ENAMEL PINS

All enamel pins are made by hand and individually filled and polished by workers, therefore some of them can have imperfections. The more defects a pin may show, the cheaper it will be.

A Grades

These pins are almost perfect and I say almost because they are handmade and there is no such thing as a perfect pin, but they are the best of the batch.

  • Small scratches or scuffs on the metal or enamel, barely noticeable.  
  • Minor imperfections in metal plating, barely noticeable.
  • Slightly noticeable specks/dot or darkened specks in glitter areas on pins with glitter, this is expected variation in glitter pins.
  • Faint/light and small dot or small smudge on enamel, barely noticeable

B Grades

These pins come with little flaws. 

  • Superficial bubbles/speckles/pores on enamel
  • Slightly underfill, overfill, or uneven fill of enamel that only noticeable at a certain angle/lighting
  • Scruffs on the side or back of pin (NOT the front)
  •  Slightly misaligned screenprinting

C Grades

These pins come with more noticeable flaws than A and B, and will be sold at a discount. They may contain at least one or more of the following:

  • Intermediate and noticeable black dot, small smudge, or bubble on enamel
  • Some area of missing plating and/or deep scratches on the metal across the pin
  • More noticeable underfill, overfill, or uneven fill of enamel
  • Very misaligned or missing screenprinting in pins that have screenprint

Seconds

These pins come with major flaws that I rather give them a home than simply tossing them away. They are sold at a large discount. 

  • Noticeable holes
  • Large black dot, small smudge, or bubble on enamel. Pin may appear dirty/dusty 
  • Large area of missing plating and/or deep scratches on the metal across the pin
  • Significant underfill, overfill, or uneven fill of enamel. The pin may appear to be soft enamel and not hard enamel
  • Incorrect enamel color in larger area of the design
  • Any other imperfections that may alter the actual design a little

PLUSHIES

Some plushies have imperfections, the more defects a plushie may show, the cheaper it will be.

A Grades

A grade plushies are perfect plushies.