I hope you're reporting to Ebay as well.

I am talking to ebay now. I am trying to halt the selling of it.

OhMyGoodness! :)

Smiley, I hope that you are able to get it back.

It is such a hassle. Ebay makes things so difficult.:mad:

Smiley, Did you realize your badge was missing? This is fascinating! I hope hope hope you get it back! Let us know if we can do anything.....like mass-email the seller or something. EEEEEKS!

Ummm WOW. The world gets smaller everyday. Smiley, good luck getting your pin back!!!!!!!!!

Wow, what are the odds of finding your badge on e-bay. I lost mine years ago and it was the saddest thing. It had such emotional value. Good luck on getting it back. Oh, and I do not know everything to know about the history of our badge, but usually you can tell the newer pins by the raised hands. The real 'vintage' ones have somewhat flat hands. I don't know if the is always the case, but just what I have seen. I know of an ADPi with an AD PHI badge. She e-mailed me a picture. It was really cool to be able to see.

So it says bidding has ended for the item.. is that because time ran out? or was the listing pulled?

WOW. Small world.

How can they "force" the seller to give it back?

This is really interesting... I hope it turns out in smiley's favor.

Smiley -- when did you realize your pin was missing? Is the seller in your area?

I wonder if it was stolen and then sold to a pawn shop or something and that's where the seller picked it up?

I didn't get my pin. In the middle of me trying to talk to ebay, I got a horrible phone call. This led to me running out of the house in tears and pure anger and I drove to my best friend's house. I wasn't able to focus on getting my pin. So I had a very miserable afternoon.


The bidding time ran out. The seller does live here in Jacksonville too. The last time I had my pin was last fall for an Alpha Ceremony. Then I thought I left it in my car. In the last few months I have been looking for it. I don't know where I lost it.

Woah. Truly a bizarre turn of events. O_O Bidding's ended, hope the last bidder was you!

I did not get a chance to bid.

What about contacting the winner? I mean unless the person has already been charged.

I'd say keep talking to Ebay. Your pin, for all intents and purposes was stolen from you and sold on Ebay. That should have null and voided the transaction. The problem might be if you don't have a police report.

Does anyone know if the winner is a collector or a sister? If it is a sister they might just be willing to give it back, I know I would.

I am still trying to contact the winner.

If I am having trouble with ebay, can I still contact the police? I don't know if that is considered "worth their time"....I have never done that before.

Yes, the lack of a police report might be a problem - but if you have people to back you up that your pin went missing (do NOT say that it was lost, you simply don't know if it was lost or stolen), you might be okay.

Yes, it IS something worth their time! The last thing ebay wants to be known for is as a fence for stolen items!!

And, I hope I speak for everyone here when I say that we would ALL be willing to email ebay about your pin! Just say the word, and I'll fire off an email in minutes!

Then please email them!!!