Now I remember why I left Pin trading....
+1Sorry to hear that the "unscrupulous" managed to dismay your pin trading heart. Here on the west coast, we experience the same woes, people passing scrappers, theft attempts by children and adults no less, and of course, those who feel they must take advantage of others. We have learned that if we want to enjoy this hobby, we have to avoid certain traders regardless of what pins they might have. Certainly, there are those pins that are harder to get and would require negotiations, but if ever you walked away from a trade feeling you got the shorter end of the stick, you probably did. A trade ideally leaves you and the other party involved feeling happy and satisfied; happy to get something wanted and happy to met a new pin friend. That's what I feel trading is all about. Afterall, it is just a pin.
As most know, I left pin trading for a couple of years & last night at the WDW Contemporary PTN was a grim reminder why I should of stayed gone.
I am an honest trader, the way I trade is differant to most traders & others never herd of but this is for another topic. Last night at the Contemporary nobody from this forum or a few others I am part of stopped to say Hi to me especially the ones I have already traded with. I knew alot of the traders last night as far back as Dizpins & even there old East meets west events. 2nd, i was given a scrapper pin in a trade from a "Pin Trader" that thought he was funny for doing so. Look I am not a proffesional, I do this for fun not profit & if your that hard up to screw over a fellow trader you need to get a job @ Disney (again another topic).
I did 2 trades with my biggest being after the event in the hall way, but for those who i knew were going to be there I bought $350 in the Mystery Stamp Collection, Big thank you to my wife for authorizing that purchase for me,lol... Hope you guys wernt looking for stamps cause i am sure you can do the math & figure how many stamps I now have & what you could of traded me for with a simple smile & hey your Grumpy74.
I hate the fact that the very Pin-Sharks, yes I said it! Pin-Sharks that got us kicked from DTD & other places, were at the pin event but I watched as they too screwed others out of trades & stole from fellow traders. 1 couple I will only identify here as the Jersy couple who used to slip a mng. or 2 @ DTD for bags of traders from Pin Traders was there stole a pin out of another traders book, when I told the trader he didn't seem to care & the couple well they will continue to steel from us at the next event.
See this is why I left, after being at the PTN I realized this, I was frustrated... Thank you fellow traders & thank you pin sharks for making me live up to my true name ("Grumpy"). I treat others as they treat me. :wavey:
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I also have a new approach for Sharks and I basically put them in their place since I dont care what they think of me...
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Trade for fun, dont let idiots ruin it for you. There are plenty of good people out there.
Even at the WDW weekend pin event this stuff happens . I had my Figment Sculpture stolen last year , I even had him autographed by the artist . I was absolutely sick once I got back to the resort and discovered him gone . I went back to the pin event as they were holding the Saturday evening dessert party . Thinking perhaps, I left it behind, but I hadn't . I ended up buying another . I was lucky they still had Figgy available .
I cannot believe that pin traders steal from one another . It was a $60.00 lesson ! Don't Trust Anyone !
I did not in any way mean to offend my fellow pin traders here . Very Sorry ! I should have stated I know whom some of these sharks are and do not trust any of them .i am sorry but i have to disagree with you, "don't trust anyone" is a badly put statement, you just have to trust people you know care about you and your hobby of pin trading as you care about their pins as well. so please don't say nobody can't be trust because then you are insulting me and other pin traders here that are honest and will never steal something from another fellow member.
I did not in any way mean to offend my fellow pin traders here . Very Sorry ! I should have stated I know whom some of these sharks are and do not trust any of them .
I agree with you completly but i am sure when pin trading came to life it was never ment to get this out of hand as it has today. Not all traders are bad or nor as good at trading (Like me,lol...) but why cut an attitude or look down at other peoples traders when you yourself was at there point @ sometime of your pin trading experiance? thats what gets me going, i know I dont have the best trades but 1) I took a break, 2) I do this cause i enjoy it not because I make a living.Sorry to hear that the "unscrupulous" managed to dismay your pin trading heart. Here on the west coast, we experience the same woes, people passing scrappers, theft attempts by children and adults no less, and of course, those who feel they must take advantage of others. We have learned that if we want to enjoy this hobby, we have to avoid certain traders regardless of what pins they might have. Certainly, there are those pins that are harder to get and would require negotiations, but if ever you walked away from a trade feeling you got the shorter end of the stick, you probably did. A trade ideally leaves you and the other party involved feeling happy and satisfied; happy to get something wanted and happy to met a new pin friend. That's what I feel trading is all about. Afterall, it is just a pin.
yes under the post "PTN at Contempoary" I posted it 2 possibly 3x's my Grumpy shirt & DCL Pirate hat. worse part was the cast members were not wearing hip nor neck lanyards for trading with kids let alone a pin board for anyone. My kids who last night went to there 1st PTN didnt have the fun I hoped they would of had if pin trading was the way it was a while back. =(What a bummer. Pin trading is supposed to be fun. Sure, in any demographic there will be the percentage that is there to take advantage. I have caught someone stealing from another trader and actually had disney security get involved and arrest them. (seriously, arrested and taken to a real jail) It is one thing to be a horrible shark and take advantage of someone but to steal? I wont have that.
I am sorry you did not have fun. I have to ask though, did people there know you, know what you look like and still did not even take a moment to say hello? I find that pin trading is different for everyone. I have been to events where people said it was not so good and I had a great time socially and getting pins for the kids.
I know what you mean about the social side as I love to meet fellow friends from the various sites I am a member of. I also have a new approach for Sharks and I basically put them in their place since I dont care what they think of me. But the stealing is way overboard.
I mentioned long ago that I caught someone who removed a pin from my book to look at and then they actually replaced it, with a different pin. Nice try! I nicely told them I have to approve a trade and that my pin better find its way back into the book or there would be serious problems. They said they made a mistake.
Point is, YOU HAVE TO WATCH YOUR STUFF AT ALL TIMES. Thats why I hate to watch even friends books because I dont want to be responsible if something happens.
Trade for fun, dont let idiots ruin it for you. There are plenty of good people out there.
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