1904 (??) ADPi badge on eBay

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by smiley21

The seller is lying. It is not an estate. 11/6/04 is when I was initiated. I am going to try and win it back. It is mine!!! Where in the world did she find it?

I hope you're reporting to Ebay as well.

[sageofages]

Originally Posted by smiley21

OH MY GOD!!! THAT IS MY PIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR IT!!!!! THOSE ARE MY INITIALS, MY CHAPTER, AND MY INITIATION DATE!!!!!

The seller is lying. It is not an estate. 11/6/04 is when I was initiated. I am going to try and win it back. It is mine!!! Where in the world did she find it?

Did you win?

[smiley21]

Originally Posted by sageofages

Did you win?

No

[em_adpi]

Ummm WOW. The world gets smaller everyday. Smiley, good luck getting your pin back!!!!!!!!!

[bayli01]

Wow, what are the odds of finding your badge on e-bay. I lost mine years ago and it was the saddest thing. It had such emotional value. Good luck on getting it back. Oh, and I do not know everything to know about the history of our badge, but usually you can tell the newer pins by the raised hands. The real 'vintage' ones have somewhat flat hands. I don't know if the is always the case, but just what I have seen. I know of an ADPi with an AD PHI badge. She e-mailed me a picture. It was really cool to be able to see.

[smiley21]

I didn't get my pin. In the middle of me trying to talk to ebay, I got a horrible phone call. This led to me running out of the house in tears and pure anger and I drove to my best friend's house. I wasn't able to focus on getting my pin. So I had a very miserable afternoon.


The bidding time ran out. The seller does live here in Jacksonville too. The last time I had my pin was last fall for an Alpha Ceremony. Then I thought I left it in my car. In the last few months I have been looking for it. I don't know where I lost it.

[texas*princess]

So it says bidding has ended for the item.. is that because time ran out? or was the listing pulled?

WOW. Small world.

How can they "force" the seller to give it back?

This is really interesting... I hope it turns out in smiley's favor.

Smiley -- when did you realize your pin was missing? Is the seller in your area?

I wonder if it was stolen and then sold to a pawn shop or something and that's where the seller picked it up?

[shadowyi]

Woah. Truly a bizarre turn of events. O_O Bidding's ended, hope the last bidder was you!

[smiley21]

I did not get a chance to bid.

[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]

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!"