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FOUND MY STOLEN HONDA EU2000i GENERATOR!!!

B-man715

By B-man715
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B-man715 Experienced

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I have a great update for you guys smile

With a little detective work of my own I led the Police to recover my stolen generator!

I've been watching the C -list since it was stolen, and 12 days ago I posted a wanted ad for a Honda 2000.

I've gotten nearly a dozen replies, none of which were mine, but then on Tuesday a guy sends me pictures of mine!! $750 cash wink

I called the police and we set up a sting operation to buy it from the crook smile

As it turns out, the guy who sent me the pics had bought it from the thief a day after it was stolen.....

So needless to say, the rest of my stuff is still missing, but the police are working on tracking down the guy. I hope they catch him and nail him with a felony wink

JigginIsLife Proficient

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that is not only fantastic but actually quite unbelievable, well done Dic Tracy!!! Now how to find the rest of the stuff.... and not that it matters but kinda screws the guy in the middle, who thought he bought a generator.

Eric Wettschreck Grand Master

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That's freaking awesome!!!!

Hope you get the rest of the stuff back soon.

brian6715 Proficient

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Amazing! Keep us updated, don't let up, I hope they find the losers that stole your stuff.

JoeMX1825 Collaborator

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nice, now I can stop checking c-list for you every day! smile

Wouldn't the guy who bought it be just as guilty? I mean he must have known it was stolen, so that why he turned around to try and sell it too...

BartmanMN Mentor

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Yeah! Catch the Bum.

Neiko Experienced

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That is great you got it back but I wouldn't be surprised if there was no middle man. Why would a guy sell it in the next few days unless he knew it was hot. Then he should be screwed.

JigginIsLife Proficient

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Ya i guess that makes sense. stupid people, nothing more frustrating that having something you worked hard for stolen by some one-who-thinks-I-am-silly. Congrats again!!

fishersofmen Veteran

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You would think he would have known something I would imagine he got a REALLY good deal on it which is probably why he bought it to make a profit on it.

nofishfisherman Grand Master

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Did the middle man get charged with anything? Possession of stolen goods?

Common sense should have told him that it was probably stolen when he supposedly bought it. When a price seems to be too good to be true it probably is for a reason.

Glad to hear you got it back though. I have a friend that got his bike back doing the same thing you did. He found it on Craigs list and brought the cops when he went to buy it back from the thief. He got extra lucky and got to watch the cops tackle the bum as he tried to run away.

harvey lee Grand Master

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That was awesome how you placed the wanted ad. You could work some police dept.'s as they seem to have a hard time with some recoveries.

Great sting, I love it.

RiverChuckNorris Rising Star

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I love it when the good guy wins. Really happy for you!

harvey lee Grand Master

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Did the middle man get charged with anything? Possession of stolen goods?

Common sense should have told him that it was probably stolen when he supposedly bought it. When a price seems to be too good to be true it probably is for a reason.

Glad to hear you got it back though. I have a friend that got his bike back doing the same thing you did. He found it on Craigs list and brought the cops when he went to buy it back from the thief. He got extra lucky and got to watch the cops tackle the bum as he tried to run away.

I have purchased some items and the price was way low, people needed the cash. The guy that had it will more than likely not be charged with anything as he only purchased a item. What he is out is the cash he paid, should be a lesson learned.

Bought a rifle once, hard airline alum case and 6 boxes of shells from a guy once for the price of the shells. I did have the serial number checked and it was not stolen. Sometimes people simply offer items very inexpensive as they need some money.

Almost felt bad paying him so little but, that was his asking price.

fishing tech Experienced

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Congrats!! I am sure the guy who had will be ok unless he has a record for theft or burglary. In which case the Police will be watching him and his associates closely.

Gus Mentor

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Awesome! Great news!

NoWiser Experienced

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Nice work B-man!! I hope they find the scumbag who stole it and nail him!

It will be interesting to see how well this middle-man works with the police. It's hard to believe he didn't know it was stolen.

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I love pay back!!! laugh

When I was in Jr, high I caught the kids that stole my Go cart one year and Mini bike the next! But they weren't smart enough not to ride it down the street a few blocks away from where they took it! grin

LoonASea Experienced

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Im thinking your not going to get your beer back!!! Hope you do get back the tools and fishing gear tho

Boar Grand Master

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Thats way awsome B man. good for you. but I suppose its tied up as evidence for a while till things go thru the prossess

DTro Grand Master

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That's awesome!

I sort of feel bad for the middle guy though. If he really is an innocent party, then he is out the money he paid for it. Seriously how is someone supposed to know if something is stolen or not? I've bought a lot of things on hsolist and for all I know they all have been stolen.

B-man715 Experienced

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Thanks guys, the middleman was an honest 70 year old guy with a clean record.

He happened to have a wanted ad on the list when mine went missing. He had bought a different one first when the crook got a hold of him and sold him mine for $600.

The older gentlemen is P-oed, cause he is now out that money and he is hoping just as much as I they catch him. He did buy it with the intention of reselling it for a small profit, and is now wayyyy in the hole.......

I should get mine back in a few days.

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Thanks guys, the middleman was an honest 70 year old guy with a clean record.

He happened to have a wanted ad on the list when mine went missing. He had bought a different one first when the crook got a hold of him and sold him mine for $600.

The older gentlemen is P-oed, cause he is now out that money and he is hoping just as much as I they catch him. He did buy it with the intention of reselling it for a small profit, and is now wayyyy in the hole.......

I should get mine back in a few days.

Good for you!!!!!

Tom7227 Grand Master

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Curious as to how you got the police to be involved. I would think that crossing jurisdictional lines would be a problem. Plus it really isn't that high of a charge if they catch the guy. i think it's great that you were able to pull it off. Tell us how so we're ready for the next time.

landscaper Community Regular

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Good to hear!!

Did the middle man…remember anything like lic. plate number…color of car…what he looks like? anything that would help?

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B-man how did you prove it was yours? Makes me want to identify my equipment in some way but what is good enough for the cops.....

B-man715 Experienced

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B-man how did you prove it was yours? Makes me want to identify my equipment in some way but what is good enough for the cops.....

I installed an hour meter on the side panel and a brass barb on the gas cap.

The Detective assigned to my case asked how sure I was it was mine...... I told him that it was 110% without the slightest doubt mine wink You could show me 5,000 different pictures of Honda EU2000i's and I could pick mine out.

MJ1657 Grand Master

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Great to hear you got it back.

Everything I own of value like that gets my initials scratched into it somewhere.

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I have a great update for you guys smile

With a little detective work of my own I led the Police to recover my stolen generator!

I've been watching the C -list since it was stolen, and 12 days ago I posted a wanted ad for a Honda 2000.

I've gotten nearly a dozen replies, none of which were mine, but then on Tuesday a guy sends me pictures of mine!! $750 cash wink

I called the police and we set up a sting operation to buy it from the crook smile

As it turns out, the guy who sent me the pics had bought it from the thief a day after it was stolen.....

So needless to say, the rest of my stuff is still missing, but the police are working on tracking down the guy. I hope they catch him and nail him with a felony wink

Good! I hope they catch the guy!!!

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