Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/30

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Subject: Re: Stolen M2 [was [Leica] Re: ]
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 17:40:44 -0500
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At 04:19 PM 10/30/2000 -0500, Javier Perez wrote:
>I've oftened wondered
>Lets say that your camera pops up
>after the person who bought it
>or was about to buy it contacts
>you. What happens then?
>Is the equipment returned to you?
>If so, by who?
>Are the police called in?

Sure, the police are called in, in almost every case.  And the camera is
returned to you UNLESS you were insured, in which case it goes to the
insurance company.  But only if you can PROVE it originally was yours.  If
a theft occurs, the police tend to be persuaded by a showing of a complete
serial number.  An original receipt of purchase or/and a numbered box helps.

In Common Law countries, a thief cannot pass title.  I do not know about
Civil-Law nations.

Marc

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