Entire Knife collection stolen!...Well, almost

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knifenutz

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I'm so freaking pissed right now, I don't even think I'll be able to type effectively. Anyways, I wanted to take all of my knives over to gander mountain, to have them sharpened professionally(cause I'm afraid I'll screw them up at this point). So I loaded all of my knives into my sears companion. I stopped by the mall on my way there, to go to gamestop,to see if they had any Xbox 360s in stock. I was only in the mall for about 30 minutes. So I came out of the mall, walked to my car and sure enough, my sears companion was gone, along with my cell phone charger, my inova flashlight, and a handfull of change. I thought I had locked my car, but It must have slipped my mind this time. STUPID STUPID STUPID ME! I basically blame this on myself, but I'm also really pissed at whoever took my stuff. Thank god my grandfathers USN WWII Camillus knife was at home, and my Kabar precision hunter was being EDC'd. So if any of you come across some guy selling a sears companion, with a bunch of knives in it, please let me know. This is probbaly a shot in the dark, but still. Here's all the knives I had in there, some weren't of that much importance, but others will be missed:

BM710
SPYdy delica
Case Cranberry stockman
Schrade Old Timer 1080T
Kabar USMC
CS SRK
Erikkson Mora #40
vintage imperial
Vic Classic
Vic Ranger
Wenger Esquire

Those are pretty much the only ones I gave a crap about in my collection, I know they aren't customs or anything, but I hate the guy who stole them. -drew
 
Karma suggests that the perps will hopefully sever large arteries while carrying their loot to the pawn shop. That's what I hope will happen anyway.
 
Oh man I'm so sorry to hear that. Frickin bastages!!!

With regards to locking the door, see if you can get an alarm that will lock the car after 1 or 2 minutes of you turning off the car and exiting the car.

Also try to keep valuables in your trunk if at all possible, with the trunk locked.

File a police report and hope they recover the knives!!

PS - do you have a Spyerco sharpmaker? Buy one of those to learn how to sharpen your knives yourself. That's why I recently bought a Sharpmaker.
 
Hey... to Drew, and the Ebayer's of our lot... keep an eye out on any auction sites -obviously Ebay- and other as well.

Sorry about that man... but, at least you'll have an excuse to re-collect right? Always keep a positive attitude about it though, he'll get what's coming... :thumbup:

-Cleary
 
Sorry to hear about that...Where abouts do you live just incase its near me I would be glad to keep a lookout at the local places that sell some used knives and becasue I'm in Austin, where the largest population of pawn shops exists(unlikely your near me but just incase.). Good luck with everything and file a police report.
 
I live oustid of chicago, lots of pawn shops here as well. I wonder If they could finger print my car or something. You know what I hate? I bet a lot of people saw them taking the stuff out of my car, and didn't give 2 craps about what they were doing. That seems to be the mindset around here. All of the knives are replaceable, so that's a good thing. Still, they took between $300-$400 worth of knives, plus the toolchest, my change, and a really nice inova flashlight.
 
I doubt the cops will finger print the car for such a minor crime, but you could try.

And unless your car alarm was going off (which would mean your car was locked), I doubt many people would think that someone was stealing from you. They might think it's just an owner taking stuff out of his car.
 
Seriously, if you found a seller on ebay is selling your stolen knife, what can you do?? There is no evidence that you can prove he stold those knife from you.

Sorry about your lost. Stop looking; start buying!!
 
That sucks. Wonder if the police could get a video from the store security? It probably wouldn't help them find the thief, but it might help if they can tie to other similar crimes.

Good Luck,
Bob
 
Sorry for your loss.

In future, make sure nothing stealable is visible inside your car when you park it. Put stuff into your trunk at home, not in the parking lot, because thieves might see you do that.

By the way, don't be so sure that you left your car doors unlocked. Thieves can pop open most any car door without a mark showing.
 
If you have home owner's or renter's insurance, they may cover the loss, even if it was stolen from your vehicle. Look into it.
 
Sorry man.......but that's why you never put anything that looks like tools in plain view.

That's what the trunk is for.
 
Guys, good news! Turns out I was just victim of a very cruel practical joke. Some friends from school saw my car in the parking lot, and took advantage of the situation. Trust me, I will be getting them back 20 times worse. Oh well, no knives were harmed. Give me some ideas on how to get these guys back. -Andrew
 
knifenutz said:
Guys, good news! Turns out I was just victim of a very cruel practical joke. Some friends from school saw my car in the parking lot, and took advantage of the situation. Trust me, I will be getting them back 20 times worse. Oh well, no knives were harmed. Give me some ideas on how to get these guys back. -Andrew
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If this gets moved to W&C, you can count on some good ones. :D
 
Congratulations on getting your knife collection back.

I would want to kill those buddies of mine!
 
Great news that you got them back - you were lucky.

I worked for Sears in the hardware department when I was in college, and I don't know how many people came in to buy mechanics toolsets, because their tools had been taken from their cars. If you keep tools in your car, just keep basic (and inexpensive) ones, because they are at risk.
 
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