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Geek at Arms @geekatarms.bsky.social · 2d

If you're heading to #PAXAus or just getting into the Pinny Arcade trading community, we have a guide to help you get started. It's just been updated after feedback from the last couple of shows.

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#PAX #PAXAus @pinnyarcade.bsky.social @paxaus.bsky.social

Beginner’s Guide to Pinny Arcade Trading - Geek@Arms

Pinny Arcade has a massive community of collectors and traders, and it’s a fun and exciting part of the PAX experience. But trading at the event has changed since the beginning, and the official websi...

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Pinny Arcade @pinnyarcade.bsky.social · 6d

Another #PAX Australia means another new Pin Quest! This year's offering has some adorable new additions as well as some old favorites. www.pinnyarcade.com/news/pax-aus...

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Pinny Arcade @pinnyarcade.bsky.social · Aug 22

There are some stellar additions to Pinny Arcade at #PAX West this year. Dig into this Pin Quest to discover all of our incredible partners! www.pinnyarcade.com/news/pax-wes...

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PinnyPals @pinnypals.com · Aug 11

Keep a keen eye on your PAX Aus schedule this year and come join us for a pinny good time!

#PAXAus #PAXAus2025 #PinnyPals #PinnyArcade

Banner advertising the Pinny Pal panel that has been confirmed for PAX Aus 2025. Pin by Pin: Building a Collection, Building a Community!

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Pinny Arcade @pinnyarcade.bsky.social · May 2

Let's try this again 😅. Check out the #PAX East 2025 Pin Quest in our brand new home! www.pinnyarcade.com

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Pinny Arcade @pinnyarcade.bsky.social · Apr 18

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Let him cook - Pinny Arcade

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Penny Arcade @pennyarcade.bsky.social · Apr 18

DSBs are now live! Also be sure to check out our mystery collections, available through May 14th at store.penny-arcade.com/collections/...

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Penny Arcade @pennyarcade.bsky.social · Apr 17

Tomorrow, April 18th at 4pm PT: Pinny Arcade Double Secret Boxes return! Celebrate your love for pins with those closest to you, or hoard that love for yourself, only on the Penny Arcade store.

A view of the Pinny Arcade double secret blind boxes, featuring a Pink Merch with heart eyes and a space to write "To" and "From"

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PinnyPals @pinnypals.com · Jan 31

The New Year 2025 pin is up for pre-order now, and will ship in April.

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Limited Edition New Years 2025 Pin

Celebrating The Year Of The Snake, our Limited Edition New Year’s 2025 pin will be a great addition to your lanyard. Only 750 will ever be made, so snap one up while you can!

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PinnyPals @pinnypals.com · Jan 30

Happy Lunar New Year PinnyPalsssssssssssssss

Just 1 hour until the New Year 2025 pin will be available to preorder at store.penny-arcade.com

#lunarnewyear #yearofthesnake #PinnyPals #PinnyArcade #enamelpins #kemper

Happy Lunar New Year from PinnyPals.com.

Shows an image of the New Year 2025 pin which depicts Kemper the cat as a snake.

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Penny Arcade @pennyarcade.bsky.social · Jan 30

We're celebrating the New Year with a limited edition @pinnyarcade.bsky.social pin! Our Year of the Snake pin will be available for pre-order at the Penny Arcade store at 4pm PT today!

Pinny Arcade Pin Trading Limited Edition pin featuring a snake shaped Kemper with 2025 on the lower half.

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PinnyPals @pinnypals.com · Jan 29

The New Year pin will be on sale at 4PM PT tomorrow (30th Jan) according to info posted to the PAX discord.

PinnyPals @pinnypals.com · Jan 5

Still waiting for confirmation, but the word is that the 2025 New Years pin will be released at the end of January to coincide with Lunar New Year.

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PinnyPals @pinnypals.com · Jan 28

The pin listing data is definitely not complete, so if you notice any pins that have missing or incorrect info, please let us know! There is now an "Improve this listing" button on the pin pages when you're logged in to the site, to make it easy to do this.

A screenshot from a pin page on the PinnyPals website, highlighting the "Improve this listing" button.

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PinnyPals @pinnypals.com · Jan 28

You can also use these tags in the search, which makes it easier to find pins if you can't remember their exact names. E.g. searching for "Kemper" will now return all the pins that have Kemper in them - even if that's not part of the pin name.

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PinnyPals @pinnypals.com · Jan 28

PinnyPals.com has been updated with improved pin listing data. Pins now show more information including the game, series or company the pin is from, characters depicted, the PAX it was released at, and other themes.

A screenshot from the PinnyPals page for the DLC Kickstarter pin, showing the pin's tags.

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PinnyPals @pinnypals.com · Jan 5

Still waiting for confirmation, but the word is that the 2025 New Years pin will be released at the end of January to coincide with Lunar New Year.

