Good/Bad Internet and eBay Pin Sellers

[DisneyRunner2009]

Just an update here on a good seller. After purchasing a lot of scrappers from one person (and getting a refund, thank God!), I was a bit more careful of what I looked for on eBay. I found AngieJuly, who had pins reasonably priced, and they were in their original packaging. After seeing someone mention they had a good experience with her here, I ended up winning 4 separate auctions from her. Just wanted to say that I received all of the pins very quickly and they are EXCELLENT. No fakes at all, clearly authentic pins, and I got an excellent deal on everything, spending around $1.90 per pin.

I was planning on using all the pins for trading on our January trip, but I really love some of the pins I ended up getting (oh and all the pins in the photos she takes are the actual pins you are getting), so it'll be hard to figure out which ones I'm going to trade away!

I'm now definitely knowledgeable about scrappers, so when I do trade I will be careful in making sure the pin is authentic.

 

[maburke]

Just an update here on a good seller. After purchasing a lot of scrappers from one person (and getting a refund, thank God!), I was a bit more careful of what I looked for on eBay. I found AngieJuly, who had pins reasonably priced, and they were in their original packaging. After seeing someone mention they had a good experience with her here, I ended up winning 4 separate auctions from her.

I can't find an eBay member named AngieJuly. Is that the right name? Thanks.

 

[danimaroo]

I can't find an eBay member named AngieJuly. Is that the right name? Thanks.

I apologize, it's actually AngelaJuly!

 

[prisjoyce]

Has anyone else had an experience with ebayer AngelaJuly? I looked her up after the previous posters recommendation, and I like the pins she has listed, but I'm worried about bidding because she sells the same pins repeatedly; a red flag. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks!

 

[debranator]

Has anyone else had an experience with ebayer AngelaJuly? I looked her up after the previous posters recommendation, and I like the pins she has listed, but I'm worried about bidding because she sells the same pins repeatedly; a red flag. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks!

I noticed that also...
but..perhaps she got them on clearance,.
they all look real..
and none of them are known scrappers.

 

[jkluttrell]

Anyone have any experience with MirandaWright? She is linked from her ebay listings to a couple of other disney message boards that look legit. But she only has 10 feedbacks which is a little worrysome.

 

[debranator]

Anyone have any experience with MirandaWright? She is linked from her ebay listings to a couple of other disney message boards that look legit. But she only has 10 feedbacks which is a little worrysome.

I checked and the name you mentioned has zero feedback...
perhaps all her listings were removed because someone reported the links you mentioned?
when dealing with a brand new seller...
you are taking a risk...
not so much to worry about getting your money back...
as if they do not send you the item...
paypal never even pays them..
and you are refunded.
But, the hassle can be horrible if they send you something not as described.
and..who needs the pain in the butt of returns and hassles..
unless...you are getting the deal of a lifetime...
then..the risk may be worth it.

 

[jkluttrell]

My bad it is mirandawrights (I previously left off the s).

 

[debranator]

My bad it is mirandawrights (I previously left off the s).

wow!
ALL scrappers and fakes.
ALL of them...
including the single pin she has up for 40 bucks.
Listen...
the easiest way or you to figure out for yourself who sells fakes is to....
search ebay for huge lots from China...
LOOK at all the pins...
then...
do not buy from anyone who shows a lot of them in their listings...
easy.
some may be great fakes..
but..they are still fake.

 

[danimaroo]

Has anyone else had an experience with ebayer AngelaJuly? I looked her up after the previous posters recommendation, and I like the pins she has listed, but I'm worried about bidding because she sells the same pins repeatedly; a red flag. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks!

I promise every single pin I received was 100% real. I'd already dealt with getting scrappers (which I mentioned in a previous post here). What I noticed is on the sets that she is selling multiples of, it's often a set where she just wanted the mystery pin that came with it, and is selling the other 6. Mine show up entirely in their original packaging with the "mystery pin" removed (which she states in the listing). I also received 10 pins, all in their original packaging, none of which are scrappers.

Also, she is located in Florida and most of her pins are not severely under-priced like you see with others who sell lots of 10, 25, 50, etc. I appreciated the pins from her so much I just picked up another set of 2 (not for trading) of the Mechanical Mickey and Donald Duck.

Let me know if you have any questions about her stuff; I picked up the Nightmare Before Christmas Vinylmation 6-pin set, Muppets Vinylmation 6-pin set, a Winnie the Pooh set, and a lot of 10 pins for $25, all of which were in their original packaging.

Actually, I'll link to a few of the pins that I bought, if that helps:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330620145548&ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:US:1123
http://www.ebay.com/itm/230682378116?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230679879609&ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:US:1123

 

[jennabcassell]

I get all my pins from the Disney Store Outlet. I post some on eBay from time to time. Let me know what your looking for! 904bargins on ebay!

