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Originally posted by ADPi Conniebama
I don't mind seeing my pin for sell . . .well I don't like it but I like to think it gives some sisters a chance to get a good deal on a special pin but I hate seeing collectors get it for a song so I HOPE THEY PAY THROUGH THE NOSE for something that actually belongs to nationals and not some schmo.
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As I posted in our Forum, I was bidding on an ADPi pin from my chapter, and even though the seller wouldn't tell me the name or initials, I had the feeling it had belonged to a client of mine. It was from 1927, had the right amount of pearls and type of guard. I had worn my pin to visit her once, and she had told me how she had lost her pin so many years ago. When I told her about this pin on ebay, she was excited, and said that she would LOVE for me to have it.
I lost the auction - even though I bid high enough to guarantee packed lunches for a couple months! I was SO ANGRY, because there is no way that a collector could EVER understand or enjoy that pin as much as a member of a GLO could.
After many drafts (and noticing this collector's bad rating), I emailed via ebay: "I hope that you can enjoy and respect this pin ONE TENTH as much as the person who was trying to return it to its original owner." Not truly nasty, but something I could live with. (The original draft mentioned how very sharp those points are, how every ADPi gets a few sharp scratches from her pin, and what part of her anatomy... you get the drift.)
And then I emailed the seller, and asked him to please contact me if the buyer doesn't come through. Not quite as cathartic as I would have liked, but I was trying to keep in mind who and what I represented.
Bottom line: To collectors, they're just shiny baubles. To a GLO member, they're so much more. (I just needed to vent!)