Second Opinion Wanted: DA100s versus more current pins: Worth that much more?

[shooting4ownhand]

Some DAs are more valuable than others. I've been able to get DA pins for as little as $15. The character(s), design, and/or edition size usually determines the value of the pin. Where the pin is from can play into how expensive the pin is but not always. I think the person you were trying to trade with wanted to get higher end pins because he knew you wanted the pin. If you can easily buy the pin on ebay, I would go ahead and do it.

 

[Bryana]

The trades to wants are 5 to 59. 3 of the five do not trade anymore. The 4th one only wants one pin for that pin. That leaves me. So you are really looking at 1 to 59. That is a very hard pin.

This statement has been bugging me.

If he is going to throw this out at you then he also needs to consider that the number of wanters (yes I said wanters...lol) are no longer trading/collecting. With this I did a little research. I looked through all 59 people's trades & wants. I feel that if the pins on their wants and/or trades list are older than 2012 then there is a good chance they are no longer trading. I came up with 23 people who did not have any pins on one and/or the other list any newer than 2011. With this it would mean that the more true wants/trade ratio for this pin is probably more like 36 want to 1 trade.

This is logical...right?

 

[Story]

This statement has been bugging me.

If he is going to throw this out at you then he also needs to consider that the number of wanters (yes I said wanters...lol) are no longer trading/collecting. With this I did a little research. I looked through all 59 people's trades & wants. I feel that if the pins on their wants and/or trades list are older than 2012 then there is a good chance they are no longer trading. I came up with 23 people who did not have any pins on one and/or the other list any newer than 2011. With this it would mean that the more true wants/trade ratio for this pin is probably more like 36 want to 1 trade.

This is logical...right?

^ Agree completely! It's not fair at all for him to dissect who is actually still trading and not take in consideration who is actually still wanting.

 

[Deanopeez]

This thread is super helpful, as some of my Stitch wants are DA pins. Now I see that trading for these is going to be nearly impossible with the collection I have now. **checks piggy bank***

 

[Poohs_hotstuff]

This is somewhat interesting, as it seems the other trader in this case is not interested in anything in particular, but in getting their demand, no matter what. Apparently they have no grails or pins that they "must have" but instead have a value that they "must have". This is an interesting technique and leads me to question somewhat whether they are true collectors. I think the older DA LE 100s have good value, depending on the pin in question, but the value of the newer ones is in question for the long run. I wouldn't trade new LE's for an old LE of similar mintage unless they were of similar characters and want/trade ratios. The good old ones stand the test of time and have good value, but with the newer pins, whether they stand the test of time is something yet to be seen. High demand recent releases may or may not continue to draw the same attention a few years down the road, or they may soften as newer desires come along. Everyone wants the newest "Tangled", for example because they see it and recognize it and love it. They don't, however, love all the old LE 100's because many of them have never even seen or noticed them. Not everyone bothers to scour the entire database in their search for pins, as it would take weeks, perhaps months to do so. This leads to only the truly dedicated collectors of certain characters being the ones who are after those older issues. There may be a number of Scrooge collectors out there, but nowhere near the amount of Rapunzel or Belle collectors, and it shall remain that way. Sometimes there are ways to work these things out, and sometimes not. Flexibility is the key, and if you can be flexible in what you want or are willing to give up, it can make it easier, but still there is no such thing as a sure thing; that's part of what trading is all about...the wheeling and dealing to see if you can get what you want. The hunt is oft times far more satisfying than the actual capture of that which you are after. Just ask Todd & Copper, LOL!