 

[NiftyJ88]

Does anyone know anything about ebay seller jeffreyyoung? I didn't see him on any of the lists...but he's selling pin lots cheap. I don't want to buy scrappers. Any thoughts?

 

[debranator]

Does anyone know anything about ebay seller jeffreyyoung? I didn't see him on any of the lists...but he's selling pin lots cheap. I don't want to buy scrappers. Any thoughts?

that is easy..of course they are fake..

whenever in doubt on a seller...
[nevermind huge lots for sale for pennies]...
click on their negative or neutral feedback..[that means to click on the red or the gray number]
and..look for mentions of fakes...
read what his buyers had to say.
Remember..
only one in every few hundred people will know the diff between real and fake...
whether it is pins or fine leather...
but, the few that do know...
always read what they said about the seller.
Also,try and read between the lines...
this seller has a few real pins up...at over 10 bucks each.

 

[Skye23]

I just bought 2 lots from Mubunny who has 100% positive feedback on ebay and a green rating here. I haven't left feedback yet because there are a few pins that are worrying me a little. Some are obviously legit but several of them when I look them up on pin pics show as having scrappers for them and of those a couple feel a bit iffy. Rough edges, one has a border around the mickey waffle pattern on the back, thin or light metal. The price was low, but I fully expected somebody to bid against me, and in fact I was outbid on 1 other lot. I'm not sure if there's an issue or if I'm being a bit paranoid after reading all the posts about bad lots. Anybody have any thoughts? I don't quite want to complain and I definately don't want to ruin a 100% rating (have one myself) when its possible its just that they traded for a scrapper and missed it. I should add they all look good at first glance, no obvious issues.

Lot 1

Lot 2

Oops - one is absolutely, positively a scrapper. Looked at the back of #34210 and it has the alternate spelling along with thin metal, worn/rough edges etc.

 

[debranator]

I just bought 2 lots from Mubunny who has 100% positive feedback on ebay and a green rating here. I haven't left feedback yet because there are a few pins that are worrying me a little. Some are obviously legit but several of them when I look them up on pin pics show as having scrappers for them and of those a couple feel a bit iffy. Rough edges, one has a border around the mickey waffle pattern on the back, thin or light metal. The price was low, but I fully expected somebody to bid against me, and in fact I was outbid on 1 other lot. I'm not sure if there's an issue or if I'm being a bit paranoid after reading all the posts about bad lots. Anybody have any thoughts? I don't quite want to complain and I definately don't want to ruin a 100% rating (have one myself) when its possible its just that they traded for a scrapper and missed it. I should add they all look good at first glance, no obvious issues.

Lot 1

Lot 2

Oops - one is absolutely, positively a scrapper. Looked at the back of #34210 and it has the alternate spelling along with thin metal, worn/rough edges etc.

looking at lot 2...
on first glance..
the only real pin is the pin on pin Nemo...
the "10" pin...
must be the one you were talking about with the outline...
it also is very light.
I looked at all her completed auctions...
and...
mostly all of her pin lots are 85% fake..
it seems there are one or 2 real pins mixed in most of her lots.
once again..a great way for you to tell fakes before buying them...
is to search ebay for "disney pin lot 100"
and...closely look at all the pictured pins.
Do that...every time you want to buy from someone...
if you see most of the pins in the lot you are looking to buy....
pictured in the scrapper lots..
then you will know.
as most of the scrappers are the same few hundred pins..over and over.
That is why..
if you trade in the parks on a weekly basis...like i do...
it is so easy to spot scrappers on cast lanyards.
As for her feedback...
make your own decision as to whether or not she knew most of her pins were scrappers.
write her...
and see how she reacts.
And..her feedback is not 100%...
in my eyes as she has neutrals.
very important here...
JUSTIFIED neutrals.
The big problem is that really good buyers hesitate to ever give bad feedback..
and bad buyers do it on the drop of a hat.

 

[Skye23]

Frankly having 2 neutrals in 141 sales in the last year, neither of which mentioned scrappers really didn't raise red flags for me. I've sold enough on ebay over the years to know that sometimes people just aren't happy. I used to sell collectable stuffed animals (not beanie babies) and I had somebody demand to return one once because they "somehow thought it would look cuter in person" when the photo I'd posted was one I'd taken myself, of the actual stuffed animal. This was a mint with tag collectable and they wanted a refund or to return it after they'd removed all the tags - cause they did that thinking it would "be cuter" without them. They said basically give me all my money back and let me keep the animal or I'll give you a negative, or refund and pay for the return and I give a neutral. I forget what I said back to them but let me tell you it was a long wait until the day they couldn't leave feedback anymore and I felt safe again. So 2 neutrals, just don't make me pause unless they use the "s" word.

