[LovelyKDlegacy]

I agree with how frustrating it is to see random "collectors" buying something that is so important to me. I have a problem with people selling the pins on ebay in general. I was taught at my chaper that when an initiated member no longer has a need for her pin (death, getting a new pin, etc) she is supposed to send her pin to headquarters. I was browsing on ebay the other day and I found a "pin mold", which was pretty much what the jewlers use to make badges. In the describtion of the item the seller made a point of saying you could use this to make your own badge and that it would work as a stationary stamp. This completely blew my mind. It was so obvious that this seller was not a KD because if they were they would know that the design of the badge can not be used on stationary... ever.
Sometimes it breaks my heart to see an woman's child or relative selling her pin with no reguard for what it might have meant to her. When I was pinned for the first time at my initiation I was pinned with my older sister's badge and it was a great experience. It would be amazing if alumnae would will their pins back to their chapter or to headquarters. Just think of being pinned with your chapter's founding sister's badges, that would be a great moment.