It is wrong for anyone who is not a member of the organization to possess its pin. That's the bottom line, I don't really care what excuses people come up with. In my sorority, the badge is to be buried with the woman when she dies, or sent back to nationals. While I can't speak for everyone, I'm sure that other organizations have similar rules about the pin.
I understand the point about relatives not realizing the significance of the pin, and therefore tossing it aside with other things to be sold. It isn't really their fault, but it still upsets me that people who know nothing about these organizations are buying their pins. When a person pledges a GLO, he or she earns the right to wear the pin. The meaning is taken away when anybody with money to bid on ebay can have it too.
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