AR-88 receiver that appears to be the one stolen from me --

[W3DBJ]

I had a similar situation a few years ago, where I actually bought an R-390A 
for $2 at auction by a company that specialized in "Lost and Found" 
auctions. The item was reported stolen, and the insurance company had paid 
the owner for it and other electronic items that were taken. The rig ended 
up at auction because it was recovered by police several states away from 
its original location, and the owner couldn't be contacted at the address on 
record and it went unclaimed.

Maybe the seller did get the radio legitimately. If it's stolen/recovered 
property, this DOES happen.

73
Darryl
W3DBJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin McDonald" <ktmaustin at SBCGLOBAL.NET>
To: <BOATANCHORS at LISTS.TEMPE.GOV>
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 2:48 PM
Subject: Re: AR-88 receiver that appears to be the one stolen from me --


>I sent a message to the seller asking about the radio and this was the
> response:
>
> Dear ktmcdonald,
> I bought it legally at auction on a pallet with other items as a lost
> freight item which is how I get most of the things I sell. It was lost
> somewhere is a shipping companies system, probably UPS or fedex. The 
> person
> it originally belonged to would have been paid for it through shipping
> insurance as long as they had it insured as they should have. They are
> making a stink over nothing and telling lies. If they want it back all 
> they
> have to do is buy it. It no longer belongs to them. I am not going to just
> hand something over I paid for and obtained honestly. They need to take
> their problem up with the shipping company. It is not my problem. I deal
> with this sort of thing all the time. People are paid for their lost 
> freight
> through insurance and expect to get it back for free.
>
>
> I'm looking to unload some radios so the moral of the story for me is 
> insure
> things adequately and accept that they may or may not make it to their
> destination.
> 73's
> Kevin
> N5OJF
>
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