18/11: Christmas Deal from Tragars Collectables

Gary from Tragars Collectables is offering a Christmas deal of a set of 12 Coca-Cola Paralympics pin badges for only £25.00 with free UK postage.

Plus any purchases over £35.00 will receive a Free Sailing Venue collection pin set of 3 pins.

Please contact Gary at tragar@blueyonder.co.uk

15/11: Christmas Offers from Pins and Things

John at Pins and Things has some Christmas offers for readers of the London Pins blog...

When customers spend £30 or over on the website they will receive a free Olympic Coca cola polar bear pin badge (worth £8.00).

All Honav single pins have been reduced to half price

P&T are authorised stockists of pin badges for Glasgow 2014. As new pins are issued, they will be available on the website

Finally they offer free UK postage.

8/10: Offer from Tragars Collectables

Tragars Collectables is again offering readers a new deal - this time on Coc-Cola retail pins.

'50 Different pin badges for only £50.00, free UK postage. Random surprise bundles'

You will receive 50 different pins on there original backing cards from list below. Please note these will be random selections, if you wish to purchase select pins, the prices will be higher.

SKU      Description
305315 Coca-Cola 2012 Type Pin
304547 Coca-Cola Battersea Power Station Pin
305391 Coca-Cola Been There Done That T-Shirt Pin
304561 Coca-Cola Big Ben Pin
306053 Coca-Cola Bottle Red Sparkle Pin
304554 Coca-Cola Buckingham Palace Pin
305834 Coca-Cola Beat Box Pin
305810 Coca-Cola CC Rings Bottle Pin
306084 Coca-Cola Coke Zero Bottle Pin
304455 Coca-Cola Countdown Pin - 1 Day
304462 Coca-Cola Countdown Pin - 2 Days
304479 Coca-Cola Countdown Pin - 3 Days
304486 Coca-Cola Countdown Pin - 4 Days
304493 Coca-Cola Countdown Pin - 5 Days
304509 Coca-Cola Countdown Pin - 10 Days
304660 Coca-Cola Country Flag Pin - Australia
304646 Coca-Cola Country Flag Pin - Brazil
304622 Coca-Cola Country Flag Pin - China
304691 Coca-Cola Country Flag Pin - France
304684 Coca-Cola Country Flag Pin - Germany
304653 Coca-Cola Country Flag Pin - Great Britain
304707 Coca-Cola Country Flag Pin - Italy
304639 Coca-Cola Country Flag Pin - Russia
304615 Coca-Cola Country Flag Pin - Spain
304677 Coca-Cola Country Flag Pin - USA
304523 Coca-Cola Downing Street Pin
306077 Coca-Cola Filled Coke Bottle Pin
304578 Coca-Cola Gold Bottle Cap Pin
306060 Coca-Cola Gold Bottle Pin
305070 Coca-Cola Let's Trade Pin
305179 Coca-Cola London Skyline Pin
305049 Coca-Cola Love London Bottle Pin
305032 Coca-Cola Love London Graffiti Pin
305865 Coca-Cola Mini Routemaster Pin
305841 Coca-Cola Minibeats Pin
305735 Coca-Cola Music Jigsaw Drums Pin
305759 Coca-Cola Music Jigsaw Guitar Pin
305377 Coca-Cola Olympic Park Venues Pin - Aquatics
305360 Coca-Cola Olympic Park Venues Pin - Basketball
305353 Coca-Cola Olympic Park Venues Pin - Stadium
305322 Coca-Cola Olympic Park Venues Pin - Velodrome
305339 Coca-Cola Olympic Park Venues Pin - Wembley
305469 Coca-Cola Olympic Pin of the Day, Day 1
305476 Coca-Cola Olympic Pin of the Day, Day 2
305483 Coca-Cola Olympic Pin of the Day, Day 3
305490 Coca-Cola Olympic Pin of the Day, Day 4
305506 Coca-Cola Olympic Pin of the Day, Day 5
305513 Coca-Cola Olympic Pin of the Day, Day 6
305520 Coca-Cola Olympic Pin of the Day, Day 7
305537 Coca-Cola Olympic Pin of the Day, Day 8
305544 Coca-Cola Olympic Pin of the Day, Day 9
305551 Coca-Cola Olympic Pin of the Day, Day 10
305568 Coca-Cola Olympic Pin of the Day, Day 11
305575 Coca-Cola Olympic Pin of the Day, Day 12
305582 Coca-Cola Olympic Pin of the Day, Day 13
305599 Coca-Cola Olympic Pin of the Day, Day 14
305605 Coca-Cola Olympic Pin of the Day, Day 15
305612 Coca-Cola Olympic Pin of the Day, Day 16
305629 Coca-Cola Olympic Pin of the Day, Day 17
