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Another thought on etiquette:
There are 1,000s of living, breathing ADPi's living all around the world. We have less than 100 listed on the safe sister list of bidders. I think it is safe to assume that you have plenty of ADPi's not on the safe list (who also don't have "ADPi" listed in their ebay screen name).
Let's make it a policy to stop harrassing bidders with mean emails. It's really not going to accomplish anything, except to alienate people. I found I was really successful by using the following format. I got a response from EVERY high bidder I emailed (3 were ADPi's we added to the safe list, one was the mom of an ADPi, and one was an ADPhi fraternity alumni who dropped out of the bidding after I showed him that he really wasn't bidding on a vintage fraternity badge):
Congratulations on being a high bidder of the _ITEM_! I'm a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, and I just wanted to pass along to you the significance of this item. (Explanation HERE). Again, good luck on the auction! Should a member of ADPi not win, I just wanted to let the potential winners of this piece know its history a little bit better. I know you will treasure it.
Best,
ADPiUCF (sign your real name)
So my advice: BE NICE.
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