No Shannon, I didn't mean it that way . Here in NJ, PA. NY we are always rushing . Moving faster than the hours that go by . In the south, people are more polite, really laid back . My BFF's daughter is in San Diego . Her hubby just went to Afghanistan for 7 months . She is coming home as she doesnt like it in Cali, I'll ask her what she meant, but she said, its a whole different class compared to us in NJ . She said, most that she has met are rude and not very friendly . Don't shoot me for repeating .
I grew up in Ohio and then moved to Cali. I also have some family in NY and Boston. I can tell you that neither are nicer than mid-west people. I think there is a difference in communication and social styles. Cali people won't commit to anything, they always want to see if something better pops up to do. And with how much there is to do here, something better always pops up. It gets clicky really quick here too. NY & NJ people kind of bully their way through conversations. They're VERY opininated and family mind-think fosters very strong points of view. I don't really think it's "Cali people" or their attitudes that are causing this issue though.
The problem, as stated above, is that Cali has great releases. Because we have so many places for pins, we also have more pins collectors and new pin enthusiasts. I'd love for Disney to open a special shop for you Florida people. I agree that Cali, DLRP, and DS.com UK people have a bit of an advantage over you, Cali a big advantage over all, DLRP a good size advantage. Not many Japan or Hong Kong people but I think they have good pins.
WDW does have 4 parks though, and pin releases haven't been insane like DLR/DSF releases. We have to claw our way through the crazy masses, we deserve double what we paid for some of these stupid releases. When is the last time a Florida person waited overnight in a street for pins? Just sayin'...
Also, some people just love beating the system and finding any way to make money that doesn't involve income tax reporting and the IRS. Also, many people across the country are in hard times and any way to make money is an option. I understand finding good work is hard these days and I honestly think some of the resellers are doing it as a supplemental income. Use the profit for their own collecting or just to have some money in their pocket. Maybe they sell pins to pay off their AP passes? I know many of the resellers are just younger traders that don't have a financial base big enough to buy pins every week, so they are supplementing their pin budget by reselling. I do that often too. I often buy 2 or 3 of a pin and sell 2 of them to pay for my one keeper. There's no way I'd have half the pins I have unless I sold a few along the way.
So far I have only found 1 person willing to buy pins for me at cost at WDW. We usually end up trading which is nice, but I can pay cash also. She is the only person I am currently willing to buy for in return because I know I can ask in return. And she isn't overly demanding with the really hard to get stuff which is appreciated. The WDW stuff I ask for usually isn't terribly hard for her to acquire either, and if it is I try my best to return the favor. I got a Star Wars Weekend Piece of Death Star pin from her that I know I would have had to pay north of $30 for if she hadn't helped out. I felt bad once when she actually bought a pin from me on eBay that I would have just sent her for cost, but she insisted the price was fine. I wish there were more people like that and I wish for all you Florida people there were more great pins I wanted. Write Disney, ask for your own version of a DSF.
Oh, and while I'm posting super long messages, hehe, I'll add that WDW people are lucky in one aspect I've touched one, how easy the releases often are there, because you guys get like 2/3rd's the pins! LE2000 PODM pins you guys get like 1200 and we get 800, maybe. I've heard it's even more lopsided some times. It should be an even split, 1000 & 1000.
