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Ordering Trading Pins Is Easy With Some Basic Advice

If you have anything at all to do with youth sports, chances are you're well aware of trading pins, especially in baseball and softball. If you're not familiar, welcome to the fun of both the sports and the trading pins. Custom pins are hugely popular with players, coaches, officials, parents and spectators. With just a little planning and a few tips, even a rookie can order great trading pins for their team.

Trading pins originated in the early years of the 20th century at the Olympic Games. Swedish athletes originated the concept of small pins in their country's colors, and soon, other athletes from all over the world began trading pins representing their countries to celebrate international friendships fostered by the Games. Many youth sports program have adopted trading pins as part of their traditions, none more so than baseball and softball.

If you're a newcomer to the fun of trading pins for youth sports, and ordering trading pins for the first time, there's some basic information that will help your team's pins trade better.

The most basic rule to remember is a simple one: the bigger your team's trading pins are, the better they trade. You want the biggest pin you can get. That gives you extra room for your team's design and extras. No matter what the sport, bigger trading pins will always trade better than smaller ones.

When you're designing trading pins, think about the basics of the sport your team plays. If it's baseball, expect pins with bats and balls on them. Soccer pins are likely to feature balls and jerseys, and you're sure to see hockey sticks and pucks on hockey teams' pins.

Once you have the basic design set, it's time to start looking at options. Just about every pin your players will be trading for will have the basics. The way to make your team's trading pins worth more to traders is to add extras that boost the visual appeal of your pins. Add-ons are also the really fun part of designing trading pins.

Well-planned options give your team's pins the "wow" factor that everybody else at the tournaments will be clamoring for. They're what make one of your team's pins trade for two, three or more of other teams' pins.

A great place to start is by adding glitter enamel. It's an economical way to give your team's trading pins added dimension and sparkle. It gives your team's pins a more expensive, elegant look for very little extra cost.

Want to showcase your state, or show the year of your team's tournament appearance? That's easy add danglers with the desired information. If you're ready to take the next step toward cool, add lights and/or motion to your team's trading pins.

It's easy and fun to give a mascot blinking LED eyes. If you want to really catch they eye of traders, add spinners, sliders or bobble heads to your team's trading pins. Anything out of the ordinary sends your pins' trading power into orbit!




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