£50k Stolen From Calumet!

[YoshiK1]

The Calumet (now Wex) shop local to me has been broken into and apparently up to £50k of stock stolen. Keep an eye out if you're buying new gear from a private seller folks.

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[holty]

it will be like ffordes a couple of year ago they will get reimbursed from the insurance
and some joe blogs will get a bargain or two

 

[LeeRatters]

Was it Ffordes who had a load of Leica stuff stolen? Was probably a few years ago now.

 

[fujilover]

it will be like ffordes a couple of year ago they will get reimbursed from the insurance
and some joe blogs will get a bargain or two

And insurance premiums rise to cover the insurance companies losses

 

[imattersuk]

There are often not opened the box ads on eBay that I always avoid like the plague.

 

[gman]

I know that store well and it was probably inevitable due to the quiet industrial estate it was in. Businesses are struggling and curtain stains are going around robbing them.

 

[JohnMcL7]

Was it Ffordes who had a load of Leica stuff stolen? Was probably a few years ago now.

Yes, it was alarming given they're based outside a small town in a reasonably rural area and the burglary was clearly well planned given there is masses of camera equipment there and they knew exactly what they were after. Thankfully there's been no follow up thefts although there's been a couple of specialist bike places hit which is unusual, I feel awful for these companies as it's horrible to deal with a theft and the long term worry about it happening again.