Pin trading has become a hallmark of the Olympics in recent decades — and not just for athletes. An official trading center ...

Collectors travel from all over the world to trade and purchase pins representing past, present and future Olympic Games.

As Olympic fever takes hold over fans across the globe, there is an Olympic sport of sorts rarely, if ever, making headlines. This sport doesn't involve the athletes, though; rather, this competition ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." THE OLYMPIC GAMES have always been about the thrill of earning medals and a podium spot. But if you look ...

Elite collectors know the intrinsic value of each category, including retail, delegation, team, sponsor, media and national Olympic committees. Japanese media pins are among the most coveted by ...

The Olympics are all about the beauty and tradition of sports. However, there's a behind-the-scenes sport that's rarely discussed. This time around, the trading of pins between athletes at the big ...

While taking home a gold medal is the ultimate goal at the Olympics, some athletes are also looking to collect the special edition pins at the games. Pin trading has been common practice at the ...

The night before he flew to France, 19-year-old London collector Josh Waller had — quite literally — thousands of pins strewn across his bedroom. He was sorting through his collection to decide which ...

Disneyland has reigned in “professional” pin traders who bring thousands of collectible pins to the Anaheim theme park by extremely limiting the amount of time, number of pins and trading locations ...