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Off Topics > So my ipod was stolen and then put on craigslist....
 
 
ERAUEAGLE
Senior Heliman
Location: Embry-Riddle @ Prescott

Hey, so we hosted like a back to school type deal at our house this past sunday...someone had the gall to steal my ipod from my jeep when they left(we were listening to it in the garage) and now its posted on craigslist...what can I do, all it gives is a feedback email and no name or anything......I made up an email on yahoo inquireing about it hoping to meet up with him, but then what do I do, because where I hail from, I would seriously put some hurt on a fellow who did this...I'm not going to do that, but if I go to the police, what good can that do me, I do not have any reciepts or anything as I just threw them out when we moved into the new house, and the only way I can identify it is because it is red (which is a special order) and says $$T-Money$$ on the back (special order again from apple.com, my sister called me that lol), my sister got it for my going off to college present Help me out, what do I do???

Yea, I see you know everything but can see why kids love cinnamon toast crunch????
08-19-2008 11:28 PM
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Billingsnutz
Senior Heliman
Location: Ridgeville South Carolina

I seriously doubt the person that stole it is going to be dumb enough to meet up with the potential buyer. However, there are tons of idiots on this planet. Did anyone show up to the party that you didn't know? If you knew everyone there, then take a couple of buddies with that can verify to the police that it did indeed belong to you and and take that thing back from the douchebag.

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08-19-2008 11:52 PM
 
 
ERAUEAGLE
Senior Heliman
Location: Embry-Riddle @ Prescott

yea most of the people i did not know, my roomate invited alot of the people there but then again I just met him too so if it was one of his good friends, then I'm sol there

Yea, I see you know everything but can see why kids love cinnamon toast crunch????
08-19-2008 11:57 PM
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kryptik
Heliman
Location: South Carolina

If you used iTunes to sync it, it is registered on your computer with your account, and Apple will bend over backwards to help you get it back. Call the police and let them know what is going on, and then call Apple. If you try to go about it yourself, he may take the listing down and just toss it. If you don't manage to get it back, Apple can flag the serial number, and the next time it connects to a computer it will register itself as stolen with their server, and won't even charge the battery...until they release it. Apple has an amazing system for helping recover stolen devices. You ought to see what their laptops can do. Good luck.

If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn't ...
08-20-2008 12:04 AM
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TurboRacer
Senior Heliman
Location: CT

If it says "$$T-Money$$" on the back - it seems like a pretty cut and dry case. Call cops, set up meeting, done.
08-20-2008 01:46 PM
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jgunpilot
Senior Heliman
Location: Pollock, LA

Since you've got "$$T-Money$$", why not just go buy a new one and quit whining here because you didn't value it enough to secure it? Perhaps if you had earned the money that purchased the Ipod you wouldn't leave it around for casual thieves to be tempted by.
08-20-2008 02:22 PM
 
 
Pistol_Pete
Elite Veteran
Location: Tampa Bay non-Buccaneer

^ a swing and a miss.

or buy the old one back.

but seriously...you have plenty proof of ownership. consult with the local police for more insight.

<><>...the lunatic is in my head...<><>
08-20-2008 02:32 PM
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kingair
Key Veteran
Location: Utah - USA

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Since you've got "$$T-Money$$", why not just go buy a new one and quit whining here because you didn't value it enough to secure it? Perhaps if you had earned the money that purchased the Ipod you wouldn't leave it around for casual thieves to be tempted by.

Dang man! Don't hold back or anything.

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
08-20-2008 02:32 PM
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scatbass
Heliman
Location: Hiram, GA

I gotta agree with the "Accept this as a lesson learned" mentality. It's a friggin iPod, for Christ sake! Sure, it sucks...but next time you know not to host parties and invite people you don't know, allowing them into your house, etc etc.

Sorry man, it's a tough lesson...but it's only an iPod. Hardly worth the effort required to retrieve it.



Mike
08-20-2008 03:39 PM
 
 
jgunpilot
Senior Heliman
Location: Pollock, LA

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Dang man! Don't hold back or anything.:eek

Sorry, man. I'm all jacked up on Mountain Dew. When that happens, sometimes I'll come at you sideways like a spydermonkey.
08-20-2008 04:06 PM
 
 
Pistol_Pete
Elite Veteran
Location: Tampa Bay non-Buccaneer

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Sorry man, it's a tough lesson...but it's only an iPod. Hardly worth the effort required to retrieve it.

perhaps true but this THIEF needs to be taught a lesson.

its no different than the scams that go on in here...regardless of the amount, its still wrong.

to me its about the principle and not the amount.

to let him get away with it is to encourage more of the same.

<><>...the lunatic is in my head...<><>
08-20-2008 04:16 PM
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scatbass
Heliman
Location: Hiram, GA

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Sorry man, it's a tough lesson...but it's only an iPod. Hardly worth the effort required to retrieve it.

perhaps true but this THIEF needs to be taught a lesson.

its no different than the scams that go on in here...regardless of the amount, its still wrong.

to me its about the principle and not the amount.

to let him get away with it is to encourage more of the same.

True. I guess my point is to balance the effort required to retrieve the lost/stolen item...sometimes the headache involved is not worth the effort. This may not apply here though.



