Pins are gold plated on the board for sure. I was planning an ebay post for this one just was told to pick off pins first, but I was thinking I would get more if I left them on the board. This one would be hard to sale without doing ebay because I would be to curious to see what it would bring in an auction. Always looking for material that will start a bidding war. If the price is right though I would skip ebay no doubt.