I saw something very disturbing

[dmosher]

OK OK... I have to say this.. anytiem the word trading is used in as a verb it should be a hobby (unless the word STOCK appears before it).

I mean seriously. THAT is your JOB? Hounding small children to get something personal off of them and make $$ from that? DOn'[t get me wrong I have had some pretty ****** jobs in my lifetime, but seriously... when your at a dinner party and a friend asks you.. " Hey, what do you do for a living?" How do you reply to that. Uhmm yeah I take a joyfu,l fun hobby that families can do with each other for fun and turn it into a corrupt, evil, capitalist venture all for the sake of the few dollars I am able to squeeze out of little Johnny and family". Nice, real nice.

I have seen these pressure sellers actually say, " GO away, you have nothing for me", to a very nice family. Seeing the look on that little girl's face; I walked right over let the man have it full on. Then went to a managing CM and made certain that the seller was asked to leave. A proud day for me I can tell you and the family thanked me which wasn't necessary but wonderful to hear.

In short, it's a fun hobby that MOST of us enjoy, let's keep it at that!

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[CaptainSad]

You know. What do you think the odds are that you go to DTD to the Pin store and you are talking to one of the traders that has set up shop outside and you find out it is someone you buy pins on ebay with. Would you say 15 mil to 1? Well how about 1 to 1. Back in October of 2004 I met someone (from Florida and I'm from Massachusetts)that I had been dealing with for 4 years. I must have bought 100's of pins from him. Most at costs less then what Disney sells them for at the parks. We got to talking about how he does his trading there. If you have one on you that he doesn't have he will trade right on the spot. If he has something you want and you don't, he will tell you what he needs and you go in and buy it for trade. He will not ask you to go in for higher priced pin then what you want. If it is one he got for 6.50 then you go in and get the pin he needs for 6.50 and so on. I haven't met anybody there or EPCOT that were trying to stick it to you. Most are reasonable...