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HELP! Pin 46151: Disney Auctions - Cheshire Cat Topiary (Stitch)

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HELP! Pin 46151: Disney Auctions - Cheshire Cat Topiary (Stitch)

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Hi, does anyone here have this pin?

Pin 46151: Disney Auctions - Cheshire Cat Topiary (Stitch)

I am currently trying to make a trade for it, and though I'm not trying to be OCD about it, I'm still concerned if there may be fakes out there (and no I'm not calling anyone out but only being extra cautious). If you have this pin, could you please take a photo of it, front and back so that I can do some comparisons with the picture I have of the one I'd be trading for? I hope I'm not breaking any rules of conduct for trying to be nit picky with my potential grail pins, but if anyone could just lend a helping hand I would really appreciate it. I will actually ask the person I'm trying to trade with if I can post the pictures sent on this thread so others who don't have the pin can still help with some input. I'm just concerned about paint dips, coloring error and just the overall picture.

Thanks in advance!
 
I have quite a few from this topiary set, and I can tell you that these pins are notorious for having uneven paint/enamel regions, especially in the dark green of the topiary characters. If I hadn't seen this in more than one of these pins, I would be tempted to think they were really bad counterfeits. I hope this information helps...
 
Thanks for the input unibear!

There is one main issue I'm having a hard time getting over on the pin I'm trying to trade for, and it's that the bottom-most flower by the Cheshire's tail (middle one of the 3 bunched up) the flower petals are green rather than pinkish as seen in the concept art above. Again I've asked the person who shall not be named, if I could post a few pictures of the pin up and I'm just waiting on a reply. I know pins don't always match exactly to concept arts but I was hoping someone who owns an authentic version of this pin can confirm whether or not that paint error is across the board.

Thanks again for the help!
 
With approval, here are a few pictures of the pin:


Notice the 3 flowers by the Cheshire's tail, the bottom-middle one has green petals whereas the one from PinPics shows it as pink.




The back looks perfectly fine (or I hope it does).

Overall I say it's a legit pin with a coloring error but any input from ANYONE (even if you don't own the pin) would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks again!
 
The pin looks great and no worries about its authenticity! It even has the hologram bubble on it ... I don't believe that has been counterfeited ... yet. I've bought Disney Auction pins directly from Disney that have minor coloring flaws ... all part of the pin making process and not scrappers or fakes! Nice pin by the way!! Take care, *bjr
 
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