DaveStroem
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 7, 2009
I just got some trading pins off of Ebay. They all have Disney Copyrights cast in the back, but I feel that some of them if not all of them might be not quite legitimate.
I have one that is limited edition of 175 but when I looked at pinpics.com they mentioned that there are a lot of "scrappers" of this pin that have been imported from China. One person over there stated that on a recent trip, he saw over 30 of this "L/E of 175" pin on CM lanyards.
From what I have been able to learn, these scrappers are from the same source as the legit pins come from but are over runs or 2nds.
My question is, should I file a claim with Ebay?
Should I return the pins and request a refund?
Should I just not worry about it and let my girls trade the pins?
When I purchased the pins, I was not aware that there was a black-market of Disney pins. I do not intend to collect pins for resale. I just thought this would be something fun for my girls to do on their first trip. I worry that some CM will tell them that their pins are fake and not trade with them causing a scene and for my girls to become upset.
TIA Dave
I have one that is limited edition of 175 but when I looked at pinpics.com they mentioned that there are a lot of "scrappers" of this pin that have been imported from China. One person over there stated that on a recent trip, he saw over 30 of this "L/E of 175" pin on CM lanyards.
From what I have been able to learn, these scrappers are from the same source as the legit pins come from but are over runs or 2nds.
My question is, should I file a claim with Ebay?
Should I return the pins and request a refund?
Should I just not worry about it and let my girls trade the pins?
When I purchased the pins, I was not aware that there was a black-market of Disney pins. I do not intend to collect pins for resale. I just thought this would be something fun for my girls to do on their first trip. I worry that some CM will tell them that their pins are fake and not trade with them causing a scene and for my girls to become upset.
TIA Dave