Pin trading VS Pin Collecting
I am a total hybrid pinner.I mostly collect now.
I have some traders, and in the past traders were great for getting some of the older retired or LE pins I needed for my collections. However, I have gotten many of the older pins i wanted, and the majority of the old pins left that i need are not easily traded for... so I plan to slowly purchase them over time. I also buy and sell the new releases. This pays for my collecting habit, as well as giving me a few new traders for my book.
Lately i am finding that I am more into the learning aspect of the pin community. I am reading, watching, looking and learning about how pins are made, what is good VS bad, and all sorts of other details. I like to know as much as possible about any hobby I am into.
Advice:: Pick up some good traders for those older pins you want to collect. Be open to trades for pins that are not on your wants list... Utilize pinpics! The trade/want ratios and options such as "What can I trade to get this pin" or "what can I get for this pin" are great tools. You can look at things other people have and ask to trade those, in order to find other pins you want. I love these features, they really help for 3 or 4 way trades to get to the pins you need.
I'm definitely a collector. Trading hasn't worked so well for me, but it's my own fault. I fall in love too easily with certain pins. I just got a great framed pin set (Belle at the fountain with the sheep!) to trade or sell for my grail but now that I have it in hand I don't think I can part with it - so there goes that... Anyway, it seems that I just end up buying the pins I love and trading my smaller pins for other smaller pins that I like more than what I've got.
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