CURRENT Good/Bad Internet and eBay Pin Sellers

[SupernaturalMommy]

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[pixiewings71]

I purchased 3 pins from ebay seller golfresort, paid, was expecting my pins but instead got a refund saying he decided he thought he should get more money for the pins than what he had listed them for, and that he didn't think I really wanted the pins?!? Just ludicrous! THEN, he opened unpaid item cases even though he has been paid and refunded my money. Ebay closed the cases in mmy favor, but I still had to phone in, and was highly annoyed....was just wondering if anyone had possibly had any troubles with this guy?

Thanks for your input, I haven't heard of them but man that just stinks all around!

at those prices I personally wouldn't buy there

I don't think the prices are too bad, I'd pay that for legit pins that I planned to keep. But I haven't used them so I don't know if they have good pins or not, I did notice the same thing that Supernatural said, that Stitch pin wasn't on a pin back so that makes me wonder.

 

[AliceandAriel]

It's a little late for me to be asking now, but I guess the sooner I find out the better in case I need to email back for a refund.

Can anyone verify if kurakka360, owner of Real Deal Pins, is legit?

I'm completely new to pin trading. Saw it last year in Disney and said, "Oh my gosh, I want to do that!" So I bought a starter set from Disney, but then of course I went on ebay and starting looking for some pins to add to my own personal collection... and learned about scrappers. Ugh. I'm really hoping this seller is good, the Mad Hatter pin I bought is one I've been eyeballing.

 

[SupernaturalMommy]

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[AliceandAriel]

Only looked at the first page. They look legit. Their feedback reflects that. Their prices seem a bit high for some of those pins. Really high for others, comparatively. But that doesn't mean anything really. Their username was sticking in my head but I couldn't think of why, so I went through my emails. I bought 7 pins from them individually a year ago (before I ever knew of this thread) and they were all scrappers. However, they were hidden Mickey pins which I don't buy anymore because more often than not you get scrappers. So, I can not say that you will get a bunch of scrappers from them, but I did. If you buy pins not known for being scrappers, you will probably be fine.

On the other hand, I know of someone who bought a bunch of pins from that person who was thrilled with them. He is new to pin trading, and I have not seen the pins in person, so I can not say if they were authentic.

I did notice the price difference, especially when comparing them to other green listed users on this thread. Of course, if I had found this thread before I went ebay-pin-bonkers, I probably would have saved myself a little time and internal panic!

To my (very newbie) knowledge, both pins I bought (only bought two for now) are not hidden mickeys. One was, as mentioned, a Mad Hatter pin (#74870) and one was the LGM from Toy Story (#88454). The DBF is a huge Toy Story fan, so I grabbed the second one for him to encourage building a pin collection of his own.

But in the future, I'll be sticking to the green list on here. Someone mentioned a user bizzybee1 that I have bookmarked for a set of 25 mixed for trade. That'll probably be my next grab and then we'll be set on pins for our whole trip!

 

[SupernaturalMommy]

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[Jodygirl]

Hello!
Searching eBay for some pins for our trip in just over two weeks! I found some pins from seller gwynpins but don't see that person listed in the beginning post. Does anyone have any experience with this seller? Thanks!!!

Jody

 

[Kristibo42]

Watch out buying from some people in Utah. There is a family that has several Ebay names but comes from the same town. I have mad the mistake of buying 3 sets. They were all fake and then when I gave bad feed back I got the same message from them all. They keep changing there names but you can tell by the pictures. I have had several good buyers that I have bought from. Just watch the feed back.

 

[Kristibo42]

Hello!
Searching eBay for some pins for our trip in just over two weeks! I found some pins from seller gwynpins but don't see that person listed in the beginning post. Does anyone have any experience with this seller? Thanks!!!

Jody[/QUOT

I've purchased from them. Bad smoke smell. even the pins not just the packaging.

 

[Kristibo42]

So I was an idiot and didn't know that this thread existed. I purchased some on Ebay from 423disneypinfreak and then started reading about "fake pins". I am not a collector, nor do I trade pins, but I wanted to use them for a FE project. I do have to say that I did receive the pins quickly, but I only received 49 out of the 50, and 14 of them were definite scrappers. I sat here for hours on end and googled every single pin, looked on a website that explained what the "scrappers" look like. I then came across this thread during my google and there she is right there in the red. I did contact her immediately and she sent out 15 pins which I received and none of them appear to be fake. However she wants the scrappers back which is fine, but I'm sure she will throw them right back in her mix.

I appreciate all that has been put into this thread. Now I know if I need more who to buy from. Thanks!!

I brought from them. All fake.

 

[SupernaturalMommy]

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[SupernaturalMommy]

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[Jodygirl]

Thanks for the info. I already bought a few from that seller though. I am frustrated because I want to be able to get a good sized lot of pins but can't seem to find any lots in my budget. I may have to just get one or two booster packs and buy a few more when I get to Disney. Thanks again for all the helpful info!!

 

[SupernaturalMommy]

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[lovepink42]

harrelson101 sold me a fake mickey pin, did refund my money though

 

[mkacar24]

Big thanks for this thread. I can't tell you how many times I have been afraid to pull the trigger on pin or vinylmation sales on ebay simply because I didn't know if I could trust the seller.

This way a huge help tonight. Bought 12 pins.

THANKS!!

 

[plutoislove]

Just received a lot from spartankid34 that I got before the weekend! Super fast shipping, all real pins! There was a mix of sets and single pins, all but one new on card or in packaging! Pins came in just over $2.50 a pin...reasonable for trading or keeping!

 

[SupernaturalMommy]

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[plutoislove]

Thanks for the information. They have a few auctions I think I am going to bid on. Just waiting to see if they do combined shipping.

I can't answer that since I only purchased one lot, but it can't hurt to ask them!

 

[MouseWerd]

This threat is a great resources. It's a shame the Disney and eBay don't seem to really care. Per return shipping labels I once sent both a list of addresses of half a dozen known scrapper sellers. Most of them are still selling now.

Haven't bought many pins recently, but I got an older pin (2001) from mmassa and it was as legit as they come.

Just ordered one day from Angali35 per this thread's recommendation. We'll see how that goes. FWIW I like it when each person had a like to 2-3 posts where people verified them. Lent some evidence to the claims.