Review the Front of the Pin – The front of the pin should be high in glossy finish. Many of the fake pins includes lines and no glossy finishing. Click on the photo to see the details f the lines in the paint and no glossy finish. Serial Numbers – In recent years, Disney has added serial numbers to the back side of their pins.

Since writing my original Disney pin article on Counterfeit Disney pins, I have received dozens of questions and nearly 100,000 people have read the original guides. But I felt it good to go more in depth into the issues of scrapper pins to answer some of the questions that have been asked multiple times. Just What is a Scrapper Pin?

A Scrapper Pin is a unauthorized pin overrun or pins 'scrapped' off the discard piles of a run. The vast majority of these pins come from China, because the majority of real pins also come from China. Here's what happens: When Disney contracts with a company to make a pin, a mold is made. Once the pin is manufactured, many times the mold is not destroyed but it's used again by Chinese companies to make 'seconds.' These pins are usually of a lesser quality than the originals, and are NOT AUTHORIZED by The Disney Company.

It's like people making pirated DVDs.IT'S ILLEGAL, despite what scrapper sellers on eBay say. Download full version free pc games. If a Pin Says 'Made In China' on the Back, is it Always a Scrapper? As stated before, 95%+ of the pins Disney has manufactured come from China.

It would make sense that the Scrappers would also come from there. In addition, just because a pin doesn't have a Disney copyright on the back of it doesn't mean it's counterfeit. There was a period of time when businesses didn't feel the need to place copyrights on their products (1960s-1980s); sometimes The Disney Company did and sometimes not. Winconnect server vs cracked minecraft download. In addition, you may see different copyrights, such as 'WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS,' 'DISNEY,' 'DISNEY PROD.,' 'WD' and even 'WDP.'

How Can You Tell if a Pin is a Scrapper? Unfortunately, it's not easy, but groups like Pinpics are working hard to educate collectors. But as more scrapper sellers have entered eBay, it has become more easier to spot trends and see who's marketing these illegal pins.face it: If you're seeing Disney pins selling for 50 cents, it's a pretty good indication that the sellers bought them from somewhere for 20-30 cents a piece. My bet: scrappers. • Scrappers are 'seconds' so the quality may not be quite as good.look ESPECIALLY on the back where the Disney trademark and official pin trading stamp may be there, but may be clouded.in addition, backstamps may be different than the original. (Note: A different backstamp by itself doesn't necessarily mean a pin is a Scrapper, as sometimes Disney Corp. Will update their pin backs, if they use the same design from year-to-year. I know.it adds to the confusion.