Where to buy back stolen goods?

rgunning

Mods, feel free to move this is it is totally in the wrong place, but I couldn't see this going anywhere else.

My wife had her car broken into in the Dun Laoghaire area a few weeks back. We didn't report it to the cops as it seemed that nothing was taken apart from some clothing. However, we have now noticed that some very specific scientific equipment is missing, and may have been taken from the car.

Given that clothing was taken, I'm guessing this is an opportunistic crime, and that those involved are looking to sell whatever they take, not craven scientists targeting research equipment they can't get the grant money for. It would really be a pain to get this equipment again and it is needed badly for a project, so I am wondering if there is anywhere where this could be in the process of being flogged so I can have a sweep around to buy them back.

I'm not really interested in catching anyone, just want the items back.

RoyalMarine

I'd check the "black market"

Theres a special one setup just for very specific scientific equipment.

mfceiling

Donedeal, gumtree, buy and sell, adverts...

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Talk to Larry Sellars. Lives in Radford - near the In and Out Burger. We can go out aftet the, what-have-ya...

Balmed Out

Car boot sales? Id say you'd be lucky to find them tbh.

ringadingding

If it's not obvious what it was, or its value, it probably got dumped somewhere.

Fr_Dougal

Well you've come to the right place. Sure we're always selling stolen gear here on AH.

Tell us what you're looking for exactly and we'll have a chat with a few of the boys, place an order like. D'ya want any fireworks?

rgunning

mfceiling wrote: »

Donedeal, gumtree, buy and sell, adverts...

Had a look through them already, but no joy.... Thanks though - had forgotten to try gumtree.

Wabbit Ears

Why would you not report the breakin to the guards? That sort of inaction and social apathy is just as bad, if not worse, than the breakin itself.

Nib

Wabbit Ears wrote: »

Why would you not report the breakin to the guards? That sort of inaction and social apathy is just as bad, if not worse, than the breakin itself.

WTF? No, it's not.

sbsquarepants

You'd have to imagine that there's really only a very specific subset of the population interested in the sale of very stolen, very specific scientific equipment. Wherever evil geniuses hang out and swap world domination tips and tricks would be my guess?
Apart from that - it was most likely just fúcked in a field or dark alley somewhere - but then sure, who wasn't? What were we talking about again?:D

Wabbit Ears

Yea, it is. How can you not see that just saying MEH, nothing much stolen, lets not actually do anything that might help with preventing this from happening again and possibly catching the criminals is not victimless apathy?

sbsquarepants

Wabbit Ears wrote: »

Yea, it is. How can you not see that just saying MEH, nothing much stolen, lets not actually do anything that might help with preventing this from happening again and possibly catching the criminals is not victimless apathy?

How can you not see that saying that's worse than actually doing the robbing is idiotic?

rgunning

Wabbit Ears wrote: »

Why would you not report the breakin to the guards? That sort of inaction and social apathy is just as bad, if not worse, than the breakin itself.

To be honest, I thought it would be a waste of time to tie up a pair of guards for an hour in search of what I thought was a few Penney's tops.

I do agree that as a victim of crime, that I am worse than a criminal, though. Fair point.

SEPT 23 1989

Enquire with a few of the local heroin aficionados to spread the word there is a reward for your specific scientific equipment

be very careful of when and where the exchange happens if the gear is located

best of luck

sbsquarepants

Also, don't call it gear - say equipment!
Ask them for gear you'll probably end up with something quite different!

Chocolate Lions

Wabbit Ears wrote: »

Why would you not report the breakin to the guards? That sort of inaction and social apathy is just as bad, if not worse, than the breakin itself.

If you really want to see apathy that's when you call the gardai.

allibastor

rgunning wrote: »

Mods, feel free to move this is it is totally in the wrong place, but I couldn't see this going anywhere else.

My wife had her car broken into in the Dun Laoghaire area a few weeks back. We didn't report it to the cops as it seemed that nothing was taken apart from some clothing. However, we have now noticed that some very specific scientific equipment is missing, and may have been taken from the car.

