples of how to spot scrappers on my drive, so I'll post them here.

1st example is from the hats set. This is Maleficent.
A lot of scrappers have these dull scraped up surfaces. Metal colors can be off, waffle edging odd, etc. My notes on the photo shows common clues to ID a scrapper.

Scrapper:

1. Paint dips (my photo is cut-off on the left side, but the arrow is pointing to dips or scratches in the enamel.)
2. Rough, dull and scraped surfaces.
3. Missing metal divider.
4. No pin post nubs.
5. Metal color is very gold.
6. Official Pin Trader banner indistinct and of poor quality.
7. Made in China font wonky; not consistent
8. Waffle edge not clean.

Authentic Pin:

1. Smooth enamel, no dips or scrapes
2. Distinct thick metal divider lines.
3. Two pin post nubs.
4. Clear font on reverse.
5. Metal color is lighter.

 

[collycon]

Has anyone ever successfully reported any of the eBay sellers selling those big fake lots of pins (that they list as "100% tradeable")? Has it made any kind of difference?

After learning about scrappers the hard way I don't think I'll ever trade on the boards at WDW anymore. I have traded off of the boards at Disneyland where you have to open them in front of Cast Members.

 

[firechief18]

They are 100 percent tradable. They're just not 100 percent legitimate. Unfortunately most people and cast members trading are unaware. When I trade in the parks. I try to let people know what to look for if they are trying to trade me a fake pin.

 

[collycon]

True, but should they be tradable?

 

[hopemax]

Has anyone ever successfully reported any of the eBay sellers selling those big fake lots of pins (that they list as "100% tradeable")? Has it made any kind of difference?

After learning about scrappers the hard way I don't think I'll ever trade on the boards at WDW anymore. I have traded off of the boards at Disneyland where you have to open them in front of Cast Members.

Nope. And the big sellers who sell them will fight to get negative feedback removed.

Trading with CMs doesn't have to be risky, people just have to be realistic of what they will find. If you familiarize yourself with the current Hidden Disney pins, and the previous series, you can feel comfortable about trading for those. In addition, pop into a pin store and take a look at what current booster packs and mystery boxes and pouches are for sale. You can usually feel comfortable for trading for those, because people will buy those to trade for things they see on lanyards. Do not get excited when you see a 2014 Hidden Mickey pin of a character you collect, it will most likely be fake. Also, expect that most boards you look at will have nothing good on them. Sometimes you will be an area / resort, and you start to see a lot of new Hidden Disney pins, and you can assume they were recently refreshed, and then that's a good time to check all the other boards in that area. So feast or famine, basically.

 

[momin.ator]

They are 100 percent tradable. They're just not 100 percent legitimate. Unfortunately most people and cast members trading are unaware. When I trade in the parks. I try to let people know what to look for if they are trying to trade me a fake pin.

Me too

 

[firechief18]

True, but should they be tradable?

Who's to stop them. Unless one knows how to identify non-authentic pins, there is no reasonable way to police the sale or trade of these types of pins. All one can do is arm oneself with knowledge, and even with that, sometimes it is very difficult to be 100 percent certain of a pins authenticity.