Older Hidden Mickey/Cast Lanyard pins..

[-em]

So let’s chat about older hidden Mickey pins/cast lanyard pins and their value or not value?

So in the huge collection I acquired is probably about 3-400 Hidden Mickey pins most from the first 5 years of the collection.

Quite a lot/most of them have been scrapped since and most newer traders probably have never seen an authentic version of many of these..

Knowing who I acquired them from and my experience 99.99% are authentic and look great compared to the fake versions

But because they’ve been so scrapped I have no idea how to trade/sell them because I feel even with photos it’ll all be “this is fake” even trading them in person seems dicey because I don’t want to have to be like believe me and while the old timers will recognize them as authentic not sure everyone will

while most aren’t worth more than a basic trader they (to me whose been around long enough to know) they still have some value but no idea how to prove that..

So asking for thoughts on if it’s worth trying to salvage value and how or just lot them out as lanyard traders

 

[starry_solo]

1 - please take lots of great pictures of them. I know the pin databases would really like having pictures of authentic Hidden Mickey pins in their databases.

2 - I would sell or trade these in person, never through the mail.

3 - No, to making them lanyard traders!

 

[Ajk]

Congrats on getting a great collection!

I think the people looking for them will know and value them appropriately. As you point out though, you’re not necessarily going to be trading them for LEs. Still, I’m sure you’ll get some decent trades with the right people. But with so many of them, that’s a lot of people to trade with.

Speaking of which, do you have any in the below picture? Or, better yet, #36555 on PinPics?

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[momin.ator]

I would love to see a photo of all of them. There are some that I need. Also @TheMickeyMouseRules collects hidden mickeys.
I really hope for real ones to show up.

 

[-em]

Here is a chunk of them as asked..


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[firechief18]

Are you interested in trading/selling the individual pins or are you trying to keep them in sets.
If individual, I'd be interested in the Goofy on the horse, Pluto on the wagon, and Fire Chief Stitch from the second photo, bottom page.

 

[-em]

I’m not attached to anything at this point.. I’ll move the pictures down to the trading forum in a bit and I’ll let everyone take a trade with them-

 

[momin.ator]

I’m definitely interested in the beige cat pin from the set of cats. The beige one is si or am. And the Cheshire watch pin. Problem is I’m not near my pins right now.

 

[Ajk]

That's an awesome set. Congrats! They all look legit to me offhand. I would be interested in a couple of the topiaries, Donald's nieces, some license plates, and possibly Spectromagic. Does it have the HM on it?

 

[Sithathoriunet]

This is AMAZING!!! I see quite a few from my wants list, including the Figment set with rainbows and a bunch of the Fast Pass ones.

 

[Ajk]

Oh, and the Prince John coin that I just noticed. So many pins!

 

[hopemax]

Yeah, I need many, many of those.

 

[starry_solo]

Those all look real and good to me. I would try to sell them in sets first, before breaking them up and selling singles.