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Originally posted by PhiUSMmu
I just heard from one of my sisters (as I was upset to hear about the sales on Ebay) that ours are being bought by alumni. I think that it's great that our alumni would care enough to get them back. You all have very good points. You can't really get upset at someone selling them for their benefit. If they know what they mean, then they have the opportunity to return them to National HQ. If they don't, then why would they keep them? However, since you know what they mean, and you know how important they are, why don't you buy them. That way, the seller is getting what they want and you get what you want. Sure, you're out twenty bucks or whatever for a pin for your sorority...but you're DOING something about it just the same. That's my input. And it's not about some nasty stuff.
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Ideally, we would all love to be able to reclaim our badges from E-Bay for $20 and return them to National HQ. But, unfortunately, what's happening is the pin collectors are bidding against the GLO members and the prices are skyrocketing. Thanks to the collectors, most badges can't be bought now on E-Bay for under $65. Some go higher than $500. I'm a dedicated alumna of my sorority, but I don't have $500 to spend on every badge I see on E-Bay. And neither do my sisters. We have created a Badge Rescue Fund that is used to try and save as many as possible, but there are always some that fall between the cracks. So, what I'm trying to say is, we're TRYING to do something about the problem -- but the collectors are making it very difficult.