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Insta-SCAMMED! :(

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Insta-SCAMMED! :(
It always is a bummer to get scammed and especially when it's a high end pin. I'm sorry.

I do want to say though that trading through Instagram isn't all horrible. I've made more trades through there than through pinpics, dpf and facebook. I just make sure to research who I trade with. Look at their other photos, see how many people tag them in photos of a completed trade, are they offering a lot of hidden mickey's or legit pins? I've even meet an awesome group of pin traders who frequent the parks in person. I love my instagram pin family. They help me get pins at cost from DL and DSF when needed.

I think with any trading through the mail there is risk. It's too bad people take advantage of our trust :(

I hope you somehow get your pin back.
 
Thanks guys for all the support- I'm hoping that I'll get my pin back or the pin gods will come through and the trade will show up in my mailbox. I'm finding it hard to completely leave the Instagram trading mostly because there are so many good people on there but I'm also feeling a bit bitter about it all haha. There have been some trades that come through right away and without a hitch while others take days and reminders and a little friendly nudging haha.

This is was the biggest trade I'd done through there in terms of the value of the pin so I do feel more bummed about it. We'll see, I guess there is still some good Ill just start digging super deep to make sure it's all kosher and probably start writing down usernames and trades haha.
 
I'm so sorry to hear that. I have only done a couple of trades on Instagram and fortunately it went really well. I'm kind of wary to get too involved with it. I've heard too many stories of shady people and even children on there scamming people. I do like using my account to post pictures of my pins and other Disney treasures and getting to see other people's too but there is some element of shadiness there.
 
I'm so sorry to hear that. I have only done a couple of trades on Instagram and fortunately it went really well. I'm kind of wary to get too involved with it. I've heard too many stories of shady people and even children on there scamming people. I do like using my account to post pictures of my pins and other Disney treasures and getting to see other people's too but there is some element of shadiness there.

Very well said!! I do enjoy looking at what everyone else gets and things like that- I enjoy when people get pumped for pin mail, haha.
 
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