[Joe Matt]

Buttons are very common, and a good way to get your name out too! VCU had a button competiton last year for a $50 Circut City gift card. Not too shabby! I think buttons or some sort of hand out is a requirment to get your name out into the public. If you don't want to do buttons, some other teams have done those static cling window things with the FIRST logo on it, frissbies, and other cool items.

But there is also now a second tier of team trading, almost an elit form of it. This is where team members trade über rare and precious items for others. This is the where MOE Sticks, Sparky Carabeeners, and other stuff gets passed around.