306138 Coca-Cola OTR Cardiff Pin
304745 Coca-Cola OTR Classic Pin
305278 Coca-Cola OTR Mascot Pin
304721 Coca-Cola OTR Slider Pin
305858 Coca-Cola OTR Vehicle Mini Beat Pin
306220 Coca-Cola Paralympic Pin of the Day, Day 1
306237 Coca-Cola Paralympic Pin of the Day, Day 2
306244 Coca-Cola Paralympic Pin of the Day, Day 3
306251 Coca-Cola Paralympic Pin of the Day, Day 4
306268 Coca-Cola Paralympic Pin of the Day, Day 5
306275 Coca-Cola Paralympic Pin of the Day, Day 6
306282 Coca-Cola Paralympic Pin of the Day, Day 7
306299 Coca-Cola Paralympic Pin of the Day, Day 8
306305 Coca-Cola Paralympic Pin of the Day, Day 9
306312 Coca-Cola Paralympic Pin of the Day, Day 10
306329 Coca-Cola Paralympic Pin of the Day, Day 11
306336 Coca-Cola Paralympic Pin of the Day, Day 12
304738 Coca-Cola Piccadilly Circus Pin
305162 Coca-Cola Polar Bear Pin
304882 Coca-Cola PTC Hyde Park Pin
304875 Coca-Cola PTC Olympic Park Pin
305384 Coca-Cola PTC Olympic Village Pin
305247 Coca-Cola Retro Bottle Carrier Pin
305230 Coca-Cola Retro Bottles Pin
305209 Coca-Cola Retro Drink Pin
305223 Coca-Cola Retro Go Refreshed Pin
304585 Coca-Cola Silver Bottle Cap Pin
305889 Coca-Cola Sport of the Day Pin, Day 1
305896 Coca-Cola Sport of the Day Pin, Day 2
305902 Coca-Cola Sport of the Day Pin, Day 3
305919 Coca-Cola Sport of the Day Pin, Day 4
305926 Coca-Cola Sport of the Day Pin, Day 5
305933 Coca-Cola Sport of the Day Pin, Day 6
305940 Coca-Cola Sport of the Day Pin, Day 7
305957 Coca-Cola Sport of the Day Pin, Day 8
305964 Coca-Cola Sport of the Day Pin, Day 9
305971 Coca-Cola Sport of the Day Pin, Day 10
305988 Coca-Cola Sport of the Day Pin, Day 11
305995 Coca-Cola Sport of the Day Pin, Day 12
306008 Coca-Cola Sport of the Day Pin, Day 13
306015 Coca-Cola Sport of the Day Pin, Day 14
306022 Coca-Cola Sport of the Day Pin, Day 15
306039 Coca-Cola Sport of the Day Pin, Day 16
306046 Coca-Cola Sport of the Day Pin, Day 17
304967 Coca-Cola Sports Equipment Pin - Badminton
304974 Coca-Cola Sports Equipment Pin - Basketball
304943 Coca-Cola Sports Equipment Pin - Diving
304998 Coca-Cola Sports Equipment Pin - Equestrian
304981 Coca-Cola Sports Equipment Pin - Fencing
304950 Coca-Cola Sports Equipment Pin - Football
304936 Coca-Cola Sports Equipment Pin - Gymnastics
305018 Coca-Cola Sports Equipment Pin - Swimming
305001 Coca-Cola Sports Equipment Pin - Tennis
304929 Coca-Cola Sports Equipment Pin - Weightlifting
305025 Coca-Cola Sports Graffiti Pin
304516 Coca-Cola Tower Bridge Pin
305261 Coca-Cola Tower of London Pin
305704 Coca-Cola Typically British Pin - Bulldog
305698 Coca-Cola Typically British Pin - Country House
305674 Coca-Cola Typically British Pin - Double Decker Bus
305667 Coca-Cola Typically British Pin - Gnomes
305728 Coca-Cola Typically British Pin - Letterbox
305650 Coca-Cola Typically British Pin - Queuing
305643 Coca-Cola Typically British Pin - Rain
305681 Coca-Cola Typically British Pin - Royal
305711 Coca-Cola Typically British Pin - Tea
305421 Coca-Cola UK Nations England Pin
305438 Coca-Cola UK Nations Northern Ireland Pin
305445 Coca-Cola UK Nations Wales Pin
304905 Coca-Cola Union Jack Big Ben Pin
304837 Coca-Cola Welcome to the Games Pin - Australia
304813 Coca-Cola Welcome to the Games Pin - Brazil
304806 Coca-Cola Welcome to the Games Pin - China
304752 Coca-Cola Welcome to the Games Pin - France
304769 Coca-Cola Welcome to the Games Pin - GB
304783 Coca-Cola Welcome to the Games Pin - Germany
304790 Coca-Cola Welcome to the Games Pin - Italy
304851 Coca-Cola Welcome to the Games Pin - Japan
304868 Coca-Cola Welcome to the Games Pin - Netherlands
304844 Coca-Cola Welcome to the Games Pin - Russia
304776 Coca-Cola Welcome to the Games Pin - Spain
304820 Coca-Cola Welcome to the Games Pin - USA
304530 Coca-Cola Westminster Abbey Pin

