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Originally Posted by Coramoor
...found the pin on ebay, bought it, and then tracked down the rightful owner on the Beta website and sent it back to him!
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Using this brilliant idea, I have helped return two pins to their rightful owners. Simply by calling or emailing the Brother from the Beta website letting him know, and politely contacting the seller asking that it be returned to its original owner (as most of these auctions list the name and roll number engraved on the back). No seller has refused me yet, as most are members of GLOs who understand the sentimental value behind a fraternity badge.
The sellers were both cooperative- one of the Brother's pins had been stolen during a burglary last month. It turns out that a thief had sold it at a pawn shop three states away, where the eBay seller bought it to resell.
You could say eBay has its benefits... without it being listed there, that Brother would probably never have seen his badge again!
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