Mike
08-20-2008 05:00 PM
 
 
Isaiahsdad
Senior Heliman
Location: Midwest City, Oklahoma

Looks like I am again on the other side of the fence here. When we let the value of a thing decide our action when someone violates our rights, then we give the go ahead to do whatever they will. Put yourself in ERAUEAGLEs shoes, you would want some a$$ if it where you. It is the principal of the matter. I for one say get the police involved, we pay them to protect and to serve no matter what the situation. Yes you may share some of the responsability in this situation, but that in no way gives anyone the right to take anything from you. Suppose you were at the field, and while taking a leak someone jacked your radio, are you going to just 'let it go'? Would you expect more from the members here to offer advice or would you rest when one member piped up and said "why not just go buy a new one and quit whining here". In my humble oppinion, he trusted that it was secure, maybe not the best choice, but to be punished because of someone elses greed is not the answer here. Good luck my friend. I hope you get it back and the thief gets what they deserve. And I agree with kryptik, get in touch with Apple. Even if you don't get it back, at least you will be secure in the idea that the thief will get no joy out of your loss. Again, good luck.
08-20-2008 10:59 PM
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scatbass
Heliman
Location: Hiram, GA

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When we let the value of a thing decide our action when someone violates our rights, then we give the go ahead to do whatever they will. Put yourself in ERAUEAGLEs shoes, you would want some a$$ if it where you. It is the principal of the matter.


As some of you may remember - my car was recently totaled. When I went to retrieve my personal goods from the vehicle a week after it had been towed from the scene, I found that about $5 - $10 in change had been removed from the cup holder. Everything else I had left in there was intact.

Was I pissed? Yes - not because of the value, but because of the principal. I also learned a valuable lesson though...never leave any personal belongings in a car that is being towed from a scene like that, because people as a whole are not trustworthy.

If it were an iPod or something of similar value, I would have filed a formal complaint with the yard that was holding the car, and gone through what I needed to in order to get it back...simply knowing that I had a good chance to do so. The $5 was not worth it, IMO.

In the OPs situation, on the other hand, he put himself (naively) into a somewhat more precarious situation. It is what it is. If Apple really makes it very simple to begin the retrieval process, then by all means go for it.

Sure I'd be pissed, but it comes down to the value of the time and effort I will need to expend, vs. the value of the item I am retrieving. We can be pragmatic and say that it is the principal of the matter, but I don't think we would be having this discussion if it was a $5 item instead.

That said, what is the dollar value cutoff where a stolen item should be retrieved vs. let go?



Mike
08-21-2008 12:48 AM
 
 
Mutt
Key Veteran
Location: t ca usa

I would get the cops involved. You need to find out who stole it and never allow them back in your house or if it was a guest of someone that you invited dont allow weither of them back in.
08-21-2008 12:59 AM
 
 
Pistol_Pete
Elite Veteran
Location: Tampa Bay non-Buccaneer

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We can be pragmatic and say that it is the principal of the matter, but I don't think we would be having this discussion if it was a $5 item instead.


lets be pragmatic.

you see...the whole picture to me and to make matters worst is that this THIEF is a friend of a friend...per sey.

so to me this need to be exposed regardless.

Its not like it was stolen by an unknown character...someone knows this person in the group.

who knows how many other items have mysteriosly disappeared in this group of friends and no one took action just because of items value.

some dont say anything due to embarassment as they facilitated the situation...be it a CD or DVD or even pocket change.

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That said, what is the dollar value cutoff where a stolen item should be retrieved vs. let go?

depends on the whole scenario.

I'll kick it up a notch...say you inherited a non valuable item from your ancestors with a very meaningful past that speaks volume of your family history and something you were looking forward to passing down to the next generation...would you pursue its retrieval or let it go due to value?

<><>...the lunatic is in my head...<><>
08-21-2008 01:21 AM
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Isaiahsdad
Senior Heliman
Location: Midwest City, Oklahoma

I agree with Pete. If not mistaken from the origonal post, it was a gift with some meaning from his sister. That alone makes it worth my while.
08-21-2008 01:29 AM
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Topher
Veteran
Location: Grosse Ile, Michigan

It was a gift from his sister, not a stapler that someone borrowed and didn't return.

First, file a police report. Then, buy it back on Craigs list and make sure you document everything. When you have it shipped to you, give the guy a call and say, hey I know you stole my ipod and you just resold it to me. You have two options,

A: Pay me back the money I payed to buy it back +$500.

B: Don't do anything and I go to the cops and press charges.

Either way you win. Any by the way find a new roommate.

Get a life? How the hell do you fly a life?
08-21-2008 01:56 AM
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Pistol_Pete
Elite Veteran
Location: Tampa Bay non-Buccaneer

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A: Pay me back the money I payed to buy it back
+$500.

when did extortion become legal?

a thief who steals from a thief has 100 years of forgiveness?

<><>...the lunatic is in my head...<><>
08-21-2008 02:04 AM
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CWALDO123
Senior Heliman
Location: Germantown , Tn - Shelby

My deal with craigs list is ....If no phone number I pass it up!!! don't care how good it sounds...

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08-21-2008 02:29 AM
 
 
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