Pin flaw question: Scratches and LE count

I have purchased pin 39828

recently. When it arrived, I have seen that there were some light lines due to uneven paint which looks like a production error. There was also a small scratch at the end of Aurora's skirt. I was rather sad to see such a beautiful and rare pin with flaws. The seller was very understanding and gave me a partial refund because I desperately wanted to keep the pin.

This whole thing got me thinking: Which pin would lose more from its value due to a scratch or other flaw like this. LE 1000 or LE 100 ?

In my opinion, LE 100 would lose more value due to a scratch, because now there are only 99 good pins are left in the pool. I am usually willing to overlook small defects in rack pins or high LE counts, but I want my low LE pins in real good condition.

Just wondering what is your take on this?

I'm actually the opposite. If a high LE has a scratch I might pass on it because I know I could probably find another one fairly easily. But an LE 100....some of them are so hard to find that you just have to take what you can get, scratch or no scratch.

erudolf said:

I'm actually the opposite. If a high LE has a scratch I might pass on it because I know I could probably find another one fairly easily. But an LE 100....some of them are so hard to find that you just have to take what you can get, scratch or no scratch.

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+1

My reasoning is exactly the same as Erudolf's.

There is also the age factor, the older the pin is the higher the possibility that it might get damaged - like being in a pin bag with other pins hitting each other or (like me) in a box with other pins

I agree with Erudolf, if my LE25 was scratched, I wouldn't care, I at least have one of the 25.[thankfully it isn't though!]