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Too good to be true?

I have a pawn shop a few miles from my home. It is just a dingy old place. They have recently aquired some REALLY high end audio equipment, $6-7000 worth of speakers and amps. This guy doesn't know a woofer from his elbow. Is there a place I can go and run the serial #'s somewhere and find out if this stuff has been stolen from someone? For that matter, buying on a site like e-bay? How do you know what your getting isn't someone elses loss?
sirsnapalot
aball
2,016 posts
 
You could call the police and let them investigate. ;)
aida_w
308 posts
 
>>$6-7000 worth of speakers and amps.
You call THAT High End??
riffer
362 posts
 
You have been watching too many crime shows on TV - why assume the worse?

This is the era of people not being able to survive past their next paycheck. Job loss is a more likely scenario for the origin for these goods.

Also, break & enter thieves are unlikely to spend their time and energy carting away speakers when they can just move on to the next house.
zenieth
381 posts
 
I wonder how the assumption of subwoofer and elbow came about? I'll bet he greases his elbows in the business that he's in! Stolen merchandise can show up anywhere for sale. I would venture to say he still made a profit after pulling the wool over your eyes!
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swampwalker
5,138 posts
 
Calling the manufacturer and the local PD to check on the s/ns is the best you can do.
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