Is this my stolen lens on eBay?

if it looks like a dog, it smells like a dog, and sounds like a dog the chances are..... its a dog!
 
It looks like the photos in the auction were taken with a camera phone, wouldn't he use his proper camera if he has such? Dunno, as said if the insurance company paid out then all I'd do is advice them and the police about it and let them deal with it.
 
I would want to follow this up like Stewart. The fact that the insurers have paid up would not be enough for me, I would want the thief to pay for it (not as in beat him up, just money:rules:)
 
puddleduck said:
Anyway there are all sorts of ways in which this might be my lens whilst not implying that the eBay seller is in any way dishonest.

You've already implied the seller is dis-honest with your thread title!

"Is this my stolen lens on Ebay?"

You are demonstrating incredibly poor judgement.
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I really don't think he has a problem as long as he continues to be careful. In my understanding 'might be' and 'may be' is fine and safe. You can say you 'believe' someone to be a thief safely, it's only an opinion, but you can't say that you 'know' they are a thief because that is a statement of fact.
 
Well im down under in Oz so not much i can do :thinking: but i think that Canon Bobs remarks are the way to go :shrug: should be enuff of you's in U.K to check it out, that's my 2 bobs worth.....
 
StewartR said:
Hmmm. I sent him an email at 10:46, thus:
And the auction ended at 11:26.

That does seem a bit odd, doesn't it?
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My original post referenced 72 min.

You contacted him with some normal buyer questions and 40 min later the item is withdrawn.

I think I'll be out photographing the sunset tonight - there's bound to be some pigs flying about.
 
i would go around to his house with a blunt metal bar and hit him in places it doesnt bruise till he admitted he stole it or knew it was stolen. imho but then again i am from near blackpool so...
 
If he has also sold other photography gear it 'could' be the person that hired lens. Just had a short fall in money and thought this was an easy way to get some money quick?? It's another possibilty and seems more likely than someone finding it, selling it at a carboot and then that person selling it on ebay??

I'm just a suspicious person :lol:
 
Mr Mustard, in Kings Cross with the lead pipe...................Let super sluething begin...................zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
 
Also if Stewart signed his message with his name, even just the first name. The person who hired it would know this and therefore 'if' it was the hirer would know that it is possibly him and not a genuine buyer, which would explain why it was removed so soon after the email.

Of course the hirer could be completely genuine but I enjoy speculating!
 
Couldn't be the lead pipe, it was in the library.
 
Nicola.P said:
If he has also sold other photography gear it 'could' be the person that hired lens. Just had a short fall in money and thought this was an easy way to get some money quick?? It's another possibilty and seems more likely than someone finding it, selling it at a carboot and then that person selling it on ebay??

I'm just a suspicious person :lol:
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Bit of a stretch but.. If you can be prosecuted for theft by finding could the seller also be found guilty of handling stolen goods as ignorance is no defence and suspecting or believing it to be stolen as its on ebay
 
This is why I'm reluctant to buy anything of high value from ebay. If you do buy 'stolen' goods they can be taken off you and you lose out! There was a tv program about buying cars off ebay, lots of people have been done!
 
puddleduck said:
I quite often ask for the serial number of a lens before I buy - I run it by NPS against the Nikon database to a) see if its legit b) see if its Grey.

Most sellers will give your the number if you ask.

Personally Stewart on a public forum I would be VERY careful about what you write - you have made a public link and making assumptions.

If I was a legitimate seller, you'd be heaing from my Solictor about now.

I'm actually really surprised you went public with this. I would urge caution and discretion. A Court case for libel will cost you far more than this lens.
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Never ceases to amaze me what folk will discuss in public !



puddleduck said:
Anyway there are all sorts of ways in which this might be my lens whilst not implying that the eBay seller is in any way dishonest.

You've already implied the seller is dis-honest with your thread title!

"Is this my stolen lens on Ebay?"

You are demonstrating incredibly poor judgement.
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Indeed!! especially for a businessman!!
 
parish said:
I always keep boxes - and all the internal packaging - for anything of any value that I buy. Not so much in case I sell it on eBay in the future, but in case I have to return it under warranty. If you return something in the manufacturer's own packaging, and it gets damaged in transit, they can't blame you for not packing it properly. If you read T&Cs for warranty returns on most things there is always something there about packaging.

In fact, when I moved house last year I found the original box for the kit lens that came with my OM-10 that I bought in 1980 :eek: (I sold the camera to a friend so didn't use the box).
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No comment on this particular lens but I have very few of the original boxes for any of my kit - I have moved house (to and from uni and between uni houses) in the region of 14 times between getting my first lens around 7 years ago and now! It just isn't practical to store boxes when you have limited space and keep moving them around the country. Admittedly I do try to make sure I keep the manuals, dust caps etc. but sometimes even they go missing among the endless house moves so there can be genuine reasons for not having all the stuff you might now expect with a sale.
 
Galaxy66 said:
Originally Posted by puddleduck
Anyway there are all sorts of ways in which this might be my lens whilst not implying that the eBay seller is in any way dishonest.

You've already implied the seller is dis-honest with your thread title!

"Is this my stolen lens on Ebay?"

You are demonstrating incredibly poor judgement.
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Indeed!! especially for a businessman!!
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'If' it is his lens then it has been stolen, finding something on a train and keeping it is theft. Selling it on just compounds the crime.

'If' it is his lens then this seller knows it's dodgy because they will have lied about when they bought it, regardless of wether they had anything to do with the original theft.

From CAB website

Lost goods


If you find goods that appear to be lost, then you can keep the goods as long as:-

you did not find the goods dishonestly or while trespassing
you take care of the goods. You have a duty to look after them, but cannot use them or treat them as your own. You will be liable for any damage caused to the goods while they are in your care
you did not find the goods on your employers’ property
the goods are lost, and not uncollected or abandoned, stolen or treasure
you have taken reasonable steps to find the owner of the goods, for example, left them to be claimed at a police station for a reasonable length of time
the goods were found not attached to anything on premises or land where the occupier does not exercise much control, for example, an air terminal lounge, public part of a shop, or recreation ground.
 
Galaxy66 said:
Never ceases to amaze me what folk will discuss in public !





Indeed!! especially for a businessman!!
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We had the same issue on another forum, what I don't understand is this is a public forum so any statement stewart makes is simply an opinion. If the seller was to pursue and get a solicitor into the act, would it stand up as an argument in the court of law? I.e. its similar to me saying to a mate "Mac'D's is unhealthy and rubbish" and a MacD's represent overhearing it and taking me to court over it?

Surely everyone has a right to express thier opinions without fear of a reprisal?
 
puddleduck said:
Anyway there are all sorts of ways in which this might be my lens whilst not implying that the eBay seller is in any way dishonest.

You've already implied the seller is dis-honest with your thread title!

"Is this my stolen lens on Ebay?"

You are demonstrating incredibly poor judgement.
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Stewart has made no such implication and is well within his rights to question the authenticity of the lens and seller.

You're line re hearing from your solicitor if you were the seller is laughable. Asking a question and stating the facts from Stewarts POV is perfectly fair and reasonable.
 
Galaxy66 said:
Never ceases to amaze me what folk will discuss in public !

Indeed!! especially for a businessman!!
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Seems good solid business sense to me. Many of Stewart's customers visit this forum. Not everyone who comes here will be 100% honest, there are always bad apples. Now we all know that if we were a bad apple and were thinking of hiring a lens and then 'losing' it Stewart wouldn't just accept the insurance payout and carry on.
 
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