Greek Pin Website
 

Hi everyone! I don't know if this has been posted before but I wanted to let you know that there is a website www.fratpin.com which has all different GLOs' pins for sale. I tried emailing her and all I got was nasty attitude. She's also on ebay as hbrieholmes.
I wanted to let everyone know that she's not to be trusted and she's out to make a profit.

Fraternal Love
Jamie

Beta Sigma Phi and Alpha Sigma Alpha 'till I die!!!

Totaly agree with you on Heather H.

She bought the web site from Gunther and her prices are sky high.

I have seen what she has paid for many badges and at least doubles the price.

She continually bids on ebay but only low prices normaly and then puts out at exteemly high prices.

I suggest everyone lets her stew in her own juice.;)

I believe she's greek (I think I remember which one but am not going to say in case I'm wrong). I think some people on here know her though. We've had a few dealings with her.

I know which one. *blush* I tried to talk to her reasonably, but to no avail. I quote, "she who has the deepest pockets win."

I wish people would quit supporting that site.

Her website is a business and the idea of any business is to sell things for more than you paid for them, otherwise you'd be out of business.

Anyone can spend hour upon hour searching ebay and perhaps getting something at a lower price. But if you don't want to do that, you can go to her site, where all the pins are lined up and ready to go. Naturally, you will pay a premium for the convenience and for her doing a lot of the work for you.

I suppose if I went into any store and demanded they sell me merchandise for what they paid for it, I'd get an "attitude" also.

That's what I thought.......

I see your point, but how difficult is it to order your pin through your HQ? At least you know what you are getting and you are not paying a premium price.

I remember the excitement I had when I ordered my pin through my HQ. Waiting for it made it that more exciting, and when it finally arrived!!! OH!!!! I was the happiest girl in the world!!
:D

Without going into something that not anyone else's business, these pins are not hers to sell. Each time she does, she (or any other ADPi doing so) proves that their word is not to be trusted.

New members HAVE to order through our IH unless they get an exception to wear a relative's badge.

I'd agree.

Buying them to collect them is one thing. Buying them to turn around and sell them for profit is a whole different thing.

Wrong. I recently made the mistake of ordering a Lambda Chi Alpha badge from the Balfour/BurrPat/MastersofDesign/Herff-Jones monopoly for $120 and received a piece of junk that looks like plastic and tested at only 8 karats.

It's absolutely deplorable the crap they're pawning off on our new members, and that company serves (and I use that term lightly) 98 fraternities and sororities.

I'll do my shopping on ebay where you can find a nice vintage badge in 10 or 14K, often for $50 - $75. You will not find workmanship like that today.

You all should be glad that sellers on ebay are listing older pins. It's the only way you're going to get a quality badge. Stop griping and whining about it for crying out loud, and buy one to give to a new member.

Jono

Ouch!!! Well, this is your opportunity to make an important change in your fraternity. For a brief time in my sorority we had a similar problem with our badges. Who ever we contracted with were sending out these wafer thin pieces of gold that barely held the pearls. Many members complained and we changed companies - after the membership spoke up about it!!! Do the same, make some changes.
;)

No, it's the same thing because you can't have a buyer without a seller, and you can't have seller without a buyer, and if somone makes a profit that's good because fewer pins will be melted down. To say a buyer is right and a seller is wrong is illogical.

Sigmadiva,

Thanks for the advice. I will certainly look into changing manufacturers, but as far as I can tell, Herff-Jones is the only game in town - a virtual monopoly. Do you know of other makers? Who makes your badges?

Jono

We just switched to Master of Design. Since I already have my badge, I don't know how their quality is. I guess my only other suggestion would be to look into it. You (or your org) may have to do some shopping around, you all may even have to go to a lesser known jeweler that can give the quality that is desired. Herff-Jones may seem like a monopoly, but I'm certain you can find someone else. Who exactly, I don't know.