ok..a post about needing a male torso pan got me thinking. (dangerous!!)
would there be / should there be / could there be / would any one even want one there to be ....
a way for us to borrow pans from each other?
example...i happen to have the pan the person needed but I'm in NC and she is in IN.
And I have lots of other pans, many retired (like I wish I could be) that collect dust waiting to be used "once in a (great) while"
to give you an idea of what I have....
1. 3-D Bear, Large
2. 3-D Bear, Mini
3. 3-D Bell
4. 3-D Egg
5. 3-D House (small)
6. 3-D Barn (small)
7. 3-D Lion/Puppy
8. 3-D Sports Ball
9. 3-D Train
10. Bear 'n Block
11. Beer Mug
12. Blue Ribbon
13. Book: Large (1 piece)
14. Book: Small (2-piece)
15. Bowling pins (4 pc. set)
16. Checkerboard round
17. Checkerboard square
18. Christmas Tree (x2)
19. Clown
20. Contour 9"
21. Country Goose
22. Educated Pan
23. Embossed Heart
24. Enchanted Castle
25. Flower Pot
26. Football
27. Gift box
28. Golf bag
29. Goose/Swan
30. Graduate
31. Guitar
32. Gumball Machine
33. Half-Round 18"
34. Handsome Guy
35. Heart (x2)
36. Horseshoe
37. Hot Air Balloon
38. House (stand-up)
39. Huggable Bear
40. Jack-o-Lantern
41. Juke Box
42. Long Loaf
43. Mini-Christmas Ornaments (x2)
44. Mini-Ball
45. Mini-Balloon
46. Mini-Egg
47. Mini-Hearts (silicone, 4 separate)
48. Mini-Ice Cream Cones
49. Mini-Loaf
50. Mini-Oval (x2)
51. Mini-Snowman (x3)
52. Mini-Star
53. Mini-Umbrella
54. Mini-Teddy Bear (x2)
55. Mini-Wonder
56. Noah's Ark
57. Partysaurus
58. Puffed Heart
59. Puppy w/ ball
60. Question Mark
61. Rocking Horse
62. Round 6
63. Round 9" (x2)
64. Round 14"
65. Santa Face
66. Scalloped Shell
67. Sheet 9x13
68. Sheet 11x15
69. Sheet 12x18
70. Shooting Star
71. Skull
72. Slot Machine
73. Snowman (full)
74. Snowman face
75. Soccer Ball
76. Space Ship
77. Tart (x2)
78. Texas Shaped
79. Tier Set: Bevel Edge
80. Tier Set: Hexagon
81. Tier Set: Oval
82. Tier Set: Petal
83. Tier Set: Round 2 deep x 2 (6, 8, 10 12)
84. Tier Set: Round 3 deep (6, 8, 10, 14)
85. Tier Set: Square
86. Tombstone
87. T-Shirt
88. Umbrella
89. Wonder Pan
hmmm....maybe there's a business here....cake pan rentals?!
I Live in CA in the 80's earlt 90 the city next to me had a HUGE cake decorating cake pan rental store. I miss it!
Sometimes you don't want to have to buy a pan to use ONCE!!
hehe if you're ever interested in selling some pans I have my eye on that bevel pan set and the oval pan set 
So I may not be able to borrow those I guess b/c not sure you would get them back. LOLOL
Great idea though-I don't have very many pans atm though. And it looks like you ave the rest that I have.
Leily
Hmmm Doug you have more cake pans than I have. 
I also collect cake pans so when I don't reuse them it's not to big of a deal to me. I'm going to have to reinventory my pans to see exactly what I have. It's not a bad idea (the borrowing) but I don't know how doable it would be. Would you get reimbursed for the shipping and what about possible damage (not that anyone would do it on purpose) but accidents happen and the postal service is not always that careful. Lots of things to consider.
