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I am sorry for your loss. Thieves have hit me, too, so I know the feeling.
Fortunately the rage passes and eventually you forget about it.
It would be too much to let the thief ruin your own and your families mood for too long in addition to the stuff stolen. The thief does not deserve such power over you so do not give it to him.
Fortunately the rage passes and eventually you forget about it.
It would be too much to let the thief ruin your own and your families mood for too long in addition to the stuff stolen. The thief does not deserve such power over you so do not give it to him.
Do NOT check pawnshops. I am a retired pawnbroker. If a pawnbroker has it OUT FOR SALE, go ahead and check. But if it is ....just stolen.... leave it to the cops.
We were required by law to report all pawns and buys DAILY to the police. AND...it is a violation of the privacy laws for a pawnbroker to divulge ANY INFORMATION to anyone but an investigating officer.
We even had to deny info to COPS who had kids who stole stuff from them.
They got mad, but we referred them to the pawnshop detective and let him handle it.
A pawnbroker can be sued from here to breakfast for giving out info on a pledgor.
Good pawnbrokers report to the police as required by law.
Let the cops FIND it.
I can't even COUNT the number of folks we pissed off by refusing information.
If it has passed the "hold period" the pawnbroker will usually let you buy it back for his cost. But ONLY if you have filed a police report.
There was nothing more maddening than the folks who came in all irate about my pawning an item for a ....relative.... of theirs yet they did not want to file a police report and GET THEM IN TROUBLE.
I gladly surrendered all stolen property. I simply called the DA and got restitution made a condition of probation so the crook could pay me back what I loaned him or ..... stay in jail.
It is an easy procedure, but few understand it.
We were required by law to report all pawns and buys DAILY to the police. AND...it is a violation of the privacy laws for a pawnbroker to divulge ANY INFORMATION to anyone but an investigating officer.
We even had to deny info to COPS who had kids who stole stuff from them.
They got mad, but we referred them to the pawnshop detective and let him handle it.
A pawnbroker can be sued from here to breakfast for giving out info on a pledgor.
Good pawnbrokers report to the police as required by law.
Let the cops FIND it.
I can't even COUNT the number of folks we pissed off by refusing information.
If it has passed the "hold period" the pawnbroker will usually let you buy it back for his cost. But ONLY if you have filed a police report.
There was nothing more maddening than the folks who came in all irate about my pawning an item for a ....relative.... of theirs yet they did not want to file a police report and GET THEM IN TROUBLE.
I gladly surrendered all stolen property. I simply called the DA and got restitution made a condition of probation so the crook could pay me back what I loaned him or ..... stay in jail.
It is an easy procedure, but few understand it.
I feel like I have to say something before kind intentions get out of hand --- please DO NOT send me any money. I'm not asking, or expecting, anything from anybody. Those who have offered have been very kind, but I'm not looking for reimbursement from anybody. If you wish to talk about knives changing hands, please PM or E-mail me. I don't want this to come off as trying to get things out of sympathy Thanks to everybody for understanding
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I don't have to be the baddest guy on the planet; just badder than my enemy.
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I don't have to be the baddest guy on the planet; just badder than my enemy.
severedthumbs
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email sent bro.
This thread is very assuring to me. I see the knife enthusiasts giving a fellow member of the community thier support. Even offers of more than support! I think its stand up to refuse the offer as it would open up potential of future scams from unprincipleled BF crashers and poseurs. Plus I like that theres no snobbery about the level of cost of the stolen knives beyond a coment or two about "At least they weren't the most expensive inrraplaceable ones possible"
to lose a good knife (or a few). I posted a week ago or so about my knives not making it through checked bags 
Not too much, because I'm only starting on knives, and saving for my 21st B-day (permits cost, steel does too), but I did lose my 710. I already ordered a new one, but knifeworks apparently chose to use UPS, not Priority, so it will take till tuesday. I should have gotten it today.:grumpy: Oh well. That's life. Take it from me: this is a chance to truly assess what knives you liked, and which ones you didn't. Use it to your advantage, if possible. But really, losing your knives to POS criminals makes me mad as well.
Not too much, because I'm only starting on knives, and saving for my 21st B-day (permits cost, steel does too), but I did lose my 710. I already ordered a new one, but knifeworks apparently chose to use UPS, not Priority, so it will take till tuesday. I should have gotten it today.:grumpy: Oh well. That's life. Take it from me: this is a chance to truly assess what knives you liked, and which ones you didn't. Use it to your advantage, if possible. But really, losing your knives to POS criminals makes me mad as well.