Currently bidding on a quill?

DartmouthPanhel · #1 09-20-2009, 02:15 PM

I'm bidding on a quill right now that I'm absolutely dying to have! I want the quill personally, but I also REALLY don't want it to go to a non-sister.

Ebay won't let me see the full usernames of the people I'm bidding against, so I was wondering if any of you happened to be bidding.

Then, even if I can't have it, I know it's staying in the possession of the sisterhood.

lovespink88 · #2 09-20-2009, 02:27 PM

Not me, don't have the money for any of those quills

Which one are you bidding on? Good luck!!

DartmouthPanhel · #3 09-20-2009, 02:30 PM

It's a 3 pearl, gold quill. I was given one as a gift, and it fell off one initiation and I never saw it again

I want to replace it (to the best of my abilities).

There are a bunch of people bidding against me, so I guarantee it will go out of my price range.

lovespink88 · #4 09-20-2009, 02:37 PM

Oh, yeah I see it. Very pretty! Cheap right now, but then again there's 6 days left on it. I don't know if you've bid too much on eBay before, but in my experience, you should definitely make sure you're at your computer within the last hour of the auction. The bidding usually speeds up around then.

Good luck!! I hope you get it so that we know it's in good hands!!

AZ-AlphaXi · #5 09-20-2009, 04:18 PM

Good luck getting it ... if you don't you might consider contacting HQ about getting
a refurbished quill.

AZTheta · #6 09-20-2009, 05:14 PM

there is another one listed - only one bid so far - $55.00 - less than four hours left in the auction - it is a beautiful badge.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1924-Fraternity-...d=p4999.c0.m14

lovespink88 · #7 09-20-2009, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AzTheta

there is another one listed - only one bid so far - $55.00 - less than four hours left in the auction - it is a beautiful badge.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1924-Fraternity-...d=p4999.c0.m14

Holy cow! That is some find! Thanks for posting it! I wish I had the money, I would definitely bid on it.

Geez, you would think the lister would have looked up Greek letters...it's going to be hard to find under just "sorority or fraternity pin"!

AZTheta · #8 09-20-2009, 05:41 PM

oh - I really hope someone can reach the Dartmouth poster - the badge is stunning! all those pearls... sigh... have my fingers crossed that someone from your sisterhood will pick it up. The price is incredible.

DartmouthPanhel · #9 09-20-2009, 05:45 PM

I'm almost tempted by that one, since I likely won't get the other, but I'm really into the 3 pearl setting.

I don't believe they make this setting anymore. I count 19 pearls...currently the crown pearl badges have 15 I believe.

EDIT: I just checked the current bidders history... definitely a collector. I will try to wrangle it from him/her, but s/he seems like a pro...

THANKS FOR THE FIND AzTheta!

AZTheta · #10 09-20-2009, 05:49 PM

I have learned that the older badges are often of much better quality; that's true of many of the theta badges that I've seen. wonder how that one ended up on ebay? good luck to you in your search.

AZTheta · #11 09-20-2009, 05:58 PM

dartmouth panhel - check your private message inbox in a minute or so

AZTheta · #12 09-20-2009, 06:16 PM

you are most welcome. and good luck to anyone who might be bidding. I met an incredible AlphaXiDelta member this summer and was quite impressed.

lovespink88 · #13 09-20-2009, 06:32 PM

I really hope an AXiD ends up with that one. I just realized, that's probably a very rare badge! The pearl ones today have 15 pearls, that one has 19. I wonder when that kind stopped being made...

ETA: Ha, whoops, I totally did not see your post, DP!

AZTheta · #14 09-20-2009, 06:39 PM

if one of you is successful, I'd love to hear about it. Good luck...

DartmouthPanhel · #15 09-20-2009, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lovespink88

The pearl ones today have 15 pearls, that one has 19. I wonder when that kind stopped being made...

I'm bidding on it, so I spent some time looking closely at the setting. I think that this was originally a crown pearl badge with 20 pearls (which they stopped making a while back) and it lost a pearl. Or it's possible that they used to make 19 pearl badges as well as 20, but it's unlikely.

I had a question for any quill enthusiasts: I've seen (on ebay and otherwise) some badges that look like current double crown pearl badges with 15 seed pearls, but the pearl at the "point" of the quill is a diamond. Is/was this a standard option, or is this a customized quill?