Hi there, it's my first time posting, I'm a beginner cake decorator, but I had wondered about that as well. I don't have many pans, and what I was thinking of doing was just asking my family to let me know what they all have as far as cake pans and supplies and I could put together a master list, so we would all know who had what that they would be willing to lend. Like a cooperative.
I would LOVE to have a cake pan rental in my area (WI)! I do wonder if there would be enough interest for making it into a business?
Food (Cake!) for thought...
-Leslie
Would you get reimbursed for the shipping and what about possible damage (not that anyone would do it on purpose) but accidents happen and the postal service is not always that careful. Lots of things to consider.
my first thoughts were that person borrowing would pay postage and insurance -- oh and both could toss in a fav. recipe too to sweeten the deal.
hehe if you're ever interested in selling some pans I have my eye on that bevel pan set and the oval pan set
Hmm...have you thought about selling them on ebay or something?
got many, esp. retired & 3-D, off of eBay. If I ever decide to sell, you all will be the first to know before I post them to eBay (and then I'll stand back a very safe distance as the bidding wars begin)
Sounds like a great idea. I would think that if you wanted to let people borrow them, you could set how long ect, and have them paypal you the postage and a deposit, and once you recieve the pan back you could refund them the total cost of the deposit. Just check out Ebay to see the cost of that particular pan being replaced and use that as your deposit amount. Its definatly do-able. I sold a bunch of pans on Ebay once and mailed them out via priority mail. It cost about 5.50 including insurance ect. Its worth thinking about if you have so many pans. I know I would consider borrowing one if I needed it.
I have thought for a while that it might be cool to have a traders forum on here...Since alot of folks probably have pans they want to get rid of and others are looking to buy...and from the recent posts some folks think that ebay is a scam (though I use it a lot) Just an idea....I know my husbands forum addiction has one and he has done some good business on there....As long as we don't sell the ones that they sell in the CC store here!
WOW and doug you have alot of pans!!!!! How do you store them all???? My husband would have a stroke if I had that many - of course when you move every 2-3 years the movers would not be very happy either 
There are several cake supply stores in NC that also rent out there pans for a small fee. You could try that - Sharing with us , well that's a nice idea!
WOW and doug you have alot of pans!!!!! How do you store them all????
plastic bins on top of cabinets in kitchen (no soffits)
There are several cake supply stores in NC that also rent out there pans for a small fee. You could try that - Sharing with us , well that's a nice idea!
unfortunately not in this neck of the woods and those that do are too far to drive (esp. at the price of gas 
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You would surely have to request a deposit in the event you don't get the pan back.
As a general rule, I don't trust people. You will lose pans if you don't have a deposit on hand to recoup your loss, and it wouldn't do any good to use this forum as a place to try to "pressure" someone into returning a borrowed pan. The self-esteem police are so quick to lock threads in which there is an undercurrent of dissention or opinions posted which aren't flattering or complimentary...
Anyhoo, some pans that are highly valuable and darn near irreplaceable (I have quite a few myself when I started collecting 'vintage' and retired Wilton pans 8 years ago) should probably not be offered up for trade.
What would be really valuable would be full-color scans of the inserts of those irreplaceable pans (the Mystical Dragon pan comes to mind, where I've seen it go for more than 80 bucks on eBay) which people could use for a FBCT and just trim the cake to fit the shape of the transfer. Almost as good as the real thing, right?
Wait!!! Thers's a Dragon pan!!!????
I want one!!
I am terribly sorry that people look to us moderators as self esteem police, but I will say, we only contend with things that make others offended and think we would do it all again in a heartbeat before we allow rudeness destroy this site. We got your back.
I would love to be able to borrow pans, but don't think I'd want to deal with shipping things. I'm entirely too irresponsible.
what does ones opinion of moderators and renting cake pans have to do with one another? In all reality they don't...but I would definitely agree with them following around the rudeness and doing away with it rather than letting it fly by!
but back to the cake rental.....Its a great idea....i would rent!!! There are several pans I've wanted to use but dont want to buy them because there isa limitation to what you can do with them!
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