1904 (??) ADPi badge on eBay

[ASUADPi]

What about contacting the winner? I mean unless the person has already been charged.

I'd say keep talking to Ebay. Your pin, for all intents and purposes was stolen from you and sold on Ebay. That should have null and voided the transaction. The problem might be if you don't have a police report.

Does anyone know if the winner is a collector or a sister? If it is a sister they might just be willing to give it back, I know I would.

[smiley21]

I am still trying to contact the winner.

If I am having trouble with ebay, can I still contact the police? I don't know if that is considered "worth their time"....I have never done that before.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by ASUADPi

What about contacting the winner? I mean unless the person has already been charged.

I'd say keep talking to Ebay. Your pin, for all intents and purposes was stolen from you and sold on Ebay. That should have null and voided the transaction. The problem might be if you don't have a police report.

Does anyone know if the winner is a collector or a sister? If it is a sister they might just be willing to give it back, I know I would.

Yes, the lack of a police report might be a problem - but if you have people to back you up that your pin went missing (do NOT say that it was lost, you simply don't know if it was lost or stolen), you might be okay.

Originally Posted by smiley21

I am still trying to contact the winner.

If I am having trouble with ebay, can I still contact the police? I don't know if that is considered "worth their time"....I have never done that before.

Yes, it IS something worth their time! The last thing ebay wants to be known for is as a fence for stolen items!!

And, I hope I speak for everyone here when I say that we would ALL be willing to email ebay about your pin! Just say the word, and I'll fire off an email in minutes!

[smiley21]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Yes, the lack of a police report might be a problem - but if you have people to back you up that your pin went missing (do NOT say that it was lost, you simply don't know if it was lost or stolen), you might be okay.


Yes, it IS something worth their time! The last thing ebay wants to be known for is as a fence for stolen items!!

And, I hope I speak for everyone here when I say that we would ALL be willing to email ebay about your pin! Just say the word, and I'll fire off an email in minutes!

Then please email them!!!

[smiley21]

I am waiting on the Trust and Safety team of Ebay to get back to me. My email is lost in a line. I hope I can get it back in time.

[honeychile]

Smiley, you are with PM.

Have you contacted the seller, to tell her that your pin was most definitely NOT part of an estate?

[smiley21]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Smiley, you are with PM.

Have you contacted the seller, to tell her that your pin was most definitely NOT part of an estate?

My stupid account is not allowing me to send email.

[honeychile]

Okay, I just sent the following message to the seller:

Dear colleenscornerltd,
I contacted you to tell you that this pin is from 2004, not 1904. It seemed odd to me that someone initiated only 4 years ago would have an estate. I am a mod on a chatboard, and know the woman who rightfully owns this pin. Her initials, chapter, and initiation date are all the same as this pin - which went missing right after her initiation.

My intention isn't to threaten you. She's heartsick, and I've offered her another pin, but it's just not the same as the one she was initiated with. She has filed a complaint with ebay, though, because it's the RIGHT thing to do. The man who won the auction is a pin collector, not someone with a such a strong sentimental attachment to this particular pin. If you need her name, chapter, and date of initiation, I'll supply it.

Please do the right thing, and let her buy her own pin. If she won't, I'll buy it for her, and get it for her. It's HER pin in the first place.

I thank you in advance for hearing me out.
honeychile
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I then sent the above to the buyer, too, and asked his help in restoring this pin to its rightful owner.

Let's hope and pray that we* get a response, that they see reason prior to ebay even getting involved!

*I say WE, because this involves ALL Alpha Delta Pis, ALL Greeks! This isn't an anonymous pin; we all know that it's Smiley's. This is definitely a matter of "No matter what the letter, we're all Greek together!"

[ComradesTrue]

Okay Smiley, I went to bat for you too. I emailed the guy who won the auction, since it is possible that he has already paid for the item.

(and excuse the teeny white lie in the first line.. I am certain that we *would* be friends, so I just took a little liberty when writing the note! Hope you don't mind!)

Here is my note:

I know the person who was the original owner of the ADPi badge that you won today... her initials, initiation chapter and date are all on the badge. It was lost a while back and she has been devastated since.

Please consider returning the badge to its original owner. She has no idea how it wound up in the seller's possession.. but I can assure you that it is only 4 years old and NOT "vintage" or "from an estate" as the seller indicated.

This piece of jewelry has tremendous sentimental value to its owner.. imagine a wedding ring or such- it means *so* much more to you than anyone else.

Please understand that I mean no disrespect, and that you of course would have had no idea the story behind this badge when you placed your bid. But I do hope that you will consider allowing the original owner an opportunity to claim it back.

Thank you for your consideration.

Anyway, hope that it can help... I am really pulling for you!

[smiley21]

Thank you guys so much. I am still waiting on a reply from them and ebay.