Bummer - Insured ? (not that it gets back the "personal items") - peteZ
yep, similar response to when my dvd player & n64 were stolen after a breakin. I'd also add to check ebay in addition to the pawn shops. my stuff never showed up in any of the local pawn shops, but they could've easily driven to brissy and offloaded the stuff there. Considering the amount of theft, and how easy it is to pawn stuff or sell it on ebay/classifieds, it makes me wonder why noone has created a stolen goods register - it'd be pretty easy to implement i think - when you report the stuff stolen to the cops, they enter basic details and serial nos. then the pawn brokers can search on serial no before they buy something. they could even have a public portal on the web so that if buying something off the classifieds we can also check s/n before buying. Sure it would only work with serialised items but surely if the market for stolen goods was reduced, surely the amount of theft would also reduce. Pawnbrokers would probably be resistant to such a measure, as i'm sure a large portion of their business is based around stolen goods.
Stolen good register ...... ok, $40 to register each item worth stealing. I need make, model, serial number, year of purchase and purchase price and proof of purchase.
Pawnbrokers buy stuff regardless of items being stolen or not. the use the classic "bought it in good faith" I got stung several times like that even if items where recovered I never got them back. **** cops period.
You're a Loser Michael... If you find your property at a Pawn shop, you tell the owner and NOW they have to give it back to you once you show proof of ownership. Before, you put it on HOLD and the cops get it back for you and the person who sold it to the Pawn shop owner gets locked up. Obviously you didn't give two shits about your property or you would've taken it further, so once again, obviously a loser. And don't bag the cops, it isn't their bloody doing. It's the PRICK who stole your stuff !!!!!
Hi all some scum is now in possession of some of my nikon kit stolen from my place at Hervey Bay last week it includes Lenses Nikon 80-200 2.8 AF ED (1987 not D series) great cond except for AF and matrix metering not working following recent service! serial # 218476 55mm 3.5micro Bodies F4S and MB21 motor drive distinguishing feature cracked pentaprism holder and led aperture reading distorted (btw I have the replacement prism and led if anyone needs them) Flash Nikon sb24 serial 2526040 all neatly packed for fast get away in a big Lowe Pro bag and most hurtful of all Meters Minolta spotmeter f Minolta flash meter IV F both mint (serial numbers on the way) plus Notebook Gateway 9300SE P111 600 15" screen rewards for any returns or info! I know its a long shot... cops said to drive round to all the pawn shops, thanks guys
I once found a stolen laptop of someone I actually know. I phoned him and told him all the GST data was still intact. All the files were still onboard. My advice was to pay the guy $900 and buy the laptop and pretend nothing happened since he couldnt use it and wanted to sell it. But no ...... he wanted to call the police and get it for nothing. Needless to say he didnt get it back. So what he claimed was priceless data was obviously worth around $899.
I once found a stolen laptop of someone I actually know. I phoned him and If it was my laptop, I might have payed a visit with a cricket bat.........
Camera gear must be the in thing to steal this month. Friend has his 10D and assorted lenses/flash stolen over the weekend. His home was broken into, and all that was taken was the photography gear. N
