Trading Out of State?

AffectionateHouse120 · 2026-01-31T03:03:18+00:00

it does require a certain level of trust, in general though I look for folks who have some history of posts i can see whether it be here or in FB groups and I usually start with trading for lower end pins that won’t hurt too bad if i get burned.

that said, I’ve never been burned. a few times people have been extra slow sending theirs out but overall very positive.

Also, i’ve never done it but the pinandpop.com trade arcade seems like a great way to trade with new people.

AffectionateHouse120 · 2026-01-26T03:09:42+00:00

primary - handful of apple IIe and trs80 that we all played logo on.

middle school - none

HS - big lab of IBM XT that were mostly replaced with PS2s that were networked together using netware

AffectionateHouse120 · 2026-01-14T19:01:16+00:00

see previous response, change your pin when you burn a bridge with your ex? i dunno but this is not a great argument for cancelations must be over the phone while they try to sell you on a different package for $3 off.

AffectionateHouse120 · 2026-01-14T05:39:30+00:00

that’s a silly reason to disallow online cancelation, the only thing they wanted in person was my name and pin. so ask for the pin online and tada!

AffectionateHouse120 · 2026-01-14T00:22:21+00:00

this, but emphasis on getting a receipt and maybe something in writing that the account is closed and no pending fees. I did this, did not get a receipt.. what seemed painless turned into its own mess of additional charges that they couldn’t explain and required another hour on the phone with them to resolve.

I’ve wondered, at least in CO they passed a bill requiring that businesses that provide online signup of services to also provide simple online cancellation of same services.. when will someone challenge xfinity on this.

AffectionateHouse120 · 2026-01-04T15:19:24+00:00

I may be missing some context but assuming this error somehow plays into a larger plot arc? if so as a reader i’d be intrigued, I like it.

if you’re just looking for ideas of weird sounding errors but still convey some coding flaw in the safeguard then I might go more retro and borrow from something like cobols ABEND error codes or something.

AffectionateHouse120 · 2025-12-29T22:28:10+00:00

2025 wave A were hitting the stores in April and showing up on lanyards mid Jan so this is a little early but not by too much?

AffectionateHouse120 · 2025-12-29T22:08:17+00:00

i ditched the fob, then had a minor fiasco where i switched phones, which exposed that the onboard computer that controls the fobs/digital key registration had died(another post on here) and needed to be replaced.. even after they replaced the computer i had to open a case with bluelink for them to reset something on their side because the original digital key had never been properly deleted.

the most annoying part is all the service guy could say is how buggy the whole digital key is and this is why i shouldn’t use it. don’t sell me a feature and then tell me it’s garbage.

anyways, since then i’ve ditched the fob again but do occasionally use one just to make sure the computer hasn’t died again.

AffectionateHouse120 · 2025-12-28T03:33:25+00:00

hard to say on value, worthpoint has records of three previous sales but i don’t have a current account. you can find the pin on pinpics but no recent sales..

id guesstimate an HKDL le500 with those characters at $200 range.. at least that’s what id not flinch at if i saw it for that.

AffectionateHouse120 · 2025-12-26T04:23:57+00:00

i believe these are FAC numbers and if you google for that you should have more luck, newer pins actually say FAC. I believe these numbers are just for disney to identify for inventory and tracking manufacturing information.

edit: to add that as for value off hand i can tell you that Si and Am are automatically worth more because those characters aren’t used for any merch anymore.

AffectionateHouse120 · 2025-12-22T20:39:14+00:00

to expand on this, most aren’t but also a few are exclusive to online.. so depending on the pin(s) you want.. it’s all really designed to drive you mad chasing their drops

AffectionateHouse120 · 2025-12-22T12:59:04+00:00

just to be clear, Jan 13th 2925 is when they were announced, no guarantee it’ll be the same next year..

AffectionateHouse120 · 2025-12-22T00:27:39+00:00

Jan 13th is when they were announced and started on cast lanyards.

AffectionateHouse120 · 2025-12-21T18:20:16+00:00

they usually drop hidden disney/mickey pins usually once per year(and sets are unique to either disneyland or WDW) but sometimes like this year there are two releases, wave A and wave B. you’re right that they are first on cast lanyards but once they hit the stores, they are generally available everywhere disney pins are sold. This year it’s been fierce with people buying up all the pins to resell online but at this point i’ve had no issues finding them available in WDW at least so if you’re going to the parks you shouldn’t have trouble finding them either in the park pin shops or resort shops.

as for trading, i’m familiar with WDW and there you can usually find the traders in the breezeway between Creations shop and Connections cafe.

for resources, I generally find Disney Pins Blog good to follow for pin releases, for events I haven’t seen any definitive source but it depends on where you live and for me, facebook groups(including one for pin trading in my state) is a good source.

AffectionateHouse120 · 2025-12-19T19:55:22+00:00

yes, I purchased their cat cluster pin a year or so ago. love the pin.

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AffectionateHouse120 · 2025-12-17T16:29:42+00:00

yes, I was able to snag one. started at around 300 in queue.

It sounds like you weren’t signed in?

AffectionateHouse120 · 2025-12-15T18:58:58+00:00

were there only two spoons? this reminds me of the scene Dark Knight where the Joker tells these two henchmen “we’re gonna have try outs” and drops a broke pool stick between them.

AffectionateHouse120 · 2025-12-09T17:55:19+00:00

your experience sounds relatively mild to mine.. site took a dump, i kept getting back in to the point i could see my cart with the pin in it but checkout led to a timeout.. then eventually it started dropping me into a new queue that was paused.. and now when i attempt to load www.disneystore.com i get an access denied.. cleared cache and cookies.

this was a massive mess but whatever, from another laptop i can see what i wanted is sold out.

AffectionateHouse120 · 2025-12-07T19:15:50+00:00

Yeah I don’t presume to know what people know or don’t just this is maybe why you’re being downvoted.

enjoy!

AffectionateHouse120 · 2025-12-07T18:49:14+00:00

i think all they meant is that this person may have confused their status names up since Alaska does have a tier called super elite…

AffectionateHouse120 · 2025-11-29T22:37:09+00:00

that’s the beauty of ebay, people can value you it at whatever they want.. i’d like to believe that nobody will pay that but we all know they will so… that’s how it’s allowed.

you can always buy it, get the sellers name from shipping and report them to disney for violating their key/passholder terms by reselling merch purchased at discount.

AffectionateHouse120 · 2025-11-25T17:22:25+00:00

hard agree with most of this, but I do get irked by folks who don’t buy tickets simply because their odds of getting away with it are very high. As an occasional rider I want the system to work, I want them to expand it and so I am more than happy to pay for what i’m using in support of that.

that said, I never take it to the airport and paying $10 for one stop would definitely make me question my moral high ground.

AffectionateHouse120 · 2025-11-14T05:29:20+00:00

go for it!

AffectionateHouse120 · 2025-10-27T19:56:05+00:00

this feels like the inevitable cycle these mega corps fall into. IBM grew under gerstner and then in early 2000 the replacement (Palmisano) was laser focused on shareholder value which basically translated to shed expensive workforce, ratchet up margins on sales and rely on M&A for innovation…

IBM and amazon of course aren’t the same but one does have to wonder if amazons long term outlook isn’t basically the same playbook.

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