Given that clothing was taken, I'm guessing this is an opportunistic crime, and that those involved are looking to sell whatever they take, not craven scientists targeting research equipment they can't get the grant money for. It would really be a pain to get this equipment again and it is needed badly for a project, so I am wondering if there is anywhere where this could be in the process of being flogged so I can have a sweep around to buy them back.

I'm not really interested in catching anyone, just want the items back.

Could have been Gru!!!!

Seriously though, A lot of junkie rob things they think can make them money. Any markets or car boot sales anywhere would be a good bet, but it would be a long shot.

smcgiff

Recovered property could be with the Guards. But, they'll not know how to get it back to you as it's not reported stolen.

There's a heap of property AGS cannot return to their owners, because they don't know to whom the property belongs.

paulbok

rgunning wrote: »

Mods, feel free to move this is it is totally in the wrong place, but I couldn't see this going anywhere else.

My wife had her car broken into in the Dun Laoghaire area a few weeks back. We didn't report it to the cops as it seemed that nothing was taken apart from some clothing. However, we have now noticed that some very specific scientific equipment is missing, and may have been taken from the car.

Given that clothing was taken, I'm guessing this is an opportunistic crime, and that those involved are looking to sell whatever they take, not craven scientists targeting research equipment they can't get the grant money for. It would really be a pain to get this equipment again and it is needed badly for a project, so I am wondering if there is anywhere where this could be in the process of being flogged so I can have a sweep around to buy them back.

I'm not really interested in catching anyone, just want the items back.

Is that you Walter?

RoboRat

Is it of value, or perceived value ie electronic? If not, then I would check around the area that its was stolen as it was probably dumped. If it is of perceived value then set up alerts on the selling sites but chances of recovering are slim. Deffo go to the guards and let them know as it may come back as recovered.

kowloon

ringadingding wrote: »

If it's not obvious what it was, or its value, it probably got dumped somewhere.

This. I doubt your average scummer can tell their arse from their elbow, let alone scientific equipment from junk. If it can't be easily sold on or gotten rid of in cash 4 gold it'l be dumped or left in a corner.

sweetie

Do CEX buy in scientific equipment?

RoboRat

Do CEX buy in scientific equipment?

Not a bad call, I happened to pass my local CEX on Saturday morning and it was skanger central outside waiting for it to open. If my house ever gets burgled again, I will be waiting outside.

wyndham

Why not say what the equipment was specifically? Is it top secret? Or medium level secret?

rgunning

sweetie wrote: »

Do CEX buy in scientific equipment?

Will give this a try, great idea.

wyndham wrote: »

Why not say what the equipment was specifically? Is it top secret? Or medium level secret?

Lol. Hardly, but if I told you, I would have to kill you - with boredom from having to listen to the background info on the project.

Littlekittylou

Wabbit Ears wrote: »

Why would you not report the breakin to the guards? That sort of inaction and social apathy is just as bad, if not worse, than the breakin itself.

This.

Tail Docker

Littlekittylou wrote: »

This.

Silly and judgemental? I agree. But what can you do?

Totofan99

Clara car boot sale maybe...

Littlekittylou

Tail Docker wrote: »

Silly and judgemental? I agree. But what can you do?

I think the guards have more of a chance of doing it safely.
I don't agree with the rest of the quote.

I would never go hunting it down on my own though.

Tail Docker

Maybe the booty has inspired the thievers to start out on a new life of scientific discovery and they are now reformed and applying for an adult education course in Astro-physics? Every cloud and all that.

Son Of A Vidic

rgunning wrote: »

we have now noticed that some very specific scientific equipment is missing

Sex toys?

rgunning wrote: »

We didn't report it to the cops

Makes sense.

smcgiff

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Sex toys?

Until we're told exactly I'm going with Scientology auditing "science" equipment.

Although the sex toys would be less embarrassing to report.

Capt'n Midnight

If it's an unlicensed particle accelerator who are you gonna call ?