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Trading Pins

Trading Pin Focal Points

All trading pin designs need a good focal point. The focal point is the area on the pin that tends to command your attention, either by size, predominant color or shape. Baseball trading pins tend to be larger pins, such as 1 ¾ inches to 2 ½ inches, so there’s more room to work with. “But one of the problems with some trading pin designs ...

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Bobble Head Pins

Remember the Bobblehead Chihuahua that would sit on a car’s dashboard and serenely nod his way through traffic? The Bobblehead (or Wigglehead) trading pin comes from the same concept, with the head bobbling or bouncing off the main pin. “A bobblehead is a secondary pin that is connected to the main pin using a spring attachment instead of a chain like a dangler has,” explained ...

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Screamer Baseballs

Baseball trading pin season is just around the corner. Now is a good time to start designing your team’s pin. Our designers are here to help you—free of charge. One popular image among trading pins is the “screamer” baseball. Most players know the sound a ball makes as it cuts through the air making a high-pitched “screaming” sound. The popular “screamer” depicts an oversized baseball ...

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Trading Pins Sliders

The best way to set your trading pin apart from the others is to add some “bells and whistles,” such as a spinner, slider or blinkie. Blinkies add light, to your trading pin while spinners and sliders add movement.  Nothing is more eye catching then bells and whistles, and if you’re going to create a custom trading pin, wouldn’t you want to get the most ...

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Trading Pins Printed or Classic Embossed?

Trading pins are printed en mass each baseball season.  A printed pin features enamel colors atop a metal pin with clear epoxy coating overall. Most of our customers prefer printed pins because they are lightweight, able to show a wide spectrum of colors, and generally have a quick turnaround time. “Depending upon the time of year, we can create a printed lapel pin in 7 ...

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Trading Pins-DANGLERS!!

LED blinkies, danglers, spinners, sliders and glitter—all call special attention to your baseball trading pins. These “bells and whistles” make them more attractive and ultimately more tradeable. “Danglers have always been popular because they are an inexpensive way to add the current year to your trading pin,” explained one customer. “As a separate pin that’s dangles below, it calls attention to the year.” It also ...

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Cooperstown Culture

Cooperstown, New York, is the place to play in tournaments. It’s the last stop in an entire season of baseball games. “I remember when Cooperstown was a one-horse town,” said a Monterey Company salesperson. “It was a great place to go for tournaments. But we’re talking 30 years ago.” Today, Cooperstown is big business. They have their own web site, www.cooperstown.com. Teams have been readying ...

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Trading Pins on a Budget

Towards the end of the baseball trading pin season (May through August) each year, customers ask for smaller trading pins. On average, the trading pin sizes range from 1 ½ inches to 2 ½ inches, with 1 ¾ being the norm. However, in late July, the requests for trading pins can drop to 1 ¼ inches or even 1 inch. “Customers are on a budget, but ...

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A Word About Glitter

Glitter can be an inexpensive way to call attention to your trading pin. At .15 cents a pin, it can add sparkle to your team’s name, highlight a mascot or show off an interesting shape or background. However, just like anything else, glitter has its place. Too much glitter is like too much frosting on a cake. The cake gets lost in all that goop. “Have you ...

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Blinkies Add Flash to Trading Pins

You might see a marked increase in the number of trading pins with blinkies at the World Series and Cooperstown this year. That’s because The Monterey Company, a leading trading pin manufacturer, has significantly lowered its prices for blinkies, or small LED lights that flash. Previously, one blinkie would cost $1.12 apiece, including set-up. Any additional blinkies would be .25 cents more. For instance, if a ...

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