[ComradesTrue]

Okay Smiley, I went to bat for you too. I emailed the guy who won the auction, since it is possible that he has already paid for the item.

(and excuse the teeny white lie in the first line.. I am certain that we *would* be friends, so I just took a little liberty when writing the note! Hope you don't mind!)

Here is my note:

I know the person who was the original owner of the ADPi badge that you won today... her initials, initiation chapter and date are all on the badge. It was lost a while back and she has been devastated since.

Please consider returning the badge to its original owner. She has no idea how it wound up in the seller's possession.. but I can assure you that it is only 4 years old and NOT "vintage" or "from an estate" as the seller indicated.

This piece of jewelry has tremendous sentimental value to its owner.. imagine a wedding ring or such- it means *so* much more to you than anyone else.

Please understand that I mean no disrespect, and that you of course would have had no idea the story behind this badge when you placed your bid. But I do hope that you will consider allowing the original owner an opportunity to claim it back.

Thank you for your consideration.

Anyway, hope that it can help... I am really pulling for you!