I'm not a CM but, I was about to pin trade with a CM when another CM (seemed like a Supervisor or Manager) came over and gave them more pins to put on their lanyards. He had just walked out from the back of one of the doors do I'm guessing they don't choose they just get what they receive. I could be wrong! - Jackie211  472.2 #254 8:56PM

Personally when I trade with guests, I try to find pins that the serious pin traders would like and what the casual pin traders may like. Sometimes we do get to chose the pins we put in our lanyard, but most of the time, the same pins stay on from the previous day. Also, if your manager notices you're pin trading,they'll help you out and maybe give you newer ones too. - BaseballMickey_CM  2820.1 #16 9:25PM

We covered this at our pin trading meet up. - BalooTBear  904.4 #97 9:40PM

This last trip we asked a CM that same question! She said she tries to get there early so she can grab a board an choose her pins and she does the same with her lanyards. She likes to pick pins that have that "rare" look and that she thinks people would love. She also did the same when it came to her kids only lanyard... Special info: some of the CM said they won't trade if they know a child comes to trade a rare or limited addition pin. The great CMs do explain to the parent an child to keep their pin and that it is rare or limited edition. Some times if they are just getting started in pin trading CMs will give a pin to help start pin trading 💗 (I loved this! My son just started pin trading and this happened, plus the CM gave us all pin trading 101 loved it!!!) ✨✨✨ - Singh2011  178.5 #1881 11:31PM

Thank you everyone for the insight and comments. It's always nice to see what the fellow MWers have to say - TheMouseRules  275.0 #776 11:39PM