Baggies dont always mean scrappers.

[iamdisneydan]

I just wanted to throw something out there that is another pet peeve of mine. Almost all of us know what the eBay scrapper bags look like. Each pin in it's own little (cheap thin) zip baggie. But not all pins in baggies are scrappers and this is what bothers me.

There are people out there who buy genuine pins and like trading for pins for their lanyard and personal collection. They do not have books. While I have seen many ways people take care of the pins they wish to trade so they dont get scratched or damaged, some people just keep them in a baggie or in some cases the original disney bag they bought them in.

I had a trader come to me and wanted 2 pins and I asked if they had traders. They took out a disneyland bag which was buried under all their other bags, basically dropped it onto the trading table (clank!) and took the end of the bag and just dumped them all out.

There were about 30 - 40 pins, all new on cards and even a few receipts. My problem is, like a rock tumbler, these pins have been scratching against each other and the wear was already noticible. I keep my pins in my book with good spacing just to prevent a pin from scratching another. Sure, they have a lot of pins I would like but no-one else would trade me because they look damaged.

I explain to them that they should really take better care of them and it may be difficult to trade them if they get scratched and stuff. Yes we cring when we see the baggie come out and are expecting scrappers but I think it hurts even more when they empty the bag and all these real pins clank out all scratched up.

Many times I trade with people just to trade up even if I dont need the pin. This person would have been very generous with their trades but I did not feel I could ever trade them to anyone because I worried about complaints. (and if they could buff out, I may have got them. It was that bad)

I even had a guy once who had a large baggie (Freezer Bag) with maybe 50 - 75 pins and many were DSF all banging aroung and when he was done, he just rolled it up and stuck it in his pocket.

The moral of the story is (yes their is a moral) not all baggies mean scrappers but you may cringe more when you see whats in the bag and what's happened to them.

 

[Gloomy]

I even had a guy once who had a large baggie (Freezer Bag) with maybe 50 - 75 pins and many were DSF all banging aroung and when he was done, he just rolled it up and stuck it in his pocket.

I think the real question here is, "How ****in' huge was that dude's POCKET?!" Haha! Seriously? I don't think I could fit more than a dozen, unbagged DSF pins in my pocket.

But yeah, it's a point well made and one I'm finding quite relevant myself right now. Now that I've got a few pinpics trades under my belt, and a few trips to the DSF as well, I really don't want to take my pins anywhere for fear of damage, at least until I get a good bag to protect them. Thanks again for your assistance in helping me choose a bag, Dan.

-JD

 

[YoSoyAhPuch]

I'd rather trade for pins in individual bags rather than trade for pins bunched up together and scratching one another. If you're afraid it's a scrapper, I think its reasonable to ask to take a look at the pin before you trade for it. I know that sometimes scrappers can be hard to tell from the real thing, but I don't think asking to take a god look at the pin is unreasonable. You bought your pins and want a fair trade for them. I've seen people with their bags of pins, the enamel all scratched up. Nice pins, but scratches bug me. It's like they don't have any respect for their pins. It bugs me a lot too. I try to take care of my pins, and when I see someone with a pin I want scratched up, there goes a trading opportunity.

 

[Rocke01]

I totally agree with this one. I sell traders and put each one in a baggie because I want the pins to be protected. I use whatever I can get a hold of including buying little jewelry baggies off of Ebay. (many times my traders will be in several different kinds of baggies but all in baggies) The point is, I take the time to protect the pins I sell so that they are in the best condition possible. My pins are NOT scrapper pins but pins from trading. Many times I will end up with extra pins. For example, on our last trip I came home with 3 and 4 of the PWP pins and travel pins as I have an any pin for any pin board I use for my trading fodder. I will then take those pins and they become what I send out in trading pins to my customers. To assume a person has only scrapper pins because they are bagged up is a bad assumption to make.

 

[iamdisneydan]

I have seen people use felt, plastic and all sorts of things but at least they are using something. And yes, if they were actually in separate bags, that would help. It's just sad to see what were such great pins all messed up.

 

[iamdisneydan]

Thanks Rocke01. Thats also my point and I hope I made that. Not all baggies mean scrappers and baggies can actually be a good thing under the right circumstances. Thats why I pointed this out. I saw the baggie, expected the usual outcome and out poured store bought pins, on backs and receipts to boot. The guy who fit those pins in his pocket had one of those hoodies with the single pockets in front where you can touch your hands. (hopefully ya know what I mean...lol)

And I have traded with Rocke01 and yes, all of her pins come in separate bags and packed nicely.
Rocke01, are you guys coming down for the January PTN?

 

[Rocke01]

I want to, especially since our passes expire the end of January... we will see. Right now we are just trying to make it through Christmas.