Thank you so much. This is so helpful. I don't think I am really interested so much in the collector's value of the pins as I am interested in the experience for my son. Getting pins he likes, meeting new people (CMs and others) and, because he is so shy, initiating and talking to the other people.
So far he has the following pins:
1 set of the 2001 character pins
1 set of the 4 park icons
1 college mickey (bronzy color)
2 mickey with hands behind his back (bronzy color)
2 mickey with hands behind his back (colorful)
1 minnie with hands behind her back (colorful)
1 mickey in a cowboy hat
1 minnie head
1 lg Disney Collector Pin with Mickey in a tux(?) and arms
spread
Looking at the receipts, I've spent @54.00 including shipping/insurance, ect. from cheappins and ebay.
Am I really getting taken? or does this sound reasonable?
Also, we have duplicates of the ones he really did not want to trade so he can trade the extra one for a new pin. Am I doing this right?
Thanks,
Sandy