RARE Limited Edition Pandora Family Ties Charm - Excellent Condition

100% authentic Pandora charm - rare, limited edition, retired. See picture for ALE stamp. Bundle with my other charms for a discount! The Pandora Family Ties controversy has become somewhat notorious in the Pandora community. The charm was originally released in 2009 for the Denmark charity campaign ‘Danmarks Indsamling’, which aims to help fight poverty in Africa. 12,000 copies of the charm were made. After the charity event ended, 1,000 charms remained, which Pandora decided to re-release in the UK market. However, the UK release was priced at £150 – whereas the original release in Denmark was only 225DK, which is roughly £25! Consequently (and unsurprisingly), there was significant consternation amongst UK collectors who had bought the charm when they learned of the price difference and, as a result, Pandora offered to refund collectors the difference in price, alongside a £50 gift voucher. The "Family Ties" charm was retired after its 2009 release, making it a rare and highly sought-after collector's item today. This charm is currently selling on the Legacy Collectors website for $599 and on Etsy for $500.