About Trading Pins
The trading of custom Trading pins started gaining popularity about 10 years ago in Little League Baseball tournaments. Teams would bring baseball trading pins to each tournament to trade with players from other teams that they were competing against.

Today custom trading pins are popular among most team sports such as soccer, swimming, softball, hockey, football, basketball, tennis, golf and rope jumping and even events like Destination Imagination.

Most tournaments have a pin trading ceremony where the teams get together to trade pins with each other. This event is the highlight of the tournament for the kids.

Trading Power
Based on your pins design, size and options it will have a certain level of trading power during tournaments. Example; a baseball trading pin with glitter colors and a dangler may trade 2 for 1 with a pin without these options. It is our goal here at TradingPinsDirect.com to ensure that your team has the most sought after pin design at your tournament.

Our design team will help put together a trading pin design that will get you the most trading power for your investment. With our years of trading pin design and manufacturing expertise, we will provide you with the most sought after pins at your next tournament while maintaining your team's budget.

Popular Trading Pin Options:
1. Danglers
2. Glitter or translucent colors
3. Sliders
4. Blinking lights
5. Bobble heads
6. Simulated Gem Stones

Sizes and Quantities
Each player should bring 25 -50 pins to the tournament, depending on how many other teams will be attending. Do not be caught short handed!

Your trading pins should be at least 1.5" size and range all the way up to 3" or larger. The most common and preferred size for collecting is the 1.75" size.