AY Honor Pin Trading Requirements used by South American Division

Pin Trading

Skill Level

1

Year

2014

Version

04.11.2025

Approval authority

South American Division

1. Explain the origins of pin trading, and how it got started in the Pathfinder Club.

2. Define the following terms:

a. Button

b. Clutch

c. Etiquette

d. Lanyard

e. Pin

3. Identify the two most common types of pin backs, and demonstrate or describe how to safely attach and remove them.

4. Know where you can get pins for trading, including free or inexpensive pins. Collect at least three pins for trading.

5. Discuss at least five different methods of displaying your pins for trading. Choose a method you like and arrange your pins for trading.

6. Name three venues or events where pin trading is a popular activity.

7. Discuss the three “F’s” of pin trading etiquette:

a. Fun

b. Fair

c. Friendly

8. Trade pins with at least five people you don’t know at a venue or event where pin trading takes place, using the “Fun, Fair, Friendly” principles of etiquette. Share with someone else or in a group any interesting stories or people you met while trading pins.