In addition, Gary from Tragars has also offered a free pin for those that attend the next pin meet in November. If you come to the next meet at the Railway Tavern, be sure to ask me for your freebie from Tragars

If you'd like to purchase a bundle of 50 or any individual pins, please contact Tragars at tragar@blueyonder.co.uk

23/7: Pins and Things at Open East Festival

John from Pins and Things has asked me to mention that he'll have a stand at the Open East Festival this weekend in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

He'll be in the Urban Bazaar area and will have some special show offers on the London 2012 retail (including Coca-Cola) pins.

Please let him know you found out via the London Pins blog.

30/6: Anniversary Offer from Tragars Collectables

ANNIVERSARY SALE

Tragars Collectables would like to offer readers some pin sets this week.

VENUE & MASCOT 2 PIN SETS AND 3 PIN SETS IN PRESENTATION BOXES

ARCHERY
MOUNTAIN BIKE
VOLLEYBALL
TRAMPOLINE
JUDO
WRESTLING/GRECO - ROMAN
ROAD CYCLING
TABLE TENNIS
BADMINTON
WEIGHTLIFTING
FENCING
HANDBALL
EQUESTRIAN - DRESSAGE
EQUESTRIAN - JUMPING
EQUESTRIAN - EVENTING
BMX
DIVING
WATER POLO
CANOE SLALOM
CANOE SPRINT
TAEKWONDO
ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS

3 PIN SET SWIMMING
3 PIN SET SAILING
3 PIN SET BASKETBALL
3 PIN SET ROWING 3 PIN SET RYTHMIC GYMNASTICS

SPORTS POSE 3 PIN SET TRIATHLON - £12.00

The price is £6.00 each for the 2 pin sets and £7.00 each for the 3 pin sets

Postage within the UK.

£3.70 UP TO 4 SETS
£5.50 UP TO 10 SETS

This offer is available now until Friday 26th July.

Contact Gary at tragar@blueyonder.co.uk

24/3 - Week 3 Offer from Tragars Collectables

Gary from Tragars Collectables would like to offer readers some pin sets this week.

This time, he is offering Venue and Mascot - 2 pin sets in Presentation Boxes

• Archery
• Mountain Bike
• Beach Volleyball
• Volleyball
• Trampoline
• Judo
• Wrestling - Greco-Roman
• Road Cycling
• Table Tennis
• Badminton
• Weightlifting
• Fencing
• Handball
• Equestrian - Dressage
• Equestrian - Jumping
• Equestrian - Eventing

Each set is priced £15 including postage within the UK.

This offer is available from Monday 25th March until Easter Sunday 31st March.

Contact Gary at tragar@blueyonder.co.uk

21/3: Offer from Glamorous Living

The folks at Glamorous Living have a series of London 2012 Olympic Museum pins for sale and are offering them to readers of London Pins before they hit eBay.

