Aug 30, 2018 - I am just getting into pin collecting/trading and have a question. Do the serial numbers on legit disney pins have any actual meaning?

Since writing my original Disney pin article on Counterfeit Disney pins, I have received dozens of questions and nearly 100,000 people have read the original guides. But I felt it good to go more in depth into the issues of scrapper pins to answer some of the questions that have been asked multiple times.

Just What is a Scrapper Pin? A Scrapper Pin is a unauthorized pin overrun or pins 'scrapped' off the discard piles of a run. The vast majority of these pins come from China, because the majority of real pins also come from China. Here's what happens: When Disney contracts with a company to make a pin, a mold is made. Once the pin is manufactured, many times the mold is not destroyed but it's used again by Chinese companies to make 'seconds.' These pins are usually of a lesser quality than the originals, and are NOT AUTHORIZED by The Disney Company. Shpori po ekonomike organizacii bgeu.

It's like people making pirated DVDs.IT'S ILLEGAL, despite what scrapper sellers on eBay say. If a Pin Says 'Made In China' on the Back, is it Always a Scrapper? As stated before, 95%+ of the pins Disney has manufactured come from China. It would make sense that the Scrappers would also come from there. In addition, just because a pin doesn't have a Disney copyright on the back of it doesn't mean it's counterfeit. There was a period of time when businesses didn't feel the need to place copyrights on their products (1960s-1980s); sometimes The Disney Company did and sometimes not.

In addition, you may see different copyrights, such as 'WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS,' 'DISNEY,' 'DISNEY PROD.,' 'WD' and even 'WDP.' How Can You Tell if a Pin is a Scrapper? Unfortunately, it's not easy, but groups like Pinpics are working hard to educate collectors. But as more scrapper sellers have entered eBay, it has become more easier to spot trends and see who's marketing these illegal pins.face it: If you're seeing Disney pins selling for 50 cents, it's a pretty good indication that the sellers bought them from somewhere for 20-30 cents a piece. My bet: scrappers. • Scrappers are 'seconds' so the quality may not be quite as good.look ESPECIALLY on the back where the Disney trademark and official pin trading stamp may be there, but may be clouded.in addition, backstamps may be different than the original. (Note: A different backstamp by itself doesn't necessarily mean a pin is a Scrapper, as sometimes Disney Corp. Will update their pin backs, if they use the same design from year-to-year.

I know.it adds to the confusion. That's why checking out pin trading sites for education is so important.) • One clue - especially on Vinylmation, Hidden Mickey and Mystery pins are that on the back, there's a Mickey pattern. On the real pins, the Mickey heads extend off the edge of pin back without any border; with scrappers, borders are many times seen at edges, even in the middle of the Mickey head. • Pinpics is beginning to list where known Scrapper backstamps are different from the original.checking Pinpics on specific pins will give you a great weapon against Scrappers.

• Disney Cast Lanyard pins aren't sold on cards by Disney (only traded by the Cast Members in the park). Anyone selling Cast Lanyard pins on 'Original Sale Cards' or on 'original backing cards' (or any definition similar to that) should be considered suspect. • Use commonsense. I saw a Limited Edition 15 pin sold on eBay in September 2006.a Pluto pin. But oddly enough, I had 10 of them myself I got in a large lot purchased years ago (they have since been disposed of).

Surely between the two of us, we didn't have 11 of the 15 pins in the pins WHICH CAME FROM A FRAMED SET. My guess is that the pins I got were overruns that Disney had made, so they could pick the cream of the pins for their framed set. But I certainly would never sell them as being legitimately LE 15 pins! • LOOK FOR PATTERNS. The absolutely BEST way to tell if someone is selling Scrapper Pins is to get to know what pins are Scrappers, then look for trends from Sellers. Leawo blu ray creator keygen. LOOK AT SELLERS' BULK SALES as well as their individual sales.

If you're seeing these Scrapper pins being sold over and over and over by the same Seller, you have to wonder where they are getting the pins. Once you get to know these pins, it becomes easier, and you'll be SHOCKED at how many scrapper sellers there are on eBay. Try This: Do a search for 'Disney Pin' on eBay; then list the pins 'Price + Shipping: Highest First.' You'll start to see all sorts of sellers who list the same auctions over and over and over again.