{"id":5075,"date":"2009-10-08T22:53:12","date_gmt":"2009-10-09T02:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/?p=5075"},"modified":"2014-08-12T12:24:52","modified_gmt":"2014-08-12T17:24:52","slug":"wtf-2000-hat-pin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/08\/wtf-2000-hat-pin\/","title":{"rendered":"WTF &#8211; $ 2000 Hat Pin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1422 aligncenter\" title=\"Knowledge is Power\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/knowledge.gif?resize=397%2C52\" alt=\"Knowledge is Power\" width=\"397\" height=\"52\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I was reviewing completed <a href=\"http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?icep_ff3=2&amp;pub=5574851416&amp;toolid=10001&amp;campid=5336381953&amp;customid=&amp;icep_item=120468034512&amp;ipn=psmain&amp;icep_vectorid=229466&amp;kwid=902099&amp;mtid=824&amp;kw=lg\" target=\"_self\">auctions<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"text-decoration:none;border:0;padding:0;margin:0;\" src=\"http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/roverimp\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?ff3=2&amp;pub=5574851416&amp;toolid=10001&amp;campid=5336381953&amp;customid=&amp;item=120468034512&amp;mpt=[CACHEBUSTER]\" alt=\"\" \/> on eBay, and came across the item below, a BSA hat pin that went for over $ 2200:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/711-53200-19255-0\/1?icep_ff3=2&amp;pub=5574851416&amp;toolid=10001&amp;campid=5336381953&amp;customid=&amp;icep_item=120468034512&amp;ipn=psmain&amp;icep_vectorid=229466&amp;kwid=902099&amp;mtid=824&amp;kw=lg\" target=\"_self\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5077\" title=\"Antique Boy Scouts BSA BE PREPARED Red Enamel Stick Pin\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Antique-Boy-Scouts-BSA-BE-PREPARED-Red-Enamel-Stick-Pin1.jpg?resize=450%2C150\" alt=\"Antique Boy Scouts BSA BE PREPARED Red Enamel Stick Pin\" width=\"450\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Antique-Boy-Scouts-BSA-BE-PREPARED-Red-Enamel-Stick-Pin1.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nyoatrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Antique-Boy-Scouts-BSA-BE-PREPARED-Red-Enamel-Stick-Pin1.jpg?resize=300%2C100&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Normally for these posts, I try to do a bit of research, to determine what the items is and why it would sell for the sum it went for.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But on this one I have no idea, Can anyone explain what this pin was issued for and why it went so high?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There were 4 bidders over $ 1200.00, so someone knows what it is and what its worth.<\/p>\n<p>[phpbay]Order of the Arrow,10[\/phpbay]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"355\" height=\"300\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"base=http:\/\/togo.ebay.com\/togo\/&amp;lang=en-us&amp;mode=search&amp;query=conclave&amp;campid=5336381953\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/togo.ebay.com\/togo\/togo.swf?2008013100\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence he is just using his memory\u00e2\u20ac\u009d &#8211; Leonardo da Vinci&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was reviewing completed auctions on eBay, and came across the item below, a BSA hat pin that went for over $ 2200: Normally for these posts, I try to do a bit of research, to determine what the items is and why it would sell for the sum it went for. 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