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QUESTION Disney Auction fakes?

QUESTION Disney Auction fakes?
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Have Disney Auction pins been faked and if so, is there a list somewhere? I've already checked in the trusted site that lists fakes and didn't see anything but I've come across different Disney Auctions pins where the logo on the back is different: some have capital D and A, and others don't and I wonder if that's a tell? Should I be looking at something specific in the gavel pattern to help determine authenticity? I don't want to get taken on a pricier purchase. TIA!
 
The Masterpiece Series definitely have. In years past there used to be comparison photos. Also, some of the postcard series (the Toad one, which I always wanted, has a warning on Pinpics, but I don't remember which others) Mostly, if it's an LE 100 look for the hologram. I don't remember a lot of counterfeits; most pins are safe, but I do remember that the gavel pattern on the back would follow a wavy line, instead of straight as a tell.

This site is mine, I had put it together when the factories would post photos on marketplace type sites or from the old Dizpins site. This is the small list I had made.

Disney Auctions

Note: The absence of a pin from this list does not mean that the pin has not been compromised. Only that it has not yet been found in an ima...
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Thank you! That's really reassuring though I may still hold out for anyone who has the original bag with label just to be safe ;) Sometimes the prices seem too good to be true which was another factor that got my Spidey senses tingling.
 
momin.ator said:
Which pin are you looking for? I might have it.
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I'm a big Tink collector and there are a few p;ins I would love to add but it makes me nervous to see big fluctuations in price when I know the approximate value. While I realize someone might not realize what they have, or just need to make a sale, I worry they could be fakes as I see a LOT of them in the market.
 
I recall warnings about fake DA pins going back almost 20 years. So yes, DA pins have been faked. But *some* price fluctuations are in the new traders not valuing the DA pins the way old traders do as they just want the more recent "fire" pins like WDI.

The only way to know yours is real is if you get it from someone who got it directly from Disney. And these days with so many old time traders out of the hobby, that's... challenging. I have damaged pins I'd like to replace, but even when I get a replacement, I honestly don't really trust it, so I keep my old damaged one too as I at least know that's legit.
 
I have the purple heart Tink and got directly from Disney. DM me if you are interested in that one.
 
Soooo I bit the bullet and purchased 2 DA dressing room door pins that looked legit - came on black numbered cards in plastic bags that had the same number - but not the sticker with the name. In addition to the two posts, they have little nubs which are not mentioned on any description I can find. Otherwise, weight feels good, hammers feel appropriately spaced. I went back to check a bunch of my other DA pins and some have nubs and some don't. Does anyone know if I should be concerned?
 
PixiePinTrader said:
Soooo I bit the bullet and purchased 2 DA dressing room door pins that looked legit - came on black numbered cards in plastic bags that had the same number - but not the sticker with the name. In addition to the two posts, they have little nubs which are not mentioned on any description I can find. Otherwise, weight feels good, hammers feel appropriately spaced. I went back to check a bunch of my other DA pins and some have nubs and some don't. Does anyone know if I should be concerned?
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I don't remember dressing room doors being faked, but please feel free to post in this section of the forum "Help Me Identify This Pin"
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Don't know what exactly you're looking at? Post a photo in here and let the community help you identify your pin!
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and we can comments about it.
 
Way back in the day, when Disney ended selling though Ebay, a lot of the PINS auction pins ended up in WDW's cast store for $5 a piece and cast pin party grab bags. Which is how I have the ones I do. Several of the dressing room doors were among them. If someone bought a bunch in 2005-2006 (timeline this happened) and got out of pin trading along the way, they could have been just sitting in a closet or old trade books until downsizing / estate liquidating came calling. With so many recent pins, they may not be on current collectors' radars. So basically, a storm of not that popular to begin with, maybe not a lot invested in them, people cleaning out, and not a lot of interest.

But they are still nice designs, and you can't go wrong with DA pins. I call picking stuff up like this as "zagging, while other people are zigging." If people are chasing Adorbs, and other stuff, there are nice pins somewhere available at a bargain.
 
hopemax said:
Way back in the day, when Disney ended selling though Ebay, a lot of the PINS auction pins ended up in WDW's cast store for $5 a piece and cast pin party grab bags. Which is how I have the ones I do. Several of the dressing room doors were among them. If someone bought a bunch in 2005-2006 (timeline this happened) and got out of pin trading along the way, they could have been just sitting in a closet or old trade books until downsizing / estate liquidating came calling. With so many recent pins, they may not be on current collectors' radars. So basically, a storm of not that popular to begin with, maybe not a lot invested in them, people cleaning out, and not a lot of interest.

But they are still nice designs, and you can't go wrong with DA pins. I call picking stuff up like this as "zagging, while other people are zigging." If people are chasing Adorbs, and other stuff, there are nice pins somewhere available at a bargain.
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I love the DA pins and would have died to be lucky enough to grab them for $5 - lucky you! Am not into adorbs at all and hoping to find a few more DA pins to complete my collection (especially Tink). IMHO they are so much nicer than any of the PALM pins that seem to skyrocket in price once sold out. I will happily continue to zag!
 
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PixiePinTrader said:
I love the DA pins and would have died to be lucky enough to grab them for $5 - lucky you! Am not into adorbs at all and hoping to find a few more DA pins to complete my collection (especially Tink). IMHO they are so much nicer than any of the PALM pins that seem to skyrocket in price once sold out. I will happily continue to zag!
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There were a few DA (or maybe it was DS) Tink pins that were scrapped, but not many
 
PixiePinTrader said:
Shoot - do you know if there's a list anywhere? My first stop is usually PinTradingDB but don't think they're up to date :(
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PTDB isn't up to date on DA/DS fakes, although we do try to be update on the more recent fakes.

I know there's one that @Purplemandms wants that was faked. She can tell you more about it.
 
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