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    I paid too much

    But I really like this kilt pin. Got it on ebay then found out it retails for $20 less. It's from Miracle Jewelry, around $30. A Dirk with the knife and fork tops represented.




    It goes nicely with the IOS. Sorry for the lighting.
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    It is worth what you're willing to pay for. Nice pin BTW.
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    Quote Originally Posted by turpin View Post
    But I really like this kilt pin. Got it on ebay then found out it retails for $20 less. It's from Miracle Jewelry, around $30. A Dirk with the knife and fork tops represented.
    The important thing is that You like it, and you only overpaid by $10 anyway, so it's not that bad.
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    I have come to that conclusion. Still .... I hate to even pay retail.
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    Still a good price for a very nice pin! Replica of 1850 silver with stones pins. An original antique in good condition goes at 90+ GBP.

    I really like those pins

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    Hey Turpin, How about this?



    That is a really nice pen.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Splash_4 View Post
    Hey Turpin, How about this?



    That is a really nice pen.
    Wow! That's even nicer than Turpin's, how much did you overpay by?
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    Just my $0.02.... A little photoshop and it was free!
    "A veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." anon

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    It's a nice pin. Overpaying...my take on that is that it is almost impossible to determine whether you have overpaid or underpaid by looking at prices elsewhere in this day and age. No matter how low you get the price, you are bound to find it cheaper somewhere else, and always after you have paid for it. I think the real determination for over/underpayment is now satisfaction. I think that I would be satisfied with that pin for $30, and therefore (I think) you did not overpay.
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    I have that pin too but I have it on my Modern Anderson.
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