[chastmastr]

One thing we do is get a whole bunch of good, cast member pins on eBay at a cheap rate (if you get them that way you get a bunch of them with hidden mickeys etc. for like $2 each) -- and then trade those with Cast Members. Not only do we get pins for trading at a cheap rate, we can give nice pins to the CMs rather than "junk" pins, and they are so relieved to see something which is not a "cheapie" pin, esp at the end of the day. They are often baffled at first to see us trading a hidden mickey pin for some less rare one, too!