Greek Pin Website

betasigrose · #1 08-06-2006, 08:36 AM

Hi everyone! I don't know if this has been posted before but I wanted to let you know that there is a website www.fratpin.com which has all different GLOs' pins for sale. I tried emailing her and all I got was nasty attitude. She's also on ebay as hbrieholmes.
I wanted to let everyone know that she's not to be trusted and she's out to make a profit.

Fraternal Love
Jamie

Beta Sigma Phi and Alpha Sigma Alpha 'till I die!!!

Tom Earp · #2 08-06-2006, 10:42 AM

Totaly agree with you on Heather H.

She bought the web site from Gunther and her prices are sky high.

I have seen what she has paid for many badges and at least doubles the price.

She continually bids on ebay but only low prices normaly and then puts out at exteemly high prices.

I suggest everyone lets her stew in her own juice.

SmartBlondeGPhB · #3 08-06-2006, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by betasigrose

Hi everyone! I don't know if this has been posted before but I wanted to let you know that there is a website www.fratpin.com which has all different GLOs' pins for sale. I tried emailing her and all I got was nasty attitude. She's also on ebay as hbrieholmes.
I wanted to let everyone know that she's not to be trusted and she's out to make a profit.

Fraternal Love
Jamie

Beta Sigma Phi and Alpha Sigma Alpha 'till I die!!!

I believe she's greek (I think I remember which one but am not going to say in case I'm wrong). I think some people on here know her though. We've had a few dealings with her.

honeychile · #4 08-06-2006, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SmartBlondeGPhB

I believe she's greek (I think I remember which one but am not going to say in case I'm wrong). I think some people on here know her though. We've had a few dealings with her.

I know which one. *blush* I tried to talk to her reasonably, but to no avail. I quote, "she who has the deepest pockets win."

I wish people would quit supporting that site.

JonoBN41 · #5 08-07-2006, 09:21 AM

Her website is a business and the idea of any business is to sell things for more than you paid for them, otherwise you'd be out of business.

Anyone can spend hour upon hour searching ebay and perhaps getting something at a lower price. But if you don't want to do that, you can go to her site, where all the pins are lined up and ready to go. Naturally, you will pay a premium for the convenience and for her doing a lot of the work for you.

I suppose if I went into any store and demanded they sell me merchandise for what they paid for it, I'd get an "attitude" also.

sigmadiva · #6 08-07-2006, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JonoBN41

Her website is a business and the idea of any business is to sell things for more than you paid for them, otherwise you'd be out of business.

Anyone can spend hour upon hour searching ebay and perhaps getting something at a lower price. But if you don't want to do that, you can go to her site, where all the pins are lined up and ready to go. Naturally, you will pay a premium for the convenience and for her doing a lot of the work for you.

I suppose if I went into any store and demanded they sell me merchandise for what they paid for it, I'd get an "attitude" also.

I see your point, but how difficult is it to order your pin through your HQ? At least you know what you are getting and you are not paying a premium price.

I remember the excitement I had when I ordered my pin through my HQ. Waiting for it made it that more exciting, and when it finally arrived!!! OH!!!! I was the happiest girl in the world!!

SmartBlondeGPhB · #7 08-07-2006, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by sigmadiva

I see your point, but how difficult is it to order your pin through your HQ? At least you know what you are getting and you are not paying a premium price.

New members HAVE to order through our IH unless they get an exception to wear a relative's badge.

JonoBN41 · #8 08-07-2006, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by sigmadiva

I see your point, but how difficult is it to order your pin through your HQ? At least you know what you are getting and you are not paying a premium price.

Wrong. I recently made the mistake of ordering a Lambda Chi Alpha badge from the Balfour/BurrPat/MastersofDesign/Herff-Jones monopoly for $120 and received a piece of junk that looks like plastic and tested at only 8 karats.

It's absolutely deplorable the crap they're pawning off on our new members, and that company serves (and I use that term lightly) 98 fraternities and sororities.

I'll do my shopping on ebay where you can find a nice vintage badge in 10 or 14K, often for $50 - $75. You will not find workmanship like that today.

You all should be glad that sellers on ebay are listing older pins. It's the only way you're going to get a quality badge. Stop griping and whining about it for crying out loud, and buy one to give to a new member.

Jono

DSTCHAOS · #9 03-08-2007, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by sigmadiva

I see your point, but how difficult is it to order your pin through your HQ?

It may take forever but there's a reason for getting such things through NHQ.

It's not like those flimsy pins you can get at random 'nalia vendors.

honeychile · #10 08-07-2006, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by JonoBN41

Her website is a business and the idea of any business is to sell things for more than you paid for them, otherwise you'd be out of business.

Anyone can spend hour upon hour searching ebay and perhaps getting something at a lower price. But if you don't want to do that, you can go to her site, where all the pins are lined up and ready to go. Naturally, you will pay a premium for the convenience and for her doing a lot of the work for you.

I suppose if I went into any store and demanded they sell me merchandise for what they paid for it, I'd get an "attitude" also.

Without going into something that not anyone else's business, these pins are not hers to sell. Each time she does, she (or any other ADPi doing so) proves that their word is not to be trusted.

SmartBlondeGPhB · #11 08-07-2006, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by honeychile

Without going into something that not anyone else's business, these pins are not hers to sell. Each time she does, she (or any other ADPi doing so) proves that their word is not to be trusted.

I'd agree.

Buying them to collect them is one thing. Buying them to turn around and sell them for profit is a whole different thing.

SmartBlondeGPhB · #12 08-07-2006, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by honeychile

I know which one. *blush* I tried to talk to her reasonably, but to no avail. I quote, "she who has the deepest pockets win."

I wish people would quit supporting that site.

That's what I thought.......

PhoenixAzul · #13 08-08-2006, 11:11 PM

Dunno how I feel about this site. On one hand I'm sad to see them sold like this, but at the same time, I wonder if this site might be a way to recover one of my org's pins.

PM_Mama00 · #14 08-09-2006, 10:03 AM

I'm pretty sure Phi Mu uses Masters of Design. I love my badge, but one semester our Phis got shitty looking badges. I can't remember if they were ordered wrong, or if it was the company. They ended up getting new badges. I think our badges cost maybe $30 or so... I don't remember them being too expensive. I'd love one of those jeweled ones, but there's no way I'm paying $300 to someone who has no right to be selling a Phi Mu badge.

MysticCat · #15 08-09-2006, 10:46 AM

We use Burr-Patterson, part of the Herff Jones empire. I know there was a problem a few years ago with complaints about the quality of badges, but I think that was resolved, with replacements being provided.