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melarky:
I had one of those portable GPS units (portable in the way that you could move them to any car and plug them into the cigarette lighter).  I noticed a few days ago that it was missing from my car.

I pretty much had no hopes of it ever showing up again, and at first didn't even bother to file a police report, but then I figured I would check ebay and see if I could find it.  I'm pretty sure I found it:

Ebay Item Link

He lives about 15 miles from me, and as you can see he states in his description that he "found" the item.  He also had 2 other items he was selling around the same time that he conveniently "found".  Lucky guy keeps finding stuff to sell :)

So anways, by the time I found that, the auction was over and someone had  already won it.  I contacted the seller (asked him where he "found" it) and the buyer (told him the situation and asked if he could see if there were any identifying marks or addresses left in the address book that would prove it was mine).  The buyer wrote back really quick and told me he had not gotten the item yet, and the seller had not responded to his e-mails, the seller finally wrote me back like an hour ago that said:


--- Quote ---i found it outside of maverick by maceys in logan but it's already sold sorrry.
--- End quote ---

I just wrote him back the following:


--- Quote ---That sounds pretty fishy, you had 2 other items for sale that you also just found. I filed a police report yesterday, and showed them the auction that you had up. I also contacted the buyer, and he said that you hadn't sent it yet and that you weren't replying to his e-mails.

I think you need to do what's right here before any more authorities get involved and you make a big mess for yourself. You've left a paper trail on ebay (your history shows the items you sold that you say you found, if I'm not the only one that filed a stolen item police report, it shouldn't be long before they connect the dots).

If you still have the item (since the buyer says you haven't sent it yet), you have a chance to make this right, and I'll back off. If you don't have the item anymore, you can re-imburse me, and I'll drop it.
--- End quote ---

I did in fact file a police report yesterday (after contacting ebay, they basically told me that they wouldn't help me unless I did).  The officer who took the report has already handed it off to a detective, but I'm pretty sure a $300 GPS is pretty low on their priority list, but it just bugs me that this guy is so close, and obviously the theif.

Any suggestions on what more I could do?  I almost don't care if I get the GPS back, but would rather this guy get busted (but it would be nice to have the GPS back :) ).  Would appreciate any opinions or advice.
Dartful Dodger:
If the guy who bought your item isn't willing to help you out, you can tell the seller who left him a negative response if he still has the guy's name and address.
fredster:
Well, you did the best you could.  And you did the right thing.

How do you think it was stolen? Out of your locked car?
melarky:
No, I don't think the car was locked, my wife drives that car mostly, and I'm betting she went to wal-mart (or some other store) and someone was probably going car to car looking for stuff (since he sold 2 other items that he said he "found", he probably does it all the time).

We live in a pretty small town in Utah, I don't usually worry about locking the car door to tell the truth, so even if I was driving the car at the time, I probably wouldn't have locked the doors (I don't have power locks or anything like that on the car, so they usually remain unlocked).

I wonder if the guy will respond to my last e-mail.  I hope the detective will at least contact him and ask him about it, would hate for it to just be ignored.
ChadTower:

From the other side, that sounds like what would come from a potential scammer.  So I doubt you'll get much luck either way if either party even cares.

It's probably stolen, odds are low that it's actually yours, but it's possible I suppose.
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