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Pin
Center: Popular Games site opens By Peter Thunell
PARK CITY — A new Olympic venue opened Thursday for an
unofficial Olympic sport that many say they're stuck on.
At the site, pin traders will be able to meet and swap Olympics pins — a popular Games pastime. There are plans to create two other pin trading sites, another one in Park City and one in downtown Salt Lake. Park City Mayor Brad Olch, an admitted Olympic pin aficionado, said the pin swapping lets everybody get involved. "We want to give the community a chance to enjoy the Olympic spirit and provide as many opportunities as possible for Park City residents and visitors to have memorable experiences during this special time in our city's history," Olch said. Trisha Dewaal, who works nearby at Village Keepsakes in Park City, said she recently caught the pin-trading fever at work. "Everyone is looking for pins," Dewaal said. "Someone comes in and has never heard of the pins, and by the time they leave the store they have at least five." Dewaal said her pin genre of choice is pins depicting food, and already she has a collection of 80 pins, with her peanut butter pin ranking as her favorite. Some professional Olympic pin swappers also were on hand Thursday giving advice and helping to get the ball rolling with the trading. Bill Hipson got his pin trading start in 1988 at the Calgary Winter Games and now trades and sells Olympic pins for a living. He said the trading is addictive — he sold his refrigerator, washer and dryer once for three pins — but in the end it is more about meeting people and having fun.
Still, the name of the game is scarcity. The more scarce a pin is, the more valuable it is. Some of the pins, like the original green Jell-O pin and the fry sauce pin, are already climbing in value, Hipson said. A friend of Hipson, Helene White, said that in Atlanta, a restaurant made a pin of five onion rings in the Olympic symbol that was quickly banned by Olympic officials. The pins shot up in value and now are almost the "Holy Grail of Olympic pins," some having sold for as much as $1,500 each. Riverton resident Dolan Hudson said some of the more rare pins for the Salt Lake Games include one with crossed skis and the now-discarded bid logo, the cowboy hat pin with the bid logo, a puzzle set with the bid logo and one with the Olympic logos from the past four Games. The hottest pins Thursday were two limited edition pins Coca-Cola released, one depicting Miner's Park and the other having a big 100 on it to commemorate the 100 days until the Games. Hipson said that because there were so few of the pins made, they jumped in value just as soon as they sold out. |
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THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE -
Sunday, November 4, 2001
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Village a City of Its Own
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athletes, it is a place of comfort and rejuvenation, the
social and cultural hub of the Games. For organizers, it is
the embodiment of venerable, though somewhat tarnished,
Olympic ideals such as fellowship and the purity of sport. But for Utahns, the 2002 Olympic Athletes Village will be mostly a mystery. Unlike the 10 competition venues and Rice-Eccles Stadium, which are geared for spectators, the village will be sealed to all but a few visitors, protected by a 10-foot-high fence and 24-hour military surveillance. |
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18.10.2001
LesothoI have just been advised that the Athlete representing the country of Lesotho in Africa that was attempting to make the Salt Lake City Games has NOT QUALIFIED for these games.
Lesotho were attempting to send their first team to a Winter Games, and were confident when the two pins were released in September 2000 that they would have representation at these Games. A number of these pins were given to the NOC at the time of production for the delegation and the representing athlete to use as traders with other participants and members of the public.
Collectors Please Note - I was originally advised that if the athlete did not make the games, the delegation would still be attending the games to learn and experience from it. If they do go, they will still be taking the pins that were provided to them as it is their pin which they requested - as every NOC has that right.
I was also going to advise collectors if the athlete made the games, or if he did not, and plan to take whatever remaining pins with me to SLC to continue to raise funds for the NOC - regardless of participation or not.
As all of the pins we have produced for Sydney were USED BY THE ATHLETES AND OFFICIALS, it was decided that the SLC pins were to be withdrawn from the market because of this aspect - that we produce pins for both the Athletes, Officials and for fundraising. It is the combination of all three that have made this program so successful, and one that I have fought hard for in the past.
Reputation in an important and crucial aspect in the pin collecting community, and one that we take very seriously. For Athens 2004, well over 1/2 Dozen countries have expressed their interest at this time to continue with this program, and we will keep everyone informed as to what is happening in the future.
A copy of this letter is being forwarded to the Collectors Commission of the International Olympic Committee for their records.
Mark Stewart
2001-10-23
Sponsors and licensees"TOP (The Olympic Partners) is a worldwide sponsorship program administered by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that benefits 198 National Olympic Committees, Olympic teams from around the world, and the Organizing Committees for the Olympic Games. All participants in TOP have generously provided financial, product and service support to the staging of the Games."
TOP Sponsors for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games as well as all other sponsors and licensees are found here
AmincoPins vendor for the Salt Lake City Olympics.
Web at: http://www.amincousa.com/pins_olympic.htm
2001-04-14
Pin Festival During SLC Olympics
To try to stop some confusion regarding what
will be happening during the Olympics, I would like to put one rumor to
rest. We have already secured a 50,000 square foot parking lot, located one
block away from the public gate into the spectator entrance to the awards
area. We will be directly on 300 West, between the spectator area gate and
Pioneer Park. We have a signed contract with the owners, and have begun
selling spaces. Each space is 7x10 feet in area, with two six foot tables,
so you can sell from the front and the back of your area.
This will be a pin selling/trading location, with a food court, and live
entertainment. We are doing everything we can to make this "Pin
Central" before, during and after the Games. Our selling spaces are
$2,000 for the period of February 5th thru March 16, which is a total of 39
days, thru the Paralympics. We already have dealers signed up from
California, Georgia, New York, Utah and Florida. The IOC and SLOC are fully
aware of what we are doing, and our relationship with both organizations is
just fine. If there are any questions, you can contact me at barrysanders@compuserve.com
Barry
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Delta pins
Lapel pins and accessories are a great way to show your Olympic spirit.
...and join in
the most popular unofficial Olympic sport: pin trading! Try
http://deltapins.com/
Want a place to stay in Salt Lake
City during the games?
Try http://www.utahhomes.com/
Click on the Salt Lake Olympics logo.
Choose between: Home Host - Owner
provides room(s) and breakfast without vacating
or Home Stay - Owner
vacates for rented period.
Prices are from 350 per night and up.
Salt Lake City's 6 months to GoldCountdown pin trading and memorability show in SLC 27-28. July 2001. More info from Tom Brooke.