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GRAIL Holy Grail Hunt 2026 - What's yours?

GRAIL Holy Grail Hunt 2026 - What's yours?
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Time to post one of my two favorite threads of the year!

Hopefully we all managed to get some grails this year. (Actually I don't think I did. lol) And now it's time to look ahead to 2026.

What is the number one pin you are most hoping to get in the New Year?

For my Wonderland collection, I've been hunting for the same pin for decades:

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Pin & Pop Pin ID: 89412
The problem is there is no way to search for it. Try hunting for "Walt Disney pin" and see how many tens of thousands of pins come up. lol

And I'm always on the hunt for Wonderland AP's, PP's, and prototypes!


For my Marvel collection, I'm hoping to find multiples (yes, multiples lol) of this one which I've not managed to come across even one of yet (I know it's on ebay for like $25 but I want to trade for them rather than buy):

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pinpics.com

TeeTurtle - Thor and Loki - Hugging - Chibi - Marvel

This chibi-style pin shows Superhero THOR giving a bear hug to his brother, LOKI. Thor is wearing his red cape and has his eyes closed and mouth open. Loki is looking disinterested and is wearing his green and gold suit with horned helmet. #166859, #166860, #166862, #166858
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Along with any other Loki or Jeff the Land Shark pin I don't have. 🙂


How about you? What is your absolute most wanted pin that you're going to be looking for in 2026 that you didn't manage to acquire in 2025?
 
Jabberwocky said:
Time to post one of my two favorite threads of the year!

Hopefully we all managed to get some grails this year. (Actually I don't think I did. lol) And now it's time to look ahead to 2026.

What is the number one pin you are most hoping to get in the New Year?

For my Wonderland collection, I've been hunting for the same pin for decades:

89412_jOjO_pinail.webp

Pin & Pop Pin ID: 89412
The problem is there is no way to search for it. Try hunting for "Walt Disney pin" and see how many tens of thousands of pins come up. lol

And I'm always on the hunt for Wonderland AP's, PP's, and prototypes!


For my Marvel collection, I'm hoping to find multiples (yes, multiples lol) of this one which I've not managed to come across even one of yet (I know it's on ebay for like $25 but I want to trade for them rather than buy):

1721748012.thumb.jpg.8da3c3511233a940d7bf4a0abc4563f1.jpg

pinpics.com

TeeTurtle - Thor and Loki - Hugging - Chibi - Marvel

This chibi-style pin shows Superhero THOR giving a bear hug to his brother, LOKI. Thor is wearing his red cape and has his eyes closed and mouth open. Loki is looking disinterested and is wearing his green and gold suit with horned helmet. #166859, #166860, #166862, #166858
pinpics.com pinpics.com

Along with any other Loki or Jeff the Land Shark pin I don't have. 🙂


How about you? What is your absolute most wanted pin that you're going to be looking for in 2026 that you didn't manage to acquire in 2025?
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A way to narrow your search is to use “Charles Boyer” there is a puzzle with this image on a popular auction site. Add puzzle to the search to make it faster.
 
Mcgilligan said:
A way to narrow your search is to use “Charles Boyer” there is a puzzle with this image on a popular auction site. Add puzzle to the search to make it faster.
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There is also a plate (and I've heard a watch, too) with this same art. I've tried narrowing and it never works. In two decades+ I've only found it on ebay once - as part of a $2000 Mickey & Walt pin collection. And yeah, wasn't spending that to get one pin out of a collection. lol

But the plate is constantly up for sale on ebay. Just not the pin that I can find. 🙁
 
Connies_Hobby said:
2026 GRAILS:

1. PIN & POP PIN ID: 100037
The Muppets LE 500 Pin Trading Carnival Collection pin.

2. PIN & POP PIN ID: 79797
Minnie Mouse as Florence Nightingale is a Limited Edition (LE) 100 pin from the Women Through History pin series.

...a few more to come.
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Good choice with the Minnie as Florence Nightingale pin!
 
My top Clarabelle Cow grails for 2026. I am not hopeful I will see any of these as they are vintage pins and I have not seen them on the pin market for a reasonable cost. But I want to put good pin energy out there 🤣 so these are my top unattainable grail pins.

1: My number one Clarabelle pin DISO. I have not seen this pin on the market since starting my collection. But I have seen a few other pins from this set on eBay so I hope the Clarabelle pin is out there. This pin has been my number one grail for over 6 years.
PP11205 Japan - Clarabelle as a Fish - Pisces - A Space Fantasy - Constellation - Zodiac - JDS
https://imgur.com/a/3YMyvNc

2: This pin is part of an LE 100 framed set. I have seen the set for sale in the past but it is always too expensive. Plus I only want this one pin so I can only dream about getting this pin at a reasonable cost or trade.
PP108916 WDW - Walt Disney - GenEARation D - Memorabilia Framed Set - Classic Characters

3: Another vintage pin from Japan. I have never seen this pin in any collection or on sale and I am beginning to think it does not actually exist.
PP38684 Sony - Clarabelle Cow - Classic

I am only 6 pins away from being Clarabelle Cow complete so I will be ecstatic if I get any new Clarabelle pins in 2026. Wishing everyone good luck on getting some grail pins.
 
I just have the one grail, I should probably add a few more, but for so long she's been THE ONE. I'm hoping maybe this is finally the year I find her, or at least lay eyes on her.
Lady dressed as Si/Am from the Happy Howl-o-ween set. She isn't on pin & pop or I'd link her.
She's on pin pics though!

I wish everyone luck this year getting their grail pins and trading in general!
 
ViciousLady said:
I just have the one grail, I should probably add a few more, but for so long she's been THE ONE. I'm hoping maybe this is finally the year I find her, or at least lay eyes on her.
Lady dressed as Si/Am from the Happy Howl-o-ween set. She isn't on pin & pop or I'd link her.
She's on pin pics though!

I wish everyone luck this year getting their grail pins and trading in general!
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Have you seen the creepy one with Si and Am dressed as Lady?
 
I think these are my two for 2026. 2025 was a great year for getting the last pin I needed for a number of sets that I had been collecting for years. It would be nice to finish off these two sets next.

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Here's my hunt list for 2026 in terms of grails. If you have any of these for trade, don't be shy!

Chernabog Disney After Dark
Bicoastal Space Mountain
Tinker Bell's Fix-it Shop
 

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Ok so this thread sent me on a pinpics/pin&pop journey which I loved!

I have narrowed it down to four for this year to be reasonable, with easy and hard grails 😂.

The DLRP flower one was one of the first pins I bought myself but somehow traded away years ago, but it was an OE so hopefully doable.
The Phantom Manor slider is the only one I’m missing.
I am an environmental scientist so the Goin’ Green would be perfect for me, and I love IASM and 2012 was my first year of proper pin trading.
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Best of luck to all for 2026!!
 
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