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I guess it depends. I love to admire other GLO badges/pins because I find them beautiful. No, I don't know the meaning behind them; but I don't have to know the meaning to know that something is pretty. They're interesting and mysterious, and that would appeal to collectors.
However...I would feel wrong owning a badge to a GLO that I am not a member of. I am an SAI, and therefore I feel I should only own an SAI badge.
The sticky part is...many GLOs have rules about what to do with pins of resigned or dead members. SAI's rule is to have your badge returned to headquarters if you resign or pass away. They are kept there so if later, a decendant of an SAI pledges SAI and wishes to wear her relative's badge, it can be sent to her.
The only time I would buy a badge is if it was an SAI badge. Then, I would send it to nationals where it belongs.
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