Any One Collect Pins?

[batsballsbases]

Hi Greg,
Nice PCLs nice to hear from you ! Thought you fell off the face of the earth! LOL Lets see some more of that world class collection!

[ZernialFan]

A few more pins. Picked up a few along the way, but do not really collect.

[ooo-ribay]

bump?

[parker1b2]

I don't really have a lot of pins ( not really sure why I never picked many up), but here is what I have

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[MK]

There have not been enough Cubs pins for my taste, so I will add some.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by MK

There have not been enough Cubs pins for my taste, so I will add some.

wow! maybe they need to go back to the "two bears" logo. seems like they could win back then.

great collection!

[MK]

Thanks Rob. I wish it were that easy, but it's going to take more than a logo for us to win.

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

bump?

Quick question guys... How off are the prices in baseball pinbacks and buttons book? These seem to be very high imo. Any insight would be great!

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by EYECOLLECTVINTAGE

Quick question guys... How off are the prices in baseball pinbacks and buttons book? These seem to be very high imo. Any insight would be great!

The cheaper ones are not far off. I believe Paul grossly exaggerated the prices of some of his rarer pins in order to make himself feel better about what he paid. I liked Paul a lot but some prices were way too high. Also, once the one crazy bidder gets what they're after, the price often drops next time around (at least with pins). I am usually the buyer in the first scenario and seller in the second.

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

The cheaper ones are not far off. I believe Paul grossly exaggerated the prices of some of his rarer pins in order to make himself feel better about what he paid. I liked Paul a lot but some prices were way too high. Also, once the one crazy bidder gets what they're after, the price often drops next time around (at least with pins). I am usually the buyer in the first scenario and seller in the second.

Would you consider pins in the 100-750 range accurate? When you say higher are you referring to the ones in the thousands?

[icollectDCsports]

The pinback book is a great resource for letting you know what's out there and the photos are nice. I don't consider it an accurate price guide at all, but I suppose the prices listed may be somewhat helpful as indicators of relative availability and scarcity.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by EYECOLLECTVINTAGE

Would you consider pins in the 100-750 range accurate? When you say higher are you referring to the ones in the thousands?

Without really analyzing every pin and every price, I think Paul's prices got a little whacky on usually anything over about $50.... and it seemed the "multiplier" got bigger as the prices went up. e.g. he might say a $50 pin was worth $100 and a $200 pin was worth $800. Bottom line remains any pin is "worth" whatever someone is willing to pay.

That said, Paul's pinback book is a beautiful, must have book for pin collectors. In the oddball world in which I collect, no other reference book comes close. Also, please keep in my that my collecting focus makes me only an "expert" on Giants pins....and many would dispute even that!