Stolen goods from eBay

Welshdebtor

I would go to the police myself if I was you. They may ask you to surrender the laptop asap. But to be fair I think you will have to give up the laptop anyway, unless for some reason the original owner takes the stance of (if indeed able to) "Well I have now got a new laptop, so if the person who sold it/stole it pays me the money they got via the sale, I will let the buyer (you) keep it." Again this may not happen, but I am sure I am right in thinking it could......who knows.

shaun_from_Africa

But it's an offence to receive stolen goods.

One very important word missing.

But it's an offence to knowingly receive stolen goods.

hsj2011

Loanranger wrote: »

But it's an offence to receive stolen goods.

Even if I bought it in good faith and for the fair market value? And can prove I bought it?

Welshdebtor wrote: »

I would go to the police myself if I was you. They may ask you to surrender the laptop asap. But to be fair I think you will have to give up the laptop anyway, unless for some reason the original owner takes the stance of (if indeed able to) "Well I have now got a new laptop, so if the person who sold it/stole it pays me the money they got via the sale, I will let the buyer (you) keep it." Again this may not happen, but I am sure I am right in thinking it could......who knows.

I think it's very unfair that I should be out of pocket over all this. I mean, what's to say I haven't sold the laptop to someone else?

The original owner was a large company (according to Dell) so chances are, it was insured, so if anyone has claim to it, it would be the insurance company surely.

Welshdebtor

Loanranger wrote: »

But it's an offence to receive stolen goods.

This is right to a degree, you are only 100% safe from that conviction if it can be proved you were unaware of it being stolen. I am sure this is the case.

So now you know it is stolen you need to do everything to assist in what is now a police investigation. Even if that involves giving up the laptop. Your aim will then be trying to get a refund for your loss as the innocent party.

hsj2011

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

One very important word missing.

Thanks, that's what I was thinking. I did not knowingly buy a stolen laptop, I paid a fair price for it and bought it off someone with 100% positive feedback on ebay.

Loanranger

But he knows now that the laptop was stolen ...

d.ross_2

hsj2011 wrote: »

I need the sellers address for that, which ebay don't give

Try using this link. Obviously it will only work if the seller used a genuine address:

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/ebayadvsearch/__W0QQ_advZ1QQ_sofindtypeZ9?_rdc=1

hsj2011

d.ross wrote: »

Try using this link. Obviously it will only work if the seller used a genuine address:

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/ebayadvsearch/__W0QQ_advZ1QQ_sofindtypeZ9?_rdc=1

Thanks. Tried that earlier and all it gives is name, phone number, city and county.

Welshdebtor

hsj2011 wrote: »

Even if I bought it in good faith and for the fair market value? And can prove I bought it?



I think it's very unfair that I should be out of pocket over all this. I mean, what's to say I haven't sold the laptop to someone else?

The original owner was a large company (according to Dell) so chances are, it was insured, so if anyone has claim to it, it would be the insurance company surely.

Yes you can proof you bought it in good faith, so that will stand you well. But the fact is you now know it is stolen so need to do whatever actions are requested, whether that is giving up the laptop or not.

If indeed you had sold it on, then you would of had prove etc of doing so before knowing it was stolen, if you went and sold it on now, you would be committing an offense.

As I have said now you need to assist in the investigation even if it means you lose the laptop. You then need to concentrate on getting a refund, whether via small claims or paypal.

d.ross_2

hsj2011 wrote: »

Thanks. Tried that earlier and all it gives is name, phone number, city and county.

Doesn't it give an address on the ebay transaction?