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Ive used ebay to purchase ADPi items since I came in in 99. I did not know of a safe list until I joined GC this year, but before then I was a college kid and didnt bid on any pins since I didnt have that kind of money.
I will say ots a hard situation. So many people all over the US who use ebay and have family or friends who know they are ADPi and may bid for them to get a pin.
My thing is this. If you are ON the safe list and know the person you are bidding against is on the safe list, I really think you need to message them and try to come to an agreement. Theres been many pins Ive wanted and someone has messaged me and said, I really really want this pin and Ill back off because they are my sister and as long as a sister is getting it, Im fine with it.
I do have a sort of request if we do decide to have a understanding with people on the pin safe list, IF you have emailed someone and begged to get a pin and they back off, PLEASE make sure you can get it. I know Ive seen pins other people were bidding on, not me, and they may have forgotten about it or something and in the last minutes a collector comes in and the other person doesnt bid again. I know if its in the last seconds its too hard to, but if you are bidding on something that means that much to you that you had others not bid on it, make sure you can be home when the auction ends to make sure you get the pin.
For me the BIGGEST thing, is to save the pins. I know people collect and that is really nice and all, but I dont want the pins all going to collectors when they can go to a sister who understands about the pin, it means more to, and they will take good care of it. Or else EO where it can be preserved.
Now, EO knows we have a pin rescue. The thing with it is we cant get every person to give us their ebay name and/or adhere to being on a safe list. EO cant monitor ebay all the time. This safe list is going to have to be a list that people who are willing to be on it, are on it, and people who arent, arent. That means we can bid over them too though since they arent on the list.
My only problem again is if you are on the list, you need to show respect to the others on the list. You had to have added your name to the list or someone asked if you name could be added, so be respectful. On that note, maybe we need to contact all people on our safe list somehow and find out if they are willing to be on the list still and see if everyone can come to an agreement of respect. I know I look to see whos bidding and if they are on the list, I wont bid.
I also email other people on the list to find out why they are bidding and let them know I am bidding. Not always, but if its a HUGE pin sale or something, I want to know who they are, if they are ADPi or a collector.
I do think we should try to get into the Adelphean. I know we cna make everyone be on a list, so if we advertise about the pin rescue Brianne has, she also has a yahoo group for it, we can have them join it and join the safe list if they are interested. Most of us know who people are. We bid reguarly and look out for sisters names and we know whats going on ebay because we are on there so much. I just think respect is the key if you want to be on the safe list.
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