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Mar. 4th, 2004 10:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
holzman_tweedElectronics Boutique deals in stolen property.
Synopsis: Someone's neighbor jacked her playstation and some games, then fenced them at an Electronics Boutique. He's pled guilty, and admitted that's where he fenced the games. EB violated Florida State Law by not waiting 15 days before re-selling the fenced goods, and now refuses to make good on it to the original owner. At first, they wanted to sell the stuff back to her at retail prices. The best offer they've made is to sell the software back to her at their cost, but not the play station.
I will no longer do business with Electronics Boutique, and I recommend you don't, either. I was under the impression that dealing in stolen goods was a criminal offense, and I hope someone at corporate finds themselves looking out a cage over this.
Synopsis: Someone's neighbor jacked her playstation and some games, then fenced them at an Electronics Boutique. He's pled guilty, and admitted that's where he fenced the games. EB violated Florida State Law by not waiting 15 days before re-selling the fenced goods, and now refuses to make good on it to the original owner. At first, they wanted to sell the stuff back to her at retail prices. The best offer they've made is to sell the software back to her at their cost, but not the play station.
I will no longer do business with Electronics Boutique, and I recommend you don't, either. I was under the impression that dealing in stolen goods was a criminal offense, and I hope someone at corporate finds themselves looking out a cage over this.
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Date: 2004-03-04 10:14 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-03-04 12:43 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-03-04 01:49 pm (UTC)From any store's perspective, it's a risk buying used goods: if stolen, they continue to "belong" to the original owner, no matter how many times they are resold. That means, in theory, if EB gives her the name of the person to whom they sold the stuff, she can (legally) compel them to give it back. After which, the person who bought it can (legally) try to get EB to refund their money.... I'm sure this issue varies by state, but the issue of stolen personal property is a pretty said and boring one, and the ability to demand back money goes up the chain of purchasers.