Quoted from drsfmd:I can't stand Aerosmith, I absolutely loathe Kiss... but you can't possibly be suggesting that the Ramones, Iron Maiden, Guns and Roses, or any of the plethora of other bands mentioned in this thread have more selling power than Aerosmith or Kiss.
Anecdotal for sure, but I don't meet many "rabid" Aerosmith fans - I don't know if the fans are the kind that would go for this sort of thing. Iron Maiden on the other hand has some of the most dedicated and rabid fanbase of any band still touring today, and I could totally see sales of an Iron Maiden pin exceeding an Aerosmith one because of it. It's a metal thing. Metallica doesn't have the same selling power as Aerosmith/KISS either, and I seem to see way more of those around than I do KISS.