it all depends what you are doing with them Pete doesn't it. Using them under the pretence you were there or simply collecting. There are 1000's that simply collect medals, there is a couple of stalls on Chesterfield Market on a Thursday that sells stuff like that. I do agree you shouldn't buy the badges, medal, whatever then walk around with them but why can't you collect them? People collect many things to do with the northern soul scene, not just records.
Will the soul police fine all the soulies with Wigan badges that weren't there?