Pins - - The Currency of eBay Live

Pins! That's what everyone wanted and Ebay, along with numerous vendors, was happy to oblige. Upon registering, each registrant was given a goodie bag containing, among other things, the official program, a CD of workshop and class materials, a lanyard with an eBay pin and a Treasure Quest leaflet that was used to obtain additional pins and cards. Scattered amongst the vendor booths were stamping stations manned by eBay staff. Each station had either one of 25 trading cards or one of eleven pins. The leaflet was stamped and you received the card or pin. A 26th card was available only at the eBay Live Gala on Saturday night.

This method of distribution apparently solved some problems from previous events and made sure the pins/cards were distributed fairly. Theoretically each person attending would only receive one set of each of the pins and cards.

Pictures of the press lanyard, pins and Treasure Quest leaflet are shown.

Also available was a limited edition (LE 250) set of thirteen pins sold in a display tube.

This set included twelve pins made from the same molds as the twelve given out, but in limited edition colors. The thirteenth pin was available only in the limited edition set.

Official eBay Pins from Stamping Stations

• Pin attached to lanyard -- Green feedback Star driving to eBay
• Collectibles Category
• Business and Industrial Categories
• eBay Motors
• Sports and Tickets
• Books, Movies and Music
• Home and Garden
• Toys
• Consumer Electronics
• Computers and Networking
• Clothing, Shoes and Accessories
• PayPal

Limited Edition (LE 250)set contains all the above, but different done in different colors, PLUS a two piece Leap pin.

Another eBay Live pin was framed and mounted with a framed limited edition (LE 500) print.

See Page Two for larger images of the pins and Treasure Quest leaflet.