Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, You won the Gold medal with the red dot in enamel. Yours, at the moment, seem to be the more satisfactory answer. But I wonder why a SOB does not go over the whole, let's say eBay, and claim there ? There are lots of numbered items out there to claim for. Regards - -- Pablo Kolodny www.pablokolodny.com > From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com> > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 15:58:55 -0700 > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Stolen Leicas--serial number partials posted > > Hi Pablo, > > In reality the reason some hold to publishing only the partial serial > numbers is, there are unscrupulous characters who know how to make use of > the full serial number then claim, some with, I suppose falsified paper > work, showing the exact serial number as the camera being discussed on the > internet is the very one they had stolen! > > Does this really happen? I have no idea, but it's a theory as posted on the > LUG & LEG of many years. I suppose it's very possible given the no good > rotten SOB's in the world who'd steal from their mothers! > > So now you know why many of the good Leica folks only put down partial > serial numbers. > ted