1904 (??) ADPi badge on eBay

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by carnation

Smiley, please contact her and tell her that if she doesn't get back with you in the next 24 hours, you'll have her charged with receipt of stolen goods. Even if you don't know her real name yet, act like you do...and when you find it out, do call the police.

As much as I'd like for Smiley to get her badge back, I wouldn't recommend this. Calling the police will do little -- she didn't report it stolen when she realized it was missing, so it's going to be very hard to report it stolen now, especially if there was no sign that her car was broken into. The police will consider it lost, not stolen.

And Smiley can't have anyone charged with receipt of stolen goods, even if it was stolen. She can report it, but she can't charge anyone. No point in making threats you can't back up.

If Ebay can't or won't help here, I'd contact the buyer, explain the story and offer to pay her what she paid for the badge, including shipping. Be ready to throw in a little extra for his or her trouble.

Good luck.

[ASUADPi]

I guess I'm just shocked the Ebay hasn't done anything. The seller lied about the pin (claiming it was vintage) and where she got the pin (an estate sell), that alone should have caused a to Ebay and the sale should have been halted until they could investigate further.

If there is anything I can do to help, please let me know.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by ASUADPi

I guess I'm just shocked the Ebay hasn't done anything. The seller lied about the pin (claiming it was vintage) and where she got the pin (an estate sell), that alone should have caused a to Ebay and the sale should have been halted until they could investigate further.

I'm not trying to defend the seller, because I can't tell enough from the seller's description. But I would point out that if the seller thought it was vintage (and actually, he called the design vintage, not the badge itself) or reasonably believed it was from an estate, he may have been terribly mistaken or ignorant, but he wasn't lying.

[FirstAndFinest]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

... I'd contact the buyer, explain the story and offer to pay her what she paid for the badge, including shipping. Be ready to throw in a little extra for his or her trouble.

This is probably the best advice yet. For only $26 (+ shipping/extras) you could get your pin back.

[smiley21]

I can prove the pin is mine. Still, I have no idea when the pin left my possession. I don't know if I lost it or if it was stolen. Honeychile has contacted her for me, because my ebay account is not allowing me to send emails to anyone. She gave this woman my contact info, but she has never tried to reach me. There is little I can do at this point.