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Hey Brian, I respect your opinion. And actually I do understand. In general, I would also prefer that my badges stay within my GLO instead of going to a non-member. Honestly I would. But this just isn’t the way to go about it.
I’m not arguing the right and wrong of collecting badges (not this time anyway). So put that debate aside for the moment. I am merely pointing out one thing: (generally speaking, now) Adding more bidders does NOTHING to keep badges out of collectors hands. In fact, all evidence shows the contrary. In general, more bidders drive the price beyond the reach of most members and indeed beyond the reach of even the national HQ. But collectors keep paying the high prices. Heck, you’ve been complaining about this very thing all over GC for months: “I can’t afford to pay as much as the collectors pay”. Do the math yourselves – it’s not hard to collect the data (number of pins at auction, closing price, number of bids, collector vs. non-collector winning). So if these “mass alerts” don’t improve your chances of outbidding the collectors, why would you keep doing something that encourages dealers to put MORE pins on ebay at HIGHER prices? Do you just enjoy the sensation of shooting yourselves in the foot?
33girl’s comment is very wise. Private messages to designated people make sure the GLO is aware their badge is at auction, and give them the opportunity to rescue it without driving up the prices unnecessarily.
Lastly, it’s really irrelevant whether or not you want to hear my opinion. I’m a legitimate member of this forum just like you are, and like you I’m expressing my opinion in a respectful and constructive manner. So feel free to scroll past my posts, but I will certainly keep jumping onto this dead horse whenever it miraculously staggers to its feet.
[If only real life were as easy as scrolling past the opinions you disagree with. Clamping hands over ears in the face of a differing opinion only perpetuates the stereotype that all greeks are supposed to think and act exactly alike.]
As I told Shadokat, maybe you would all like it better to have things the way they were only a few years ago, when ebay was but a glint in a young man’s eye and just a few evil collectors like me were pleading with dealers to sell us the pins instead of throwing them in the melting pot. I’m sure your brother from Amherst would have appreciated having his badge made into one more big gaudy nugget ring on QVC.
wptw
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