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Trading Pins Sliders

by montereypins on January 27, 2009 · 0 comments

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?

by montereypins on January 22, 2009 · 0 comments

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!!

by montereypins on January 22, 2009 · 0 comments

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

by montereypins on July 10, 2008 · 0 comments

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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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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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 cost $1.12 each, including set-up. Any additional blinkie would cost .25 cents more. For instance, if a ...

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BLINKIES MAKE THE BLAZE

A baseball team in Louisiana needed a trading pin for their upcoming World Series tournament. They didn’t have a mascot, only an idea and a team name, the Blaze. “The customer kept saying that they wanted something fun, something cool and nothing like last year’s pin,” said the salesperson from The Monterey Company, a leading trading pin manufacturer. “When I heard the name, I knew we ...

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LED Lights Call Attention to Trading Pins

Blinking lights, commonly called “blinkies,” have been a popular addition to baseball trading pins for years. They can make a mascot’s eyes look more menacing while calling attention to the pin itself. To create the blinking effect, a small light bulb (called a light-emitting diode or LED), is placed on the pin and connected to a hidden battery box on the back. When turned on, ...

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