Retired Pin or Not to Retire? That is the Question.

As I'm browsing through my pins, I see some are classified as "retired" and others, that I have not seen the art reused, do not indicate one way or the other. So, here is my question: When does a pin qualify as "retired"? If a pin has a year on it, is that retired? What if the artwork has not been reused for a couple of years? For instance, characters dressed as other characters (Tinker as Minnie, Jessica as the Madhatter, etc.). Retired or Not retired? If the group producing the pins has stopped or is no longer around, such as Disney Auctions, should those pins be classified as "retired"?

Anyone sagacious enough to have an opinion or share an informed insight?

I think its a vague term that would be hard to define as technically unless its being currently printed its retired but as disney has and will continue to reprint pins its a moving target...

Just like technically ALL pins are Limited Edition just we dont know the edition size on open or limited release pins but there was a specific number ordered whether or not it was re-ordered or just a one time release there is an 'edition size'.

Would that mean that a large number of pins would be classified as retired, unless Disney releases again; in which case, the "retired" designation would need to be removed? Or should we even have a "retired" designation at all?

An OE pin is never retired because it can always be reissued. But LE and LR pins can be.

But I prefer "sold out" to "retired" for clarification.

Id have to agree with Jabberwocky. Retired is not very definitive. "Sold out" is more user friendly.