ebay items - Page 2

thetalady · #1 10-05-2009, 12:43 PM

Wow!! That is really beautiful! I would love to know more about this badge, too... Let's just hope that a Theta won it.

OleMissGlitter · #2 10-05-2009, 12:49 PM

Sorry to crash but I saw this badge too...absolutely gorgeous. Do they still make them with the long tip at the bottom? I guess I had never seen one like that and the opals were just stunning.

xxstardust · #3 10-05-2009, 01:01 PM

Not a Theta myself, but I was browsing ebay for a birthday gift for a friend and came across this badge:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Small-Kappa-Alph...d=p3286.c0.m14

Just wanted to give you guys up, so you can try to prevent a collector grabbing it ..

Amy Kates · #4 10-05-2009, 01:41 PM

Wow. That looks like a lost Grand Council badge. The Fraternity Vice President Education wears an opal badge. I wonder if this is one that was lost a few years ago? I do hope whomever won it is a Theta! I know that there are several Theta collectors who bid on ebay so hopefully they got it.

AZTheta · #5 10-05-2009, 04:58 PM

Outing myself... I was bidding also. I thought my bid would take it, but I was outbid in the last four seconds, by only $25.

am reluctant to say more, b/c this is an open forum. would like to take this private...PM me

ComradesTrue · #6 10-05-2009, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by AzTheta

Outing myself... I was bidding also. I thought my bid would take it, but I was outbid in the last four seconds, by only $25.

am reluctant to say more, b/c this is an open forum. would like to take this private...PM me

It was "only $25" however, who knows how much their max bid was. Could have been $2K. Who knows?

At least that is how I am comforting myself.

AZTheta · #7 10-05-2009, 05:01 PM

ps.... heartsick. Please let it be in Theta hands. Amy, does the Fraternity have any record of the details of the "lost" badge? There are many details about this one that the seller posted, including very clear pictures of the engraving on the back.

thetygerlily · #8 10-05-2009, 10:59 PM

Crashing too but wow, the 1944 badge is incredible! I also hope that a Theta is the proud new owner, she would get a LOT of enjoyment out of that badge!

How in the world do these ebay sellers find so many badges, especially such unique ones? Are they just trolling antique shops? I know many orgs have their own groups that hunt for badges (Kappa has the Keepers of the Key), I wonder how many they've saved from going to ebay and the like.

AZTheta · #9 10-05-2009, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by thetygerlily

Crashing too but wow, the 1944 badge is incredible! I also hope that a Theta is the proud new owner, she would get a LOT of enjoyment out of that badge!

How in the world do these ebay sellers find so many badges, especially such unique ones? Are they just trolling antique shops? I know many orgs have their own groups that hunt for badges (Kappa has the Keepers of the Key), I wonder how many they've saved from going to ebay and the like.

good question. I'd like to know. I suspect that many sellers "haunt" estate sales, auctions, etc. Some parts of the country have more "vintage" items, due to a variety of factors.

I'm hoping against hope that the buyer renegs and it becomes a "second chance" item, unless (of course) a Theta was the successful buyer. Speculation is silly, I know, but I sure would like to learn the provenance of that badge. Have to wonder...

AZTheta · #10 10-06-2009, 12:14 AM

theta sisters, PM me

Amy Kates · #11 10-08-2009, 09:37 AM

Or Staff archivist reports that this badge is NOT one of the lost Grand Council badges. Those badges were from the 1890s and this badge, while beautiful and certainly an antique, is newer. The Dyer badges (with the elongated points) were made by a Jeweler in Indiana so it probably belonged to a Theta in Indiana or someone with an Indiana connection.

thetalady · #12 10-08-2009, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Amy Kates

Or Staff archivist reports that this badge is NOT one of the lost Grand Council badges. Those badges were from the 1890s and this badge, while beautiful and certainly an antique, is newer. The Dyer badges (with the elongated points) were made by a Jeweler in Indiana so it probably belonged to a Theta in Indiana or someone with an Indiana connection.

Well, it is at least nice to know a little more about what that badge was NOT. Thank you so much for the research, Amy!

AZTheta · #13 10-08-2009, 01:37 PM

This badge came from a member of the Gamma chapter @ Butler University, so there's the Indiana connection. The seller was from Terre Haute IN.

Thank you to Amy, and to our archivist at HQ, for your research and followup.

PJS · #14 10-08-2009, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amy Kates

Or Staff archivist reports that this badge is NOT one of the lost Grand Council badges. Those badges were from the 1890s and this badge, while beautiful and certainly an antique, is newer. The Dyer badges (with the elongated points) were made by a Jeweler in Indiana so it probably belonged to a Theta in Indiana or someone with an Indiana connection.

Quote:

Originally Posted by AzTheta

This badge came from a member of the Gamma chapter @ Butler University, so there's the Indiana connection. The seller was from Terre Haute IN.

Thank you to Amy, and to our archivist at HQ, for your research and followup.

Pardon the crash, I'm not a Theta but I happened to see the badge on ebay and it was indeed gorgeous. The name engraved on the back was Maxine Smith, in addition to Gamma [chapter] and '44. Often the pictures on ebay do not have that high a resolution and you can't read the engraving on the back of a badge.

I assume I'm not divulging anything inappropriate as the ebay listing was obviously in an open forum. Just thought someone might know/be interested in the original owner. . .

ThetaPrincess24 · #15 10-09-2009, 11:53 AM

Let this be a lesson to us Thetas.....please have written instructions regarding your pins following your death. If it is to go to another Theta or to a chapter, please state this in writing somewhere. If it is to be sent to HQ, please place this in writing somewhere (which is what I have done in my will because it is that important to me).

Otherwise sisters, pins will continue to end up on eBay and estate sales. I'm all for the purchasing/selling/collecting of pins between other Thetas but it hurts me and makes me quite irritated to keep seeing our beautiful badges on eBay (especially today since i just watched my chapter initiate our new members last night and got a "ritual refresher").