[BC] FIM 41 on eBay...

[Cowboy]

On Thursday 26 May 2005 08:51, Phil Alexander wrote:
> On 26 May 2005 at 3:50, Alan Alsobrook wrote:
> > You can't see the calibration date, but they did post the serial number
> > very clearly. If anyone is missing #987 It looks like it's somewhere in
> > PA.
>
> Heh, heh. That one was stolen about 3 weeks ago from a break-in to a
> local engineer's car overnight. The cops just love it when the crooks
> make it so easy to recover stolen merchandise. <g>  It wasn't in PA.
> It turned up in Kokomo, IN. Apparently the listing eBay member was one
> of those "professional" eBay broker/sellers who list items based on
> info exchanged by e-mail and never touch the actual item.
>
> It looks like the FIM was quickly withdrawn and relisted at a much less
> attractive price. Hmmmm ... I wonder if you could force the "seller" to
> make good on the deal if you agreed to pay the asking price? Doubtful.

 #987 is the stolen item ?

 Methinks e-bay's "resolution" would be a refund, so no, you likely could
 not force the seller to deliver.
 At what point is it cost effective to do so, considering legal fees, court
 costs and such ?