Any parent today that has a child involved in little league baseball surely knows the significance of baseball trading pins. These small custom pins not only showcase the team’s logo, city, and age group; they also make memories for years to come. The process of purchasing custom baseball trading pins for your team may seem like a daunting task, but with a little preparation and research, your purchase of trading pins for your team can be near effortless.
There are numerous companies on the internet that advertise their services for the manufacturing of custom baseball trading pins. Making sense out of all the web content is fairly straight forward, however. The process is generally three steps, and getting started is as easy as sending an email to your chosen trading pin company. We used Wild Pins last year and were happy with the service and product, but make your own decision based on your individual experiences.
Step One – The Quote Process
Just about every company that sells trading pins uses an automated “free quote” form somewhere within their website. Some companies have it right on the trading pins page itself, or a simple button link that will bring the reader to a separate form. In any case, this is where you will enter your basic information that the company will use to design and quote your baseball trading pins.
Aside from your name, email and other required information, make sure you provide as much detail as possible regarding what design elements you would like to have in your trading pin design. Some very important details would include; team name, city, age group, team colors, and team mascot.
If your team already has a logo, the process will be much quicker for the design of your baseball trading pins. Simply attach the logo to an email, or in most cases, there is a button that allows the upload of an image on each quote form for trading pins. You will also want to include any instructions to the trading pin designers as to where you want items placed on the design. The more information – the better your baseball trading pin design will fit your needs.
Simply submit your request and wait for a response. Most companies that sell trading pins respond within 24 hours with your design, and some may even respond the same day.
We’ll cover Step 2 in the next blog entry.