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Excellent! Thank you so much!

I've used the site for a while, but my account is new, so I do not have that button yet- you're right! Thank you for the screenshot and your help!

I think the limits are just necessary. I would definitely get all of the pins if I could, but I cannot. It’s so easy to buy them up and they’re so awesome that we absolutely lost control when we first started collecting. We kind of just bought everything. I tend to be a a completist on mystery sets, so I try not to start new ones. It just bugs me until they’re all there. We have some bigger collections like Star Wars and Haunted Mansion that I try to get anything we like that we don’t have. I collect Briar Rose only, not Aurora, so that limits that collection. I have recently started a couple of small, fun collections like only Rhino the Hamster from Bolt, Rufus the naked Mole Rat from Kim Possible and Cleo from Pinocchio. Those are really fun because of the hunt it requires to find those characters and to me, sometimes the hunt is the best part. - Tina

@swim2sea Those are great questions about handling collections and being a completist. Sis and I have never really been into "completing" a pin collection, because we're too driven by what we like a lot and what we don't care for. Currently, we are trying to be completists on two very small collections . . . Bobbie Pinback (one pin to go) and Bean Bunny from The Muppets (also one pin to go). My Beauty and the Beast collection is the one that I've struggled with the most, as far as finding some sort of parameters that suit me. It's a huge theme and can get pretty pricey! But it's my favorite full-length Disney animation, so I have to have some pins. In the end, I settled on a few basics . . . 1) Belle has to wear anything but the gold gown. (I have a few of the gold gown, and that's plenty.) 2) Beast/Prince is my favorite ever, so he takes priority. 3) The Enchanted Objects are special (favorite is Chef Bouche, followed by Lumiere, then Cogsworth), in enchanted or human form. 4) I realized that I like them to look "realistic", as in like the original animation style. I don't like sweet or cutie styles for the BATB characters. So, using those criteria have helped me sort of narrow the collection down. The final factor is . . . do I like it?

@ViciousLady. I love your idea of being a realistic completist. I know that I will never be an Alice completist because some pins are just unobtainable. So I’m going to join you In being a realistic completist. @sithathoriunet You are correct that you are saving a ton of money. But I do love that some of my smaller collections can be complete without spending a bunch of money. How about the rest of you collectors. Should you try to be a completist in your collections? Let’s hear from you.

Keeps the dust off is the winner for me, thanks for letting know, I'll look into them.

Thank you! I’ve tried a variety but I liked these ones I found on Amazon. They have a clasp on the outside so you can just open the door from the front so it’s easy to add or move pins! “Collectors Medal Display” from Display Gifts - but I will warn you, they aren’t cheap and can take weeks to get to you, but out of every variation of tried, they are a much better quality and you can hang vertical or horizontal, and the plexiglass keeps the dust off!

Love the back of the pin.

Thanks, just want to sure before I offer them for trade

I believe these are: And they do appear to match the descriptions and pictures for the authentic pins, except for the backstamp placement on Eeyore? I'm not 100% sure, but someone with more expertise in these particular pins could let you know if you just have a funky version or a fake. I'd say the marching Pooh is authentic though.

I purchased a lot of pins, I thought they were fake but now think they might be authentic Spainish editions, I included details of 3 pins and would love some feedback

@swim2sea I am nowhere near complete on any of my collections, and I don't have any ambitions to be a completist. I just get the pins that I really, really like, which saves me a TON of money, lol!

I love your pin frame boxes! Where did you get those?

I certainly do use the centerpiece concept and wasn’t sure if that was normal or not, but since at least one other does as well, maybe I could go that route, too! I just have the 3 castle pin of this collection that I’ve been to (Florida, California and Tokyo), and was thinking that maybe I could frame them individually on this wall along side the artwork? But yeah, so excited for others’ ideas!

I think about these jumbo pins as 'centerpieces' so I'm thinking for some of mine to put them in the middle of a display with smaller similar themed pins around them. I'm not really sure though, but I can't wait to see more suggestions, there are some brilliant display designers around here! Kind of shame they are SO big because they look like postage and it would be cute to display them on a board with 'Letters'.

Hello! So, I have about a dozen shadows boxes that house my top pin collections and I’ve recently found some beautiful WDI castle pins that I want to showcase as well. What are you doing to showcase your large or rare pins outside of pinfolios or other pin books? Example included below! (Pin pictured is 4”x5”)

I've always been a bit of a completionist when it comes to collecting, which is why I had to narrow down my collection originally. When I started my Lady and the Tramp Collection there were maybe a little over 120 Lady and the Tramp pins so managing to get them all seemed 'manageable', Twenty years later and I'm still trying to 'get them all' but there are more like 700 Lady and the Tramp pins! So now I kind of look at some of the 'done to death designs' and ask myself if I really need another pin of Lady and the Tramp sitting and eating spaghetti. I suppose I now consider myself a 'realistic completionist with priorities'.

I’ve been fortunate enough to count Scoop among my personal friends. Our friendship stated with pin trading and turned into an out of the parks experience. I have been to every annual pin event since they started making 2025 my 25th event. I’m hoping to once again be able to make the cut for the 2026 event. I used to go to Downtown Disney and sit outside at the tables and pin trade. It was a great way to meet new traders and longtime traders. I also wore a jumbo lanyard and people would always ask to see my pins. pin trading is almost a way of life. I made friends through trading on PinPics that I’ve never met in person. I’ve made friends all over the world and it’s so educational to see how they trade. I have so many stories about pin trading that I might just write another book. .

I see a lot of folks have large collections of different characters, movies and sets. My question is do you try to collect every pin of the character or are you selective in what you collect? Alice in Wonderland is my main collection and I’m very close to being a completist. But I have several side collections like Home on the Range (complete) and Casey at Bat (complete). But my Splash mountain, Three Caballeros and Cats and Dogs is just a compilation of pins I like. I would like to be complete on my Pecos Bill collection but can’t find the frame. How does everyone handle what they collect?

I know! Seeing the number there it's like 'ooohh it HAS been TWENTY FIVE years!' - I'm so happy to see pin trading is still going strong, though I wish I could go back and stop my younger self from getting rid of so many pins!

Thanks so much for this note! You're absolutely correct about that, and I've edited the set and all listings to show that it's Mittens. Jazmin's answer above is absolutely correct. Once you've been a member for thirty days, that green button will show up to allow you to suggest a change on listings. Until then, you did a great job by posting here in the forum! Thanks so much! Sarah

Thank you so much! It is crazy to think I've been trading for 25 years

Here you go, I have this same pin, but with my name on it, a locking pinback has kept it safely in place for me for 25 years! Crazy to think it's been that long lol

Hi guys, can't seem this find this pin in the database. Any help finding would be appreciated!

Welcome to PinPics! There should be a green “suggest changes” button under pin information. If you don’t see it, it may be because you need to be a member for at least 30 days. I’ll tag our amazing admins @TheTwins for visibility. Hope you enjoy the site and happy trading! -Jazmin