anno Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Is the olympic store in London already open? I could not find an adress in London where I can buy pins. Do the sponsors have pins to send out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympIAN1981 Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 Is the olympic store in London already open?I could not find an adress in London where I can buy pins. Do the sponsors have pins to send out? Hi Anno - Nothing seems to be publicly available yet, and no officical Olympic store has opened, although we have seen dignitaries and the like wearing new logo 2012 pins at various press events etc. EBay has loads of bid phase pins available, and you never know - the odd post-bid pin might pop up on there as well. Give it a go. I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertmicallef Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Hi Anno - Nothing seems to be publicly available yet, and no officical Olympic store has opened, although we have seen dignitaries and the like wearing new logo 2012 pins at various press events etc. EBay has loads of bid phase pins available, and you never know - the odd post-bid pin might pop up on there as well. Give it a go. I Hi Guys, The London 2012 Pin collection has been launched and the pins are available to buy from Runnersneed and Crest of London stores in London and available to buy on the Crest of London website. Runnersneed Canary Wharf store will also take telephone orders for the pins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarJoLe Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 The Canary Wharf store has them for sale. I bought mine in the commemorative pack today, as well the Union Jack one. On the pack it says there will be a total of 2012 seperate designs to collect. Is this correct? Sounds crazy! I don't think I will manage to get them all. The pack is £25, the Union Jack 2012 logo £6.50 and the four brand coloured logos and Paralympic logo are £5 each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 On the pack it says there will be a total of 2012 seperate designs to collect. Is this correct? Sounds crazy! That will really test the design to its limits! Blimey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmaniS Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 No new sponsor pins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tower Bridge Fox Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Im hanngiong on to my old pins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 where did you get the sponsor pins from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4gamesandcounting Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 I have VISA, EDF Energy, BT and Lloyds TSB pins - these are the only sponsor pins currently available. Official pins I am missing are the VIP Gold/Silver pin, 4 years to go and Beijing Handover Ceremony pin - if anybody can help please contact me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonPins.co.uk Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 List of London 2012 Pins I'm trying to pull together a website of London 2012 pin information and images. It's early days yet, but until the website is up and running, take a look at http://london2012pins.blogspot.com/. I'm not trying to sell anything, just create a base of information which London 2012 pin collectors may find useful. You can find my (fledgling) site at http://www.london2012pins.com Use the email link on the home page to send me any constructive comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiFreak Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 List of London 2012 PinsI'm trying to pull together a website of London 2012 pin information and images. It's early days yet, but until the website is up and running, take a look at http://london2012pins.blogspot.com/. I'm not trying to sell anything, just create a base of information which London 2012 pin collectors may find useful. You can find my (fledgling) site at http://www.london2012pins.com Use the email link on the home page to send me any constructive comments. If you need some inspiration, check out Radar the Pin Guy's site for Vancouver 2010 pins: http://www.radarthepinguy.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4gamesandcounting Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 List of London 2012 PinsI'm trying to pull together a website of London 2012 pin information and images. It's early days yet, but until the website is up and running, take a look at http://london2012pins.blogspot.com/. I'm not trying to sell anything, just create a base of information which London 2012 pin collectors may find useful. You can find my (fledgling) site at http://www.london2012pins.com Use the email link on the home page to send me any constructive comments. Great looking website - it will be a great resource. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4gamesandcounting Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 Does anybody have 4 Years to Go pin that they want to swap/trade/sell to me? Please contact me if you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tickle Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 The set of 5 pins is now available to buy online, where as before u had to purchase it from the shop, here's the link http://www.runnersneed.co.uk/shopping.aspx?id=7444 Can anybody tell me when they are gonna open a designated store in London or online. I think they are missing out on making a bit of money selling some count down merchandise. Are they holding off til the mascot launch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmaniS Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 I received one I believe was from EDF energy. It is green and orange with the 2012 logo and the words sustainability partner. I think it is quite pretty. I think the logo will work well with what ever sponsor is allowed to use it. It is not limited to a certain color or shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4gamesandcounting Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 bjpin please clear your inbox it is full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timo Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 I also have a couple of sponsor pins from GE, BT and Lloyds TSB. I also have some of them available for trading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4gamesandcounting Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Hi Timo - PM me. I am up for trading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4gamesandcounting Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Timo's inbox is full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timo Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Timo's inbox is full. I don't understand why there is a limit of only !3! messages one can recieve before the inbox is full. If anyone wants to trade pins please feel free to contact me: Timo.Leermann@web.de Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4gamesandcounting Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 I emailed you Timo - hope you got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southseasteve Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 3 years to go pins. For anyone into collecting them, they are bring out a 3 years to go pin. Limited edition, (only 3000 being produced) On sale at the London Museum gift shop from 27th July... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tickle Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 Heres a bit more info on that Marking another landmark: the limited edition '3 years to go' pin Anna, LOCOG Licensing Manager, 23 Jul 2009 You'd have to be walking around with your eyes closed not to have noticed that the 'three years to go' milestone event is nearly upon us and certainly in the licensing and retail team, we are very excited about this event. I'm the licensing manager for jewellery and collectable products, such as the lapel pins and it's quite a responsibility: pins are a huge part of Olympic culture, as well as a way of paying for the Games. The part of my job that really makes everyone else at LOCOG jealous is that I always get to see all the pins we're making earlier than anyone else. I'm writing this blog post because on 27th of July we'll be launching one of our most exciting pins so far – a very collectable limited edition pin marking three years to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games. We're only going to produce 3,000 of them, and they'll be available to buy in the Museum of London shop and Runner's Need and Crest of London outlets from the 27th. The Museum of London will also be adding this pin to their existing collection of Games memorabilia. There's a great tradition of 'countdown pins' in the Games, most of which become very collectable nearer Games-time. I first got to know about Olympic pins fever during the Beijing Games. As an example of returns on investment, pins were produced for 1,000 days to go which initially retailed for 22RMB, but due to its rarity some collectors later paid over 3,000RMB for it on the second hand market! Apart from the 3 Years To Go pin, we'll also be launching quite a few other pin designs, including sets on the themes of London landmarks, flowers, teapots, music festivals and the weather (a personal favourite). These themes reflect a universal trend in Olympic pins. They tend to fall into two broad categories - pins depicting sports and Olympic or Paralympic culture; and pins depicting the culture and landmarks of the host city. So in Beijing, there were pins about Chinese characters, Beijing landmarks and Chinese food. For London 2012, without wishing to give anything away, you might expect to see designs based on anything from London Markets to Punk. I think I've given away enough secrets for the time being. The only other piece of advice I have is, anyone after a recession-beating investment should consider investing in a London 2012 3 Years To Go pin. They might be a small souvenir made of copper, nickel and enamel, but they're worth their weight in gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tickle Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 The other sets are being released on the 1st August, not sure how many, just that some sets are released on this date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4gamesandcounting Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 Awesome news Davey - how did you find out? Do you know where the other sets are being sold?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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