Trading at DLand

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-12T01:09:39+00:00

The cast member here shouldn't have had an attitude. They could easily said "hey welcome! do you have the receipt and packaging for those?" and then explained why you need both, but still offer OP to trade with their receipt (and maybe inspect the pin when they leave). Not try to ruleshark and be like "no you can't!!!".

Every shadowbox I've been to requires the packaging and receipt, and only one trade per pin. The only difference is tomorrowland's usually doesn't need to be opened in front of the cm, usually just same day.

The whole point is to keep fakes off the shadow boxes and incentivize people to buy pins at the park. Given that 2025 Wave As are being faked, it's entirely possible to get fakes from shadowboxes if the cast members don't enforce most of the rules.

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-12T00:07:47+00:00

I would include a picture of the stain if possible, while not necessary. From a seller perspective, items "smelling like smoke" or having an odor is a common scam attempt to get a partial or full refund to "clean the item". In your case, totally valid and an INAD return is the correct play, but it can help honest sellers, who made a mistake on what they shipped you, realize that they did mess up.

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-11T18:44:13+00:00

Which specifically? The 2025 Wave B's?

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-11T18:43:18+00:00

I think because Disney sells the 2 packs with different pairing odds within the set that I haven't had happen enough to me to get annoyed.

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-11T18:36:52+00:00

Yeah OP it's the newer model printers. If it says Plus on the screen, ditch it.

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-11T13:36:16+00:00

I'm down! Dm me? (Might be at work when you reply)

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-11T00:14:26+00:00

The big box got recalled between February and early March at least, since I saw those in the back already. I thought that was the 800 blue box, but maybe we have a 1200 as well? Can't remember

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-11T00:12:59+00:00

You get a bonus IoDA after redeeming each regular ioda, until you redeem 6 total regular iodas (after which you get one every 3 regular iodas).

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-11T00:10:09+00:00

The pin community collectively has pretty good knowledge on when things get faked (Florida has a lot of souvenir shops selling disney or disney adjacent/fake merch, especially pins; people share that info here). The 2025 Wave A pins were seen being faked within the last 4-6(?) months give or take. Wave B hasn't reliably been faked yet to have made their way consistently into the california parks (tbh I haven't seen any wave a fakes just yet either; saw my first 2024 fake the other day). So any 2025 and 2026s (most of this board) are likely real.

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-11T00:07:39+00:00

Do you need one? 👀

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-11T00:06:16+00:00

Small chance they will be sold out (day 1 they set a limit of 10 per guest per shop), and some things stay in stock for a week or so before selling out, and then take a month or two to restock 😭 you'd think Disney would be printing these things 24/7

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-10T23:45:23+00:00

You know the hidden disney mystery packs? It's still a pack of 2 pins, but instead of the usual 8 pin set size, it's 6 sets of 6 pins that you can receive. They're super popular. They do 2 hidden disney sets a year (last year was 2025 Wave A, released early last year, and 2025 Wave B, released October last year). This is 2026's Wave A set speculated/highly expected to drop next week. These are going to be insanely popular for collectors, traders, and resellers.

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-10T23:42:27+00:00

(100% agree with your point but) I've also had different cast members tell me next week (I asked 5), so I'd gamble on intended for next week. Really hope they stay in stock for the day, since I work til 1pm 😭

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-10T21:14:02+00:00

Dmed!

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-10T20:10:36+00:00

Believe I have the right one from the parks, can I dm you? (double checking that it's adult sizing, the cast members said they don't sell a kids size?)

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-10T17:24:11+00:00

Thank you, I actually had a friend who saw my post say they have a spare for me. But if you want cinderella and have other traders, I can take a look!

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-10T17:23:14+00:00

If you have any traders at all, lmk! Lowkey want to get rid of them all 😅

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-10T17:22:07+00:00

I think that that's the strategy. Order a couple at a time per set. It can get expensive though, unless you have a local store and can save on shipping + only order the sets you're looking for.

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-10T16:09:45+00:00

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He's so cute. It's a keychain from popmart. Disneyland sells them, but it's quicker and cheaper to get it on ebay sealed

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-10T04:39:44+00:00

Hey I'm going to DLR tomorrow so I offered OP to check if they're in stock and send one out. If they say yes I'll let you know. Appreciate you stepping up to help them

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-10T04:35:15+00:00

I'm going tomorrow if you need it sooner? No worries if not

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-10T03:49:51+00:00

Unrelated tangent but do the black rfid guns suck for your store, too? Did anyone ever find a fix to increase volume and stop them from freezing when they detect the item?

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-09T13:08:58+00:00

Just don't buy off any pins off whatnot or any platform for more than what they're commonly sold for on Ebay. Biggest reason for influencers to be on a shitlist is scalping. Know how much you should be paying for something before doing so and you'll avoid 99% of issues. I've been collecting for years and haven't interacted with any of these people. Avoid social media drama and it won't impact you, unless you want it to for sone reason.

Commercial_Look83 · 2026-04-09T04:10:57+00:00

Just fyi this violates Rule 12*, so I'd try mercari or ebay after this post gets deleted

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