Question about stuff

XabbaRus · 03-04-08, 11:35 AM

OK
We have been clearing out a container and found something that was delivered to us by mistake and been sitting here since June last year.

Now this piece of kit must be worth at lease £400. Whoever originally ordered it would have got a replacement.

I want to stick it on e-bay as it will get junked anyway.
What are the chances it has been reported stolen?

danlisa · 03-04-08, 11:46 AM

Depends, are there any identifying marks, serials or plates etc?

Also, do you have access to a UV light?

August · 03-04-08, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

OK
We have been clearing out a container and found something that was delivered to us by mistake and been sitting here since June last year.

Now this piece of kit must be worth at lease £400. Whoever originally ordered it would have got a replacement.

I want to stick it on e-bay as it will get junked anyway.
What are the chances it has been reported stolen?

Well somebody took the financial hit for the loss and therefore it could well be listed as stolen.

XabbaRus · 03-04-08, 12:29 PM

Just found out it is worth £850

Yea its got S/Ns on it manuals etc....

danlisa · 03-04-08, 12:31 PM

Xabba, are you in the UK? IIRC you are.

In that case, you can take it to your local Police Station, get a receipt for handing it in and if it's not claimed within a week (IIRC) it LEGALLY becomes yours.

You have more than a fair chance that it will not be claimed.

geetrue · 03-04-08, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by danlisa

Xabba, are you in the UK? IIRC you are.

In that case, you can take it to your local Police Station, get a receipt for handing it in and if it's not claimed within a week (IIRC) it LEGALLY becomes yours.

You have more than a fair chance that it will not be claimed.

Sounds like the right choice to me ...

Remember those old Tom and Jerry cartoons with a little angel on one shoulder and a little devil on the other one trying
to decide if he should eat the poor little mouse?

That's what your going through ...

bradclark1 · 03-04-08, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

Just found out it is worth £850

Yea its got S/Ns on it manuals etc....

Contact the company that sent it by email. Tell them you will send it back to them if they send you postage and handling. Give it 90 days, if you don't hear anything sell it.
Thats what I did. Anybody need an electric fence generator?

Platapus · 03-06-08, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

OK
We have been clearing out a container and found something that was delivered to us by mistake and been sitting here since June last year.

Now this piece of kit must be worth at lease £400. Whoever originally ordered it would have got a replacement.

I want to stick it on e-bay as it will get junked anyway.
What are the chances it has been reported stolen?

Do you feel it is morally right for you to profit by selling something that you did not pay for because it was sent to you by mistake?

Is there a reason why you did not notice the mistake when it happened?

It is these moral questions that define a man's character.

August · 03-06-08, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by bradclark1

Thats what I did. Anybody need an electric fence generator?

Actually Brad that would be a cool thing to have up at my place in Maine. How much do you want for it/what are its specifications?

XabbaRus · 03-06-08, 04:04 PM

Well it's out of my hands now. With the boss.

As for it not being found earlier,w ell we are in the process of organising everything on our site since we expanded and all sorts of stuff is turning up.

bradclark1 · 03-06-08, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by August

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Originally Posted by bradclark1

Thats what I did. Anybody need an electric fence generator?

Actually Brad that would be a cool thing to have up at my place in Maine. How much do you want for it/what are its specifications?

You can have it for postage. I've got to dig it out and I'll get the specs.

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XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Question about stuff OK We have been clearing out a container and found something that was delivered to us by mistake and been sitting here since June last year. Now this piece of kit must be worth at lease £400. Whoever originally ordered it would have got a replacement. I want to stick it on e-bay as it will get junked anyway. What are the chances it has been reported stolen? __________________

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danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	Depends, are there any identifying marks, serials or plates etc? Also, do you have access to a UV light? __________________

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XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Just found out it is worth £850 Yea its got S/Ns on it manuals etc.... __________________

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danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	Xabba, are you in the UK? IIRC you are. In that case, you can take it to your local Police Station, get a receipt for handing it in and if it's not claimed within a week (IIRC) it LEGALLY becomes yours. You have more than a fair chance that it will not be claimed. __________________

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XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Well it's out of my hands now. With the boss. As for it not being found earlier,w ell we are in the process of organising everything on our site since we expanded and all sorts of stuff is turning up. __________________