[Trey_P-I_47]

Ok I think that it is time for me to step in on this nice little conversation. I too know the seller personally, hell we have a phone conversation at least once a week, if not more. So if there is one thing that I know, it is A) Who this person is, B) what he has paid for the items that he sells (LXA) , and who has ended up with most of them. As a matter of fact, as far as the LXA badges are concerned, most have gone to Brothers, and several items to myself, both through ebay, and through personal set-ups.

Now take for instance this TKN badge that is on ebay right now from LXAZ1, he paid well over $400 for it (If I remember correctly over $500), and I was actually going to buy it for myself, but came across a slightly better opportunity. ($675 for a founding member's badge). So to say that he is 'ripping' people off is absurd. His biggest delight when selling these badges is that they end up in a very fortunate Brother's Hands. Now sure, if there was some better way to do this, it would be done, but to even advertise it up here, probably isnt going to get it very far. Most of the LXA brothers either have one already (TKN or LXA, doesnt matter) and lets face it, not too many people know or make use of GC. There is a larger chance that a brother happen across it on ebay, than the much smaller world of Greekchat.

Now I happen to know that this particular gentleman is 'mature' to say the least (A little research will show that the Lambda Chi Chapter was founded in the 60s), so this person is no spring chicken, so to make a mistake such as a date on an Organization that isnt even his, can hardly be called fraudulent. (But hey everyone up here knows absolutely EVERYTHING about EVERY GLO)

Now lets look at the reason why he is selling some of these, this man has over 60+ LXA Badges, he feels that by putting them on ebay he has a much better chance of getting them into a deserving Brother's hands, and hardly ever for more than what he paid for them. Now y'all suggested that he donate them to IHQ, that would be a marvelous idea, IF they didnt already have a massive collection, of much rarer badges. So they are pretty much just gonna put them in a nice little box, say Thank You, and then deposit them in the basement. So I ask you now, what good is that for an item of such beauty?

Now lets look at donating them to a new colony or what have you, again this man is well into his 60's and may not have the means to get them into the proper hands.

So I think I pretty much covered all of the bases, and if you have any questions about them, just post up here and I will get back to you. Oh and feel free to test me on who actually got what badges, I will be glad to verify if in fact they are a brother (about 90% are and obviously trey_lca_pi47 would be me)

Oh an one more thing, would you rather pay a little more for a slightly older, better made badge, or one of the newer plastic like ones from Herff-Jones. The quality now-a-days sucks, and I will leave it at that.