We just had a big E-bay fiasco this weekend. A Delta Zeta badge was up for sale, and it had the owner's name engraved on the back, as well as her initiation date (1944). We did a little research, found out that the DZ sister was still living, and that her badge had been stolen during a house burglary 43 years ago!! We contacted e-bay about it, but they wouldn't stop the auction without a police report. The police couldn't find the original report because it happened so long ago and the statue of limitations had expired. So, we tried to contact the seller to inform HIM that he was selling stolen property and that the owner wanted it back. He ignored our requests to return the badge, so one of our sisters kept bidding until she won the auction. What pisses me off is that some jerk would rather make a quick buck than do the right thing and return stolen propery to its rightful owner!! At least the story has a happy ending, though. The badge will be sent back to the sister after 43 years!
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