Bought badge off of eBay from a sister!

[GTAlphaPhi]

I just bought a beautiful 1960's badge. It has pearls all along the "A" and a diamond in the center. It's gorgeous and I love it. The only part of the sale that saddens/angers me is that the badge originally belonged to the seller! I could try to accept someone having to sell their badge because of a true financial emergency (especially in times like these), but during our price negotiations, she said (quote):

"I really don't have to sell it but was willing to, for the right price."

Through our outside-of-eBay emails, I can say with 99.99% confidence that the seller is indeed the original owner. WTF?!? Although I didn't express my disappointment to her (for fear that she wouldn't sell it to me), I was just shocked and even more determined to buy it. Why would anyone sell her own pin, especially a vintage, bejeweled one? I just can't believe I had to rescue a badge from a fellow Phi.

Sorry for venting; I just needed tell y'all what happened so that I know that hopefully I'm not the only one who feels this way.