OK, I know this is something that has been discussed on here before, but I was wondering - has anyone (or any GLO) tried to do something about it?
We all know eBay sells Greek pins, and most of us don't like that. Now, eBay will sell almost anything, but only some of what they won't sell is illegal (drugs). They also refuse to sell URLs, plants and seeds, surveillance equipment, and travel, all of which I'm pretty sure are legal. They also list some things as "questionable" or "potentially infringing."
http://pages.ebay.com/help/community/png-items.html
Badges are kind of like those CDs marked "not for commercial sale" (except much more meaningful). We all know you can get those at used CD stores, much as you can get badges at pawn shops. But the big chains don't sell them because they don't want to be liable and present a bigger, fatter target. EBay is the same way - a big, fat target. We know that selling badges isn't illegal, but it seems to me that it is questionable. If ebay stops selling them, there goes one big market for collectors.
Did you know that eBay ranks badges as "Collectibles:Historical Memorabilia:Fraternal Groups:Fraternity, Sorority"? They are NOT collectibles. Sure, people collect all kinds of things, but badges are not collectibles in the sense that china dolls, Longaberger baskets, or even old Barbies are. Mattel does not object to the resale of old Barbies!
So - I know some sororities have formed funds to buy their badges back, but have any groups tried to pressure eBay into disallowing badges or into at least changing their category?
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