Check if it's stolen at Checkmend

zincoxide

There is a new database which shows if the item you are selling/buying, thinking of selling/buying is recorded by the police as lost or stolen.

Great for checking those bargains on ebay and stop yourself from handling stolen goods. - also great for stopping street crime, if they can't re-sell the goods easily then they won't bother stealing them in the first place!!

Simply goto http://www.recipero.com/recipero/products/checkmend/

You should also record your items, especially mobile phones & ipods on the immobilise website - www.immobilise.com

Register them for free by serial number - if they are ever lost/stolen then subsequently recovered the police can get them back to you!!:T

zincoxide

Forgot to say...it's £1.50 for a check via TEXT and £2.99 for an online check.


I HAVE NO AFFILIATION TO THIS WEBSITE.

Astaroth

And yet they give you no insurance that the item isnt actually stolen so if you pay your £3 and it turns out to be stolen you lose your price of the phone and the £3.

Looking at the details behind it it states it is supported by a number of police forces, insurance companies etc however does not name a single organisation that does support it to validate their statements.

zincoxide

The site is supported by:

Carphone Warehouse
MICAF (Mobile Industry Crime Action Forum)
National Mobile Phone Crime Unit
Metropolitan Police
Transport for London
Vodafone
T-Mobile
O2
Orange
Virgin
'3' (THREE)

I'm also aware that ebay have been approched!