I appreciate your thoughts. Hopefully a few other members will look also and I can figure out how to proceed from there. Honestly the colors all looked ok to me, but thats a difficult call sometimes with different monitors showing colors different ways, mine's a bit dark and I know it.

 

[TeenaS]

I've bought from him in the past and rarely did I question any. Once in a while there was one or two that could have been a scrapper. I think he thinks they are all authentic but it is very hard to tell on some of them. On the ones in your lots, I doubt all of them are scrappers, probably just one or two. If you don't want them, it says on his auctions he will refund your money but it will probably cost you more to send them back then you paid for them.

On another note, I was at the parks last month and did some trading with CMs. I looked so carefully at all of them and asked to see the backs before trading and so many had that "edge" on them on the back. I actually took one because it was from a manager in a merchandise store and when I showed it to him, he said it was definitely authentic and a real Disney trading pin. Some of the pins out there on CMs lanyards were very bad pins ... plastic, etc., but when I asked why they were on their lanyards, the answer I got every time was that they took them if it said Disney on the back. They were told to take them.

So, as far as me and pin trading goes from now on, if I see a pin I want and it looks good (not plastic, coloring not "off", etc.), I'm trading for it and I don't care if it has an edge around the back. Honestly, anybody, including me, that buys from ebay at these cheap prices are going to get some possible scrappers. JMO.

 

[debranator]

I've bought from him in the past and rarely did I question any. Once in a while there was one or two that could have been a scrapper. I think he thinks they are all authentic but it is very hard to tell on some of them. On the ones in your lots, I doubt all of them are scrappers, probably just one or two. If you don't want them, it says on his auctions he will refund your money but it will probably cost you more to send them back then you paid for them.

On another note, I was at the parks last month and did some trading with CMs. I looked so carefully at all of them and asked to see the backs before trading and so many had that "edge" on them on the back. I actually took one because it was from a manager in a merchandise store and when I showed it to him, he said it was definitely authentic and a real Disney trading pin. Some of the pins out there on CMs lanyards were very bad pins ... plastic, etc., but when I asked why they were on their lanyards, the answer I got every time was that they took them if it said Disney on the back. They were told to take them.

So, as far as me and pin trading goes from now on, if I see a pin I want and it looks good (not plastic, coloring not "off", etc.), I'm trading for it and I don't care if it has an edge around the back. Honestly, anybody, including me, that buys from ebay at these cheap prices are going to get some possible scrappers. JMO.

I guess you did not realize...
that disney now makes pins with the edge.
I have opened many of the vinylmation pins..at disney..
that have the edge.
that is not an indicator of a scrapper anymore..
at least..not by itself.

 

[TeenaS]

I guess you did not realize...
that disney now makes pins with the edge.
I have opened many of the vinylmation pins..at disney..
that have the edge.
that is not an indicator of a scrapper anymore..
at least..not by itself.

OMG that is fantastic news. I thought from reading here that that was one of the major ways to tell. So, if ones with the "edge" on the back are the real deal, then how do we know the scrappers (other than the ones that you can obviously tell because of the weight and feel of it)? Heck, I know real Disney pins sometimes have misspellings on them. Remember how they came out with those muppets hidden mickey pins a few years ago and the first batch spelled Rolf and the second batch was Rowlf on it?

 

[debranator]

OMG that is fantastic news. I thought from reading here that that was one of the major ways to tell. So, if ones with the "edge" on the back are the real deal, then how do we know the scrappers (other than the ones that you can obviously tell because of the weight and feel of it)? Heck, I know real Disney pins sometimes have misspellings on them. Remember how they came out with those muppets hidden mickey pins a few years ago and the first batch spelled Rolf and the second batch was Rowlf on it?

Yes..it used to be a major indicator...
but...I have personally opened hundreds of mystery pins.....
that I bought at the park..
that have the edge.
I think they started doing it in the beginning of the year.
and you are right...
some disney pins are not perfect...
I find imperfections about 2% of the time..
once again..the BEST way to figure out scrappers...
is to study the pics of the big lots.
99 percent of all scrappers are in these lots..
and the pics are there for everyone to see..
if you see pins that are in these lots..
the answer is simple..
do not buy those.
from anyone.
and unfortunately...
even the real ones from the park.
the reason...?
everyone will think they are fake.
and..no matter what..
people want their collections to have some perceived value.
even if they never sell them..
they want the value to be there...
and..if you have pins that are in the giant scrapper lots..
it will not be.