Name: Bernie Straus

From: New York, USA
 
How long have you been collecting? 10 years

How many pins do you own? over 500

I had been sent a ABC TV 1980 Lake Placid pin along with other Olympic pins from a 3rd party broadcaster vendor in 2003. Enclosed was a letter which mentioned the pins by name, except the ABC TV pin.

I had seen earlier a newsletter which had priced the ABC TV pin at $90.00 US dollars. I remember this & thought that maybe the person (admin asst) had sent the pin by mistake.

As the letter didn't mention the ABC TV pin, I wrote back & placed the ABC pin inside the envelope & mentioned about the price as I had seen in the newsletter. (Also ABC did stop broadcasting the Games as they had been doing for many Olympics. It didn't look as though ABC would try to bid again). Maybe this pin was sent by error.

I then received a letter from the admin asst where she "thanked" me for being honest. The ABC TV pin was not enclosed in the envelope only the "thank you" letter was. I'm still very glad I did mail back this pin.

If you remember I did receive from the first letter several other Olympic pins.