[Amps] Buying Stolen Tubes?

[Dr. David Kirkby]

On 03/13/12 01:32 AM, Robert Groh wrote:
> Amen, Bill.  That was my first and last impression of the ad - why so much
> fiddling and f***ing around!  The whole story just raised my suspicion level way
> up.  As you said, you don't need a big elaborate story!  Just say you have a
> tube which was a pull from a radio station - was running full power (or
> whatever) and was just rotated out, blah, blah, blah.  No need for the story.
> Very suspicious.  And suspect. Nope, I wouldn't touch it with a 10 ft. pole.
>
> Bob, WA2CKY

I wonder what percentage of stuff on eBay is stolen? Both me and a friend 
suspect it is very high, though we have no proof.

I am aware of someone stealing from a department store, and sticking the things 
on eBay. He was caught by the store when they became suspicious, so placed 
something he could steal, with the serial number recorded. After he put it on 
eBay, someone from the stores security department bought it and paid for it, at 
which point the serial number was seen to match. He was fired and prosecuted. 
But I suspect he is far from the only one.

I suspect a lot of things stolen in burglaries are put on eBay.

It's not in eBay interest to try to stop stolen things being on there. They 
could do it by for example insisting that all listing give the S/N of something. 
That would reduce the temptation to put stolen things on there.


dave