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mulansgirl
12-15-2006, 11:05 AM
When you wear a pin lanyard do you put the pins you are trading on the lanyard or do you put sets you want to complete on it? Both make sence and dont so I am not sure. I keep a pin binder in my backpack but I also wanted to wear a lanyard this trip and I do not quite know all the pin ettiqute.
Thanks
MammaSilva
12-15-2006, 11:06 AM
You are not required to trade no matter which direction you go, but I wouldn't put the ones I would want to keep out for public view, I'd put the 'traders' on the lanyard and just 'know' which pins you need/want. YMMV
Tinker Bell
12-15-2006, 03:10 PM
My keepers stay home Safe and sound. I only take traders to DL with me. You can go to Pinpics.com and print up pics of the ones you need. Thats what I like to do when trying to complete a set.
JohnGar
12-15-2006, 03:32 PM
My keepers stay home Safe and sound. I only take traders to DL with me. You can go to Pinpics.com and print up pics of the ones you need. Thats what I like to do when trying to complete a set.
Good idea. Also, if you happen to lose one, you won't be that upset. After I make a trade, the pin I'm keeping goes into my pocket or special section in my bag where the keepers stay. :p
If you want to wear pins you are collecting, are proud of, want to show off, describe your personality, etc., wear a seperate lanyard and use the locking pin backs sold in the parks. It's like $8 for a pack of 12 and they work very well. They are screwed on with a little allen wrench that comes with it. :cool:
Or wear one lanyard and put locking backs on the ones you aren't trading.
Either way, have fun and look for me when visiting Disneyland. I'm usually wearing a lanyard with traders and my gold 50th name tag with the screen name I use here and on PinPics. :fez:
Stitch Lover
12-15-2006, 06:41 PM
just thought i would put my 2 cents in:) i personal put my trade pins on my lanyard. i really enjoy collecting and trading pins. i just got into it a year ago. this past trip at DL, i traded all my pins i brought with me and wish i had brought more! i just bought a big pin bag off of ebay. $25! so i am stocking up and i am going to bring a bunch with me next time! JohnGar, where do you usally do your trading? i would love to see what you have if we are in DL at the same time the next time i go. i did talk and trade with a really nice couple. i traded with the guy. he needed a Jessica pin. Jessica from Roger Rabbit. i bought a christmas one and then traded it to him for a nametag Simba pin. not sure if it was you or not. ok, i am down now.
JohnGar
12-15-2006, 08:41 PM
Nope, wasn't me. :( I collect Jiminy Cricket and Chip & Dale while my wife collects Sorcerer Mickey, Tinker Bell and now Minnie Mouse (but her alone, not with other characters).
I usually bounce around the park. If I "set up" shop it's usually at the tables at the Plaza Pavillion. I usually walk through there and the wife and I sit at the bench just outside the Plaza Pavillion. We also have a seat on the planter or benches between the City Hall and Main Street Train Station. We also take the train around at least once, sometimes twice.
My goal is to trade all the traders I take with me even if it means getting pins I don't really need just to mix up the circulation at the park. I currently have some Cast Lanyard Series pins from WDW from our trip in September. To get more traders I recently went through my collection and picked out pins I no longer wanted and took them with me. Some of these pins are four years old so people are surprised when they see one on a lanyard.
Look below to see when I'll be there again. :fez: