return of stolen dinghy

[kieronriley]

on the 25th of august this year,i had my car stolen and in the boot was my inflatable dinghy and 4 h/p outboard,i kept checking e/bay, loot, and quids in looking for them but no luck and after a few weeks i gave up and bought a new rib.then on tues last week i looked on e/bay and just took one last look for the dinghy,and there on my screen was my dinghy,so i phoned the police and reported it to them,they said that they would send an officer out to se me that day,so i waited up but eventualy went to bed.i was woken at 11.15 that night and told an officer was coming to se me,so i got up and dressed but at 12.15 i rang them and told them not to come as i was gooing back to bed,i was then told someone would come the next day.well the next morning i went to a police station(one thats still open) after a bit of debate i found a policeman who took my statement so i went home and awaited news.the next day a policeman phoned me and asked a few more questions abot the engine then told me they be giving the seller a knock the next morning.
i didnt hold out much hope after all the messing about and debating at the police station but the bobby did his job well and the next afternoon a police van delivered both my dinghy and engine ,so thanks very much to the police in particular the one who took my statement and the one who carried out the raid(knock)then i thought how lucky am i so on saturday i bought my first ever lotery ticket////////// and won how good is that,Kieron

 

[rotrax]

on the 25th of august this year,i had my car stolen and in the boot was my inflatable dinghy and 4 h/p outboard,i kept checking e/bay, loot, and quids in looking for them but no luck and after a few weeks i gave up and bought a new rib.then on tues last week i looked on e/bay and just took one last look for the dinghy,and there on my screen was my dinghy,so i phoned the police and reported it to them,they said that they would send an officer out to se me that day,so i waited up but eventualy went to bed.i was woken at 11.15 that night and told an officer was coming to se me,so i got up and dressed but at 12.15 i rang them and told them not to come as i was gooing back to bed,i was then told someone would come the next day.well the next morning i went to a police station(one thats still open) after a bit of debate i found a policeman who took my statement so i went home and awaited news.the next day a policeman phoned me and asked a few more questions abot the engine then told me they be giving the seller a knock the next morning.
i didnt hold out much hope after all the messing about and debating at the police station but the bobby did his job well and the next afternoon a police van delivered both my dinghy and engine ,so thanks very much to the police in particular the one who took my statement and the one who carried out the raid(knock)then i thought how lucky am i so on saturday i bought my first ever lotery ticket////////// and won how good is that,Kieron

Nice one!

 

[ProDave]

And what's happening to the thief? is he being charged?

 

[wazza]

Good news...

 

[davidej]

Any sign of the car

 

[Honey Trap]

Well done the bizzies on Merseyside and well done to you too!!

Frank

 

[longjohnsilver]

Was the seller local, and if not where was he based? And how did you recognise the dinghy as yours?
Well done on getting it back.

 

[Ripster]

What a great story. I wonder what else Old Bill found at the purps house. Your eagle-eyed determination might have broken a huge crime ring

 

[Searush]

Brilliant - especially the lottery win!

 

[kieronriley]

answers

sorry i should have said i got the car back about four weeks after its theft,the dinghy had a few alterations that i had made(different rollocks and other small individual changes)that made it look diferent,and as to the seller,the police told me that they did not think he had stolen it ,he told them he had bought it in a pub.he was beeing arested on saturday and questioned,i dont know as yet the result opf this but will let you know if they tell me.Kieron

 

[Leighb]

he told them he had bought it in a pub.

Haven't they always?

 

[Ceejay]

Stolen gear on Ebay

This certainly makes me wonder whether it's a good thing to buy second hand on e-bay. I did buy a second hand, very old, Avon dinghy from e-bay a couple of years ago, makes me wonder.....It has since been stolen from me!
CJ

 

[rafiki_]

This certainly makes me wonder whether it's a good thing to buy second hand on e-bay. I did buy a second hand, very old, Avon dinghy from e-bay a couple of years ago, makes me wonder.....It has since been stolen from me!
CJ

And sold in a pub.

 

[Ceejay]

Bought in a pub must be close to 100% stolen/dodgy
CJ

 

[Roberto]

Bought in a pub must be close to 100% stolen/dodgy
CJ

where did they steal all that Guinness ?

 

[rickym]

From the river Liffey?

 

[Stemar]

This certainly makes me wonder whether it's a good thing to buy second hand on e-bay. I did buy a second hand, very old, Avon dinghy from e-bay a couple of years ago, makes me wonder.....It has since been stolen from me!
CJ

Sounds like a neat bit of recycling

 

[Bosun Higgs]

This certainly makes me wonder whether it's a good thing to buy second hand on e-bay. I did buy a second hand, very old, Avon dinghy from e-bay a couple of years ago, makes me wonder.....It has since been stolen from me!
CJ

But its not just ebay or the pub. I bought my Avon from a guy who claimed to be a surveyor at Beaulieu. What he said at the time subsequently proved to be wrong, and on reflection afterwards I didnt believe his story about why he was selling the dinghy. I dont know that it is nicked and have no specific reason to think so, but I am uneasy.

 

[Scotty_Tradewind]

saturday i bought my first ever lotery ticket////////// and won how good is that,Kieron

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My pal lost his year old dinghy off the jetty at his boatyard... it was not locked up!
A year later almost to the week it turned up on the same jetty, only a little worse for wear.