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Does God hate me?

Does God hate me?

  • Yes.

    Votes: 11 15.3%

  • No.

    Votes: 17 23.6%

  • yes and no

    Votes: 5 6.9%

  • God is incapable of hate

    Votes: 14 19.4%

  • God hates us all

    Votes: 17 23.6%

  • he doesn't hate you but he wishes you'd brush your teeth once in a while

    Votes: 5 6.9%

  • carrots

    Votes: 3 4.2%
  • Total voters
    72
Floating teetH

Floating teetH

Jun 29, 2004
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#1
So I find a bass that was stolen from me for sale on ebay. Same bass in the same case w/ the same strap, the same knob missing, and the screws still missing from the truss rod cover.

I call the cops about it and they tell me there is no cerial number listed in the police report, even though I specifically remember including that one in the report. (not too surprising. they also show that the incident happened a few months late)

I was depending on the # being included in that report, because I have no other proof that the bass was ever mine. I purchased the bass off of ebay myself, and as far as i can tell they don't keep records past 60 days. My bank records don't contain enough information, and finding the cerial number written down won't help me at this point.

I plan on contacting the seller, who i would doubt is the thief.
Any pointers?

vote or die
 
#2
medic8ed said:
I purchased the bass off of ebay myself, and as far as i can tell they don't keep records past 60 days.
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First off, sorry about the bass situation.

Older records may not be available to users, but if you try and contact eBay and explain the situation, they may be able to help. They must have records of older transactions.

Good luck!
 
#4
God is toying you the way a cat toys with a mouse.

Let this be a lesson. Alway always ALWAYS get a copy of the incident report after you fill it out. I had that problem after my car was stolen. It was found parked illeagally, so it had a ticket. It took me longer than the 30 day grace period to get a copy of the report sent to me by the police department. What I was told by a nice officer that I talked to was to get a copy of the report AS IT'S BEING FILLED OUT. That way you have a verified copy that you can give to the cops at a later date.

Also, I don't know if you can do this in your area, but you can register a guitar or amp here. Go down to the local police station, and ask. They gave me a form to fill out (plus a bill for $25), with a description, my address, phone, and most importantly, serial number. That way if it does get stolen, even if I DON'T have the report with me, or if the report is incomplete (in your case) I can still get my bass back.

Good luck.

Rock on
Eric
 
#7
I don't think the person you are calling God has anything to do with this. You got screwed by the person who stole your bass. Now, you screwed yourself by not getting a verified copy of the incident/police report.

-Mike
 
#11
yeah digital pics of the serial #'s of all your stuff is a very good idea, as are pix of you in another serial # shot. at the very least i have all of mine recorded, but i borrowed a camera and took the shots last year.
 
#20
Where is this Bass on Ebay?
Why not post a link in the thread?

How did your Bass Get Stolen?

1. Most of the time if anything is stolen it is by somebody they know.

2. If you left it just laying around it is just a lesson to keep your eye on your sh**.
 

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