So different now!!
Okay so I've been out of pin trading for like.......more than 10 years. I think the last time I did a trip where I did a lot of buying and trading was like 2006, but I didn't completely drop out until a few years later.
Anyway. Things have changed SO MUCH since then!! Ofc you had to worry about fakes/scrappers back then, but not like now. Like we have 800 pins between my mom and me, and as far as we can tell, ONE is fake. And it's not even a scrapper; it's just non-Disney brand.
I know it's a huge worry now but also it's a little...frustrating...that pins I've had for 15+ years, ppl wanting to trade are reluctant to trade w/ me bc we don't have the backing cards anymore. I've moved 3 times since I bought some of these pins!
I'm not blaming anyone (except the dealers in fakes; they're jerks), but it's just been a little bit of a culture shock coming back in after all these years and seeing how different things are. I guess mostly I'm just semi-venting. I'm not mad at legit traders; I understand not wanting to get ripped off. I just hate that so many ppl are out here ruining the fun for everyone. :/
Anyway. Things have changed SO MUCH since then!! Ofc you had to worry about fakes/scrappers back then, but not like now. Like we have 800 pins between my mom and me, and as far as we can tell, ONE is fake. And it's not even a scrapper; it's just non-Disney brand.
I know it's a huge worry now but also it's a little...frustrating...that pins I've had for 15+ years, ppl wanting to trade are reluctant to trade w/ me bc we don't have the backing cards anymore. I've moved 3 times since I bought some of these pins!
I'm not blaming anyone (except the dealers in fakes; they're jerks), but it's just been a little bit of a culture shock coming back in after all these years and seeing how different things are. I guess mostly I'm just semi-venting. I'm not mad at legit traders; I understand not wanting to get ripped off. I just hate that so many ppl are out here ruining the fun for everyone. :/