Who says trading is dead/dying....and the power of just asking....
So I recall some earlierposts this year about trading not as active etc....
I think not....
So one of my new years pin resolutions has been to at least answer “no thanks†to all pinpics requests – or at least almost all of them....
I'm doing fairly well on that, but one thing I'm also trying to do is even if not remotely interested in the offered trade, at least looking at what matches we may have (cause at least that person is actively interested in trading!).
So, here's my count from just January:
Pinpics: I've traded for 24 pins with 6 people.
DPF 66 pins with 11 people.
Over 100 new pins for me!
Ok, so wow, just realized the scope of my pin addiction.....good thing I'm among fellow addicts here...
My favorite trade so far arrived yesterday, and was for a signature pin!
Background, I did get tired of getting offers of OE/HM for more rare/low LE pins (most of which were only in my trade list if I found a grail), so I took many of those off my trade list. I figured others do the same, so I sometimes check wants vs. owns (mine and the person I'm trading with) to find “hidden†potential trades.
After agreeing to one trade on pinpics (for yet more Mickey icons) I saw in their owns list a signature pin (one that usually only has 2 or 3 people listed as trading). So I just asked “by the way, do I have anything you would trade for itâ€. Looking at our matches I wasn't expecting anything, but....Lo and behold, all they wanted was a pair of pins I got to be traders on our Christmas trip. So happy dance time!
Even more exciting, the best part is, that while that pin is on my wants list, its someone else's signature pin. So someone is getting Zapped this week! On its way to its new home in tomorrows mail
Not posting the pin cause that would spoil the surprise.....
Bruuuuahahahahahahahahahahahahahah.
(evil laugh)
I think not....
So one of my new years pin resolutions has been to at least answer “no thanks†to all pinpics requests – or at least almost all of them....
I'm doing fairly well on that, but one thing I'm also trying to do is even if not remotely interested in the offered trade, at least looking at what matches we may have (cause at least that person is actively interested in trading!).
So, here's my count from just January:
Pinpics: I've traded for 24 pins with 6 people.
DPF 66 pins with 11 people.
Over 100 new pins for me!
Ok, so wow, just realized the scope of my pin addiction.....good thing I'm among fellow addicts here...
My favorite trade so far arrived yesterday, and was for a signature pin!
Background, I did get tired of getting offers of OE/HM for more rare/low LE pins (most of which were only in my trade list if I found a grail), so I took many of those off my trade list. I figured others do the same, so I sometimes check wants vs. owns (mine and the person I'm trading with) to find “hidden†potential trades.
After agreeing to one trade on pinpics (for yet more Mickey icons) I saw in their owns list a signature pin (one that usually only has 2 or 3 people listed as trading). So I just asked “by the way, do I have anything you would trade for itâ€. Looking at our matches I wasn't expecting anything, but....Lo and behold, all they wanted was a pair of pins I got to be traders on our Christmas trip. So happy dance time!
Even more exciting, the best part is, that while that pin is on my wants list, its someone else's signature pin. So someone is getting Zapped this week! On its way to its new home in tomorrows mail
Not posting the pin cause that would spoil the surprise.....Bruuuuahahahahahahahahahahahahahah.
(evil laugh)
I would love to trade more! Was out of the trading for a bit, but it seemed like it's always been difficult to get people to trade overseas, or at least more difficult. Or maybe I have bad timing, haha.
I actually made one of my very few trades I have done in the whole time I have been in this hobby (not because I don't want to trade, I just lack decent traders :facepalm: LOL ), and am trying to do some more a.s.a.p. 
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