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Vinylmation, My Latest Craze

After some light shopping in the morning we headed to another mall as we had some time to waste before going over to see hubby's Dad. At this mall we really couldn't find anything either but stopped dead in our tracks when we hit the Disney Store. The only thing that interests me at the Disney Store these days are Vinylmation! Vinylmation are collectible Mickey Figurines that are designed by Disney animators aka the new trading pins. It's the hottest thing at Walt Disney World and Disneyland these days. There are various series to collect. The one I am most interested in is the Toy Story series. Santa brought hubby Buzz Lightyear in his stocking. So I bought two more Toy Story figurines (got the TRex and the toy Baby) and I also found a new Urban #3 figurine so I bought one of those too.

What makes Vinylmation collecting fun and sometimes annoying is that the figures come completely wrapped so you don't know what you are getting until after you buy one and open the box. The 3 inch Mickey's are sold 24 to a box. Each box you see in the store features 2 sets of 11 figures. To add even more fun to collecting Disney puts in 1 chaser per box of 24. A chaser is a mystery figurine (think rare) and online they usually sell for a lot more than the regular ones.

After buying 3 more Vinylmations I ask the clerk if they have any special ones in the back. I just took a chance and the lady said let me see what I have. Color me surprised! She goes in the back and brings out 3 vinylmation figurines that had been open (cuz patrons think they can open them to see what is inside but they are double wrapped). Anyhow, I had one of the figurines and the other two were chasers and in fact one of them was a painted Mickey which I saw on eBay that goes for $50!!! So I told her I would buy them too. Her boss said that since they were open I could get 20% off. Sweet!! Both figurines I bought were chasers. I couldn't believe my luck! I guess it pays to talk to the clerk!

If you are interested in learning more than check out the official Vinylmation site, I can't wait to go to Disneyland and start trading! Disney's Vinylmation Site

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