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Originally Posted by JonoBN41
It's a nice idea, unfortunately Alpha Gamma Delta's policies don't apply to the rest of the Free World. Your policies are only valid within your own organization.
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You may have overlooked the part where I mentioned that we lease (not own) our badges. Not sure if any other GLO has a similar policy, but I specifically signed a document when I took possession of my badge about it being a lease (not a purchase).
Using a non-Greek/non-badge analogy: You own a rental company. I rent some power tools from you to do some projects around the house. I (or my family) sell the tools to a neighbor down the street. The neighbor in turn lists and sells the tools on eBay. The person who purchased the tools on eBay assumes that he made a legitimate purchase. But that doesn't mean that the purchase actually
was legitimate, since you are the rightful owner of the property. Does the purchaser of the tools on eBay have a right to claim that the lease agreement between myself and your rental company is irrelevant to them and "doesn't apply to the rest of the free world?"
Now, I realize that it wouldn't be practical or feasible (in terms of manpower and cost involved) to take action against the sellers of all these badges. And I'd imagine this is why GLOs haven't done this already. But just because a group recognizes that they can't recoup all of the improperly obtained badges out there
does not mean that the people who are engaging in the transactions are conducting legitimate business. You can't sell something that isn't rightfully yours - in another analogy, you could purchase a home and reasonably assume that the title is now legitimately yours. Then, lo and behold, it turns out that the title wasn't actually clear and someone from 4 transactions ago still has a legal claim to what you thought was
your home. (Which is, of course, why people purchase title insurance for protection.) Just because items are being sold and purchased doesn't mean that the people involved in the transactions are the rightful owners...and while it may not be feasible to follow up on the improperly obtained badges, it doesn't make it right.