Ebay pin

[Beryana]

Originally posted by OleMissGlitter
They do have a resale program for badges turned into IHQ. PM me with your email and I can send you the list of what they have. They are discounted some I think, but you can buy "vintage" badges from them.

Just to add, the Emporium, IHQ, etc does NOT purchase back badges so as to trade-in your badge for a nicer one - so if you do purchase a historic badge youwould have two (unless yours was lost, etc).

With regards to who is actually selling the badges on ebay, that is a tough one to answer. It could be collectors, jewelers, someone going through grandma's estate, suspended members, pawn shops, etc. Remember to that ebay is not always the most honest of places. I could put my badge on ebay (not that I EVER would!) and say that I was a collector culling my collection, pawn shop, etc. and just be a suspended member that kept my badge and need the money, etc.

Another thought would be about a buy-back program. Would you want to have a massive collection of gold-klad badges that are a not all that rare and have no extra funds to purchase the really special badges or books that turn up on ebay? Or to have a huge fund to purchase back these common badges (mine is a 10K chased O badge so it also falls into the common badge category) rather than programming for collegians and alumnae?

Also, from my time down in the archives, there are letters requesting a badge be repurchased because the sister needed the money (in the 1920s and 30s) and this request was turned down for various reasons (just to let you know, other offers of assistance were given but declined by the sister). Basically it has NEVER been the police of AOII to purchase badges back from sisters no matter what the reason.

Sarah