The pins on offer are

0781	Games Logo - 1936 - Berlin
0782	Games Logo - 1948 - London
0783	Games Logo - 1952 - Helsinki
0784	Games Logo - 1956 - Stockholm
0785	Games Logo - 1956 - Melbourne
0787	Games Logo - 1964 - Tokyo
0789	Games Logo - 1972 - Munich
0790	Games Logo - 1976 - Montreal
0791	Games Logo - 1980 - Moscow
0793	Games Logo - 1988 - Seoul
0794	Games Logo - 1992 - Barcelona
0795	Games Logo - 1996 - Atlanta
0797	Games Logo - 2004 - Athens

0732	Games Poster - 1896 - Athens
0733	Games Poster - 1900 - Paris
0734	Games Poster - 1904 - St Louis
0735	Games Poster - 1908 - London
0736	Games Poster - 1912 - Stockholm
0737	Games Poster - 1920 - Antwerp
0738	Games Poster - 1924 - Paris
0739	Games Poster - 1928 - Amsterdam
0740	Games Poster - 1932 - Los Angeles
0742	Games Poster - 1948 - London
0743	Games Poster - 1952 - Helsinki
0746	Games Poster - 1960 - Rome
0747	Games Poster - 1964 - Tokyo
0749	Games Poster - 1972 - Munich
0750	Games Poster - 1976 - Montreal
0751	Games Poster - 1980 - Moscow
0752	Games Poster - 1984 - Los Angeles
0753	Games Poster - 1988 - Seoul
0754	Games Poster - 1992 - Barcelona
0755	Games Poster - 1996 - Atlanta
0756	Games Poster - 2000 - Sydney
0757	Games Poster - 2004 - Athens
0758	Games Poster - 2008 - Beijing

They have one of each pin and are available at £6 each including UK postage.

They also have a set of Countryside, West End, 100 Days to Go, Festivals and Markets. Contact them for prices.

Contact Glamorous Living at sales@glamorousliving.co.uk if you want to order any of these pins.

17/3: Another Offer from Tragars Collectables

Gary from Tragars Collectables would like to offer readers another pin set this week.

This time, he is offering the 11 pin venue logo set

The price is £40 including postage within the UK.

This is the boxed set not the individual pins on card. This offer is available from Monday 18th March until Sunday 24th March.

Contact Gary at tragar@blueyonder.co.uk

London Pins accepts no liability for this offer.

7/3: Retail & Venue Pin Retailer

Over the last few weeks, we've seen another eBay retailer with some pins that were harder to find during the Games.

Tragars Collectables has been trading for nearly 10 years and for the last 6 months has sold a range of London 2012 pins on eBay. The owner, Gary, is happy to receive any emails for specific retail/venue pins that you may be looking for. The prices on eBay take account of eBay fees, so he hopes to be able to sell at a reduced price off eBay. He has a range of retail and venue pins and plans to add more sets over the next few weeks. He is unable to help out with sponsor/media/NOC pins. Why not contact him to see if he has the pins to fill any gaps in your collections.

He is offering readers of London Pins some special offers...

• A free pin badge (his choice) with every order
  OR
• A Free Venue & Mascot 3 pin set (Sailing) when you spend £50 on pins
  OR
• Free UK postage when you spend £50 on pins

You can contact him via email tragar@blueyonder.co.uk or take a look at his store on eBay - Tragars Collectables

As with my previous posts when I mention specific retailers, I take no responsibility for the products or service you receive from them, but can confirm I've made a successful purchase from Tragars. I approached Gary to see what he may be able to offer London Pins readers - hence this blog post.

17/11: London 2012 Pins on M and M Direct Site

Earlier this month, a reader spotted a website selling London 2012 merchandise. Click here for the original post.

A few readers have emailed me to say that this website is now selling a few London 2012 pins too. Click here to view the 'gifts' section.

They seem to have a few venue logo pins, some venue pictograms and a couple of venue sports poses.

The irony is that the sitting volleyball pin was nowhere to be seen for the first few days of the Paralympics, then was one of the most desirable pins for a few days as people tried to find them once they were released. Now they are in the 'bargain bucket'.

If only the distribution and retail process had been a little more thought through, then the collectors would have got the pins they wanted without the frenzy and the silly prices on eBay and the retailers would not be forced to sell at knock down prices.

Perhaps this may be the website where we finally see the pins that could not be found during the Games?

1/10: More Venue Pins at Glamorous Living

It seems that more of the elusive venue collection pins have appeared at Glamorous Living today. Thanks to a reader, news that some Gymnastics sports poses pins are now on sale.

The 5 pins in question were not widely available during the Games but have now appeared on the Glamorous Living website.

I would imagine that there will not be many of these sets available as the pins were limited to 2,012 each and potentially SOME were sold during the Olympics.

24/9: Sale at Pins and Things

I have been asked by John at Pins and Things to let you know that they are having a clearance sale on their website.

All London 2012 pins have been reduced by 1/3 (except special offers).

Tak a look at the website for specific prices.

30/8: Paralympic Closing Ceremony Pin - Retail Update

Some of you may know that one online retailer launched the Paralympic Closing Ceremony pin yesterday and then marked it as out of stock soon afterwards.

