I SERIOUSLY doubt that this is legal. Ritual books belong to the chapter; or belong to Nationals and are "on loan" to the chapter. I'm not personally aware of a GLO in which members can buy their own copy of the ritual book.
So I think that ritual books would fall under the same category as member badges. They should be returned to Nationals but somehow end up "in the wrong hands".
I recently e-mailed my own Nationals about pins on ebay. It took them a while to get back to me. It took them nearly two weeks when normally I get responses in a day. The reply that I finally received seemed like a form letter though.
It said that:
They "have registered for Ebay's VERO program which allows us to block the sale of badges. We have had some success with this effort.
We are focusing on educating and blocking sales rather than purchasing badges. Purchasing badges will only "feed the market" and we want to "starve the market."
Your support in helping to educate folks, as well as inform us when you see a badge for sale, would be much appreciated. Together we can make a difference!"
So I plan on letting them know whenever I find one. I even found an alumnae pin tonight. I'm NOT happy!
I encourage everyone to let their Nationals know whenever they see these types of items for sale. If 100 GLOs throw a fit...ebay can't ignore it!
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