[Kevin]

At first I was a little pissed at these people.. It's pretty rampant on Ebay as well. It's something folks buy and sell and there's no way to stop it.

Someone buying your badge really isn't a big deal. Might as well be just another trinket in their jewelry cabinet.

It's not just something 'bling bling' to show what organization we're in. It has special meaning, in many cases, secret, special meanings about the purpose of the organization.

If folks want badges they can just go to masters of design and buy them -- they don't ask for ID or anything. It's what the badges stand for that matters.