Therefore it has been decided to allow all retailers to issue this pin, although WHEN it is available is up to each retailer.

I suggest therefore you check out your favourite sources to see who has started to sell the pin.

28/8: Covent Garden Stall & Trafalgar Square

For this week only, there will be a stall in Covent Garden selling London 2012 pins at 3 for £10. I'm not sure of the range available or the exact location, but if anyone is down there, please add a comment to let us know more.

I've also been told that there will be a unit in Trafalgar Square during the Paralympics selling pins too.

31/7: Days of the Games Offer

Event Merchandising have asked me to mention an offer to readers of the blog. They are offering all 18 Days of the Games pins for £135 including free UK delivery PLUS a free London 2012 Union Flag logo T-Shirt.

Please email your orders and payment details to steve@eventmerch.com and specify which size T-Shirt (S/M/L/XL) you would prefer. All the pins are in stock so can be dispatched the next day.

20/7: Coke Store Update

Over the last couple of weeks, there have been a few issues with the online Coke store. A number of readers have commented on problems with delivery and communications. So that you are all aware, the team behind the online store have been reading the feedback and working hard to resolve the issues.

They would like to assure everyone that they have taken steps to improve the situation such as

• making sure that automated communications are working
• contacting customers who have placed orders that have not yet been fulfilled
• making effective use of warehouse dispatching to satisfy both online and venue shops

They are also on the case to add new products to the website as soon as possible.

So, hopefully many readers will have started receiving their orders and those that haven't should be sorted very soon.

Please be sure to post some positive experiences when the online Coke store is working for you just so everyone knows.

17:7: Countdown Pins - Event Merchandise Offer

Steve at Event Merchandise has asked me to mention that they can supply all 6 of the final countdown pins (10, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1) for £35 including delivery (IUK addresses). They have them in stock and are ready to send as soon as payment is cleared.

Please confirm back by email to steve@eventmerch.com with credit card details/bank transfer and preferred delivery address.

11/7: STOP PRESS - St Patrick Pin Available

I've just heard that a very small number of St. Patrick pins will be available soon.

I know Glamorous Living, Pins and Things and Coin Bazaar will have some. The London 2012 online store will not.

Be fast if you are looking to add one to the collection.

30/6: Coca-Cola Pins Announced

As we move into the last month of the countdown to the Olympic Games, Coca-Cola have launched their pin programme and their online shop. As pin collectors know, Coca-Cola produce a range of themed pins for the Games, and London 2012 is no exception.

Their pins will be issued from now right up until the end of the Paralympic Games and their range of designs means that there should be a pin for everyone.

The pins will be available in the pin trading centres in Hyde Park and the Olympic Park as well as in their online store - www.cokestore2012.co.uk

In the store they have a range of Coke branded merchandise as well as the pins. All profits from the sales of Coca-Cola products on the site goes to the StreetGames charity which aims to bring sport to young people in disadvantaged communities across the UK.

I understand that there will be some pins exclusive to the individual pin trading centres that will not appear online, but more news of those when they are released.

The pins available at the launch of the online store are divided into categories...

• Olympic Torch Relay - the pins we have seen already, but now your chance to buy individual pins online
• Welcome to the Games - 12 opening telephone boxes representing 12 of the visiting nations
• Country Flags - 10 countries are represented with their flags connected to a Coke bottle and the London 2012 logo
• London Landmarks - 8 pins showing ironing London buildings or scenes but with a Coke twist
• Typically British - 9 pins which take a tongue-in-cheek view of how we Brits see ourselves and how we may be seen by others
• There are 3 other pins which use iconic Coca-Cola imagery

The online range will continue to grow as we approach the Games and we will be able to see the pins 'in the flesh' for the first time when the Hyde Park venue opens soon.

Future pins will highlight the 'Move to the Beat' campaign and a fantastic musical jigsaw set which draws on British musical heritage from the 60s and 70s.

As well as the merchandise, the Coke Store site also has some background on pin trading, the pin designers, the StreetGames charity and a teasing outline of the pin-of-the-day set!

21/6: Shamrock and Gender Pins - Available

I have just had confirmation that both the Shamrock and Gender pins will be available in limited quantities soon. The Gender pin will be available on the official London 2012 online store.

I have no information on how limited the numbers may be, so don't hang around if you need want either of these pins for your collection.

I cannot confirm which retailers have either or both pins, so you may want to contact your preferred supplier for more details of what they have available.