Chat about Pin Badge Collecting...

Hope I'm not the only one on eBid who collects pin badges, don't really fancy talking to my self.;)

How do you display, store or organise your pin badges? Here's how I keep mine (I've resized photos, hope they won't be too big).

For the pin badges not on a backing card I start with an A4 size black card

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Then I stick white price labels on to it, as evenly as I can

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It's now ready to add pin badges to, using the holes in the price tags to push pins through. Here's a couple of examples. The second shows a page of pin badges in clear sleeve ready to be put in binder.

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Pin badges on backing cards are a little easier. I use bluetac to keep the pin badges in place.

Here's some examples

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Look forward to communication from other pin badge collectors. :)

I'm very impressed with your organisation. I was going to upload a photo of my badges which are currently in an untidy pile all over my desk but the batteries in my camera died at the last moment. I'm not a collector tho' they're just passing through :)

Very impresive and easy to browse through.
All of my pin badges are in black pouches ready to go and stored in boxes .;)

Thanks for your replies and compliments re organising my pin badge collection, though I'm not as organised in other areas of my life. For instance, I purchased and received a lovely butterfly card from Olivia, with the intention of putting it in a frame and hanging it in our butterfly room (spare bedroom). I managed to get a suitable from from local charity shop, but now I can't find the butterfly card. I put it somewhere safe, and we all know what that means. ;) It'll turn up, probably when I'm looking for something else, just hope I don't mislay the frame in the meantime.

Been there, done that...
My postcard collection is well organised, but the rest of my collectables are in 'safe' places.:)

Put the frame on the wall where you are going to hang it and when you find the card, frame it.
Unless you put the wall 'somewhere safe' you know will know where the frame is LOL.

I have a good memory, but can't remember where I put it.

I had no idea there are people who collect pin badges. I will now try and find the ones I have and list them

Beautifully organized, looks great, makes me almost a little jealous, LOL. :)

Best wishes for many sales to all,

You really have a nicely organized collection, Emmily121. Do you collect any certain theme of pin or pins in general?

Meebo, let me know when you do, I'll have a look see if you list any I haven't got and that are within my budget. ;)

For me it's an enjoyable (cheap) hobby that doesn't take up a lot of space, though husband still complains about the amount of space pin badges take up, I just ignore him. :)

FirstGreenlsGold, thank you. Most of the pin badges I have are charity pin badges. I only collect the type with butterfly backs/clasp, that's a round disc with 2 'wings' that are squeezed to take the clasp on and off the pin.
There's no actual theme, just any I like. Some are advertising, including tiny bottles of drink, I have a Bailleys, also souvenir, the bottom, pink folder is a little dark, I was well chuffed when I got the Harrods pin badges.
I don't like sport, I have a couple of Arsenal pin badges listed as they were with some others I got, didn't want them.

No pin badge collectors have replied yet. It's great to get the compliments. Thanks again all.:)

Just in case any pin badge collectors pass by you may like to know (some) Boots currently have 2 lots of pin badges -
2 different BBC Children in Need Pudsey, both round on silver and gold coloured background at £1.50 each and Macmillan 2 pin badges on a card, glittery robin and penguin for £2.00.

And I still haven't found mine

nice collection,nicely dipslayed - always a tricky item to display - well done to you!

Well, here are what I consider proper pin badges I bought years ago in Greenwich

They are neatly housed and preserved in plastic cigarette card sleeves with black card between the pages

- enjoy!

They've kept well, much more fragile than the metal pin badges.

Until Emm started posting I had no idea these were collectable either. I knew the robinsons golly was sought after but not anything else.
I used to buy these and make cards with them in the 80's before cardmaking got popular and there were so many embellishments to choose from.

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I had no idea there are people who collect pin badges. I will now try and find the ones I have and list them

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Pin Badges, Lapel pins, Tie Tac and Hat pins ae widely collected in almost every genre. I love them, they tell a little story and they were one of the few pieces of jewelry a man used to be able to wear.

Your collection looks fantastic! I know this is a new post but I am a run away from eBad and just discovering everything eBid. On eBad my main seller is pin badges, AKA lapel pins, hat pins, so many names. They do sell quite well for the right ones, everything from quilting to 'if you can name it, there is probably a pin for it and someone collecting it". The fun thing about pins is it crosses every age, race and sex, they have them for kids, sports, events, clubs, etc.

They go back decades and decades and earlier ones are highly sought out. They don't sell for a lot for most of them, but it is a lot of fun to sell them, especially to collectors who have been seeking the very pin you sell. I think pins are like a treasure hunt for many collectors, kind of like stamp collecting. Some fetch a lot of money.

Dig out your lapel pins, hat pins, tie tacs, military pins, wing pins, Disney pins, etc., and see how they sell for you. Easy to ship, most are under 2 ounces total including packaging and ship easily International as well.

Barbara

I also collect pin badges - Scouts, Guides and others. I collect cloth badges as well.