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PinnyPals @pinnypals.com · Jan 1

Happy new year to all the pinny pals! May 2025 bring an exciting new range of pins to collect and pals to trade with.
#PinnyPals #PinnyArcade

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PinnyPals @pinnypals.com · Dec 30

Your 2024 Pinned from PinnyPals.com wraps up with PAX Unplugged pins (6/6)
#PinnyPals #PinnyArcade #PinnyPals2024Pinned #PAXUnplugged

PinnyPals 2024 Pinned PAX Unplugged edition

Unplugged saw the arrival of Cookie GM, continuing the Cookie Brigade’s tasty D&D themed set that began with the deliciously magical Wizard Cookie two years prior.

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PinnyPals @pinnypals.com · Dec 30

Your 2024 Pinned from PinnyPals.com continues with PAX Aus edition (5/6)
#PinnyPals #PinnyArcade #PinnyPals2024Pinned #PAXAus

Jackbox released their 16th pin at AUS this year — the Dirty Drawful owl.
The pin design revisits their OG pin for Drawful, released at West 2016, but this time around, the owl may well have taken over the ornithophile feet pic market.

10 most wanted pins from PAX Aus 2024

Moogle, Paper Chicken, Fallout 76, Ribbit, Dumb Ways to Die, Cookie Scientist, TESO 10 Years, Mental Health Elixir, Displacer Kitty, Nekograms Bean

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PinnyPals @pinnypals.com · Dec 29

2024 Pinned from PinnyPals.com continues with a PAX West edition (4/6)
#PinnyPals #PinnyArcade #PinnyPals2024Pinned #PAXWest

The Behemoth, seemingly unstoppable in the pin world, released their 39th offering at West 2024.
Raccalope first appeared at East 2015, and has now returned with a dewy new tongue, ready to munch on any players foolish enough to get too close.

10 most wanted pins from PAX West 2024

Droopy Tatsugiri, Joystick, Baby White Dragon, Heartworm, Longhorse Crewmate, Slay the Princess, Cookie Rogue, PAX West 2024 LE, GiGi, Emrakul

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PinnyPals @pinnypals.com · Dec 28

Your 2024 Pinned from PinnyPals.com continues by exploring PAX East pins (3/8)
#PinnyPals #PinnyArcade #PinnyPals2024Pinned #PAXEast

Perhaps inspired by flip phones making a comeback, the Cookie Brigade released a flip pin with a surprise inside.
This triggered many disappointing memories of hunting for snacks,
only to find Grandma’s sewing supplies.

10 most wanted pins from PAX East 2024

Cookie Tin? Cookies, Cookie Tin? Mimic, Adorable Axolotl, D20 Calico, DM Badge, Play Lab Tatsugiri, PAX East 2024 LE, D20 Pug, Dread VHS, PAX East Retro Game

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PinnyPals @pinnypals.com · Dec 27

Your 2024 Pinned from PinnyPals.com continues with part 2 (of 8)
#PinnyPals #PinnyArcade #PinnyPals2024Pinned

PinnyPals 2024 Pinned Part 2 title image

PinnyPals Most Wanted pins from 2024.

Cookie Tin? Cookies, Cookie Tin? Mimic, Moogle, Adorable Axolotl, Paper Chicken, Fallout 76, D20 Calico, New Year 2024, Droopy Tatsugiri, The One Ring (tm)

PinnyPals Most Collected pins from 2024.

PAX 20 Balloons, PAX Unplugged Cake, PAX East Cake, PAX West Cake, PAX Aus Cake, PAX Online Cake, PAX South Cake, Kemper Present, Merch 12, Cookie Tin? Mimic

PinnyPals Most Traded pins in 2024.

Play Lab Quaxly, PAX Aus 2023 LE, Play Lab Tatsugiri, Moogle, Play Lab Sprigatito, Droopy Tatsugiri, PAX Aus 2024 LE, Play Lab Fuecoco, Constellation Badge, New Year 2024

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PinnyPals @pinnypals.com · Dec 26

Your 2024 Pinned, from PinnyPals.com (1/6)
#PinnyPals #PinnyArcade #PinnyPals2024Pinned

PinnyPals 2024 Pinned Part 1 title image

PinnyPals.com now has 2,595 ysers, enticing 191 newbies this year.

The site saw 345 trades, between 129 pinny pals, who wrote 5,200 messages, to trade 2,484 pins across 3 countries!

139 new pins were added to pinnypals.com in 2024 (including a surprise appearance from 2020)

So, what have the pinnypals been up to?

Well, pbtam became the first to hit 1,000 positive trades! How'd they manage it? Having the most successful trades of the year, at 113 trades, helped.

quackies took home the most successful newbie title, with 12 successful trades this year.

And the biggest trade of 2024 was made up of 54 pins!

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PinnyPals @pinnypals.com · Dec 24

Wishing all Pinny Pals a happy and safe holiday period, from the PinnyPals.com team.
#pinnypals #pinnyarcade

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Happy Holidays PinnyPals!
Featuring Santa Gabe, Elf Tycho, Wrapped Div, and Summer Kemper

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Pinny Arcade @pinnyarcade.bsky.social · Nov 30

Our last #PAX Pin Quest of 2024 is upon us! This one is a doozy. penny-arcade.com/pinny-arcade... #PAXUnplugged

"20 Years of PAX" purple branding on a plum-colored background.

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