Dead Jackson
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So I a similar thing happened to a friend years before the internet was invented by Al Gore, and yes that’s somewhat of a joke. I digress.... the only similarity is a priceless heirloom was stolen from a house, and it was assumed it was an inside job. The item was difficult to fence because the art item’s value was based upon the fact it was an unknown statue from a famous painter/sculptor and the only way to verify its authenticity was to consult with the family of the deceased artist, who was in fact who it was stolen from! So of course word went out to the art world that it was stolen so it couldn’t be sold first of all, and then the best part: the offspring of the victim was connected to a very heavy motorcycle club who shall remain nameless, tho it’s likely that everybody in the world knows who they are. The item was returned through that club TEN YEARS LATER! The story goes that the thief couldn’t sell the item and buried it in a park in the Oakland hills, Tilden Park, where it stayed for ten years. Eventually somehow, the identity of the thief became known by the club members and “it is likely” that they “pressured” or “convinced” the piece of doo-doo it was in his best interest to return the item. He/they did so for obvious reasons and a club member made that phone call and returned the much loved item to its home. Moral of the story here is I agree with another poster here: street law rules when the system fails you.
That said, I got scammed by an eBay seller because I didn’t read the policies at the time and was stringed along until the time limit for negative feedback expired at which point the seller quit responding to my inquiries. It was a recalled defective Mackie digital multi track recorder that was no longer supported once Loud Technologies bought Mackie, and the after market fixes long since gone. Firm where issue. Be that as it may, I lost the $300, but I have the errant machine, so not completely screwed. Not enough to call out the club in Texas, tho I thought about it. At least I let the seller know not to sleep to soundly lest an associate of an associate of an associate may surprise him for his skullduggery. I included his physical address in that email because the idiot said to much and was easy to trace with Google! Owned a studio. (He also sold one of these to a friend). Sometimes the fear of what you might do is actually more effective than what you can do. I hope the OP has a happy ending to this story, and at least we all know the culprit’s name is sh_t! Sometimes the lessons learned are worth the cost. Call it the cost of doing business. And, remember it’s not healthy to get to attached to your physical possessions. Yet... I would be furious if any of my Marshall’s left me for another realm of existence!!!! Even the non-vintage one! The other lesson here is Loud Technologies turned a bunch of great companies into crap! Ampeg went from one of the best amps on the market to the least reliable amp ever made!!! I have 3 SVTs from New Jersey and St Louis. The Chinesium units SUCK!!! Anyway... Go forum!!!
That said, I got scammed by an eBay seller because I didn’t read the policies at the time and was stringed along until the time limit for negative feedback expired at which point the seller quit responding to my inquiries. It was a recalled defective Mackie digital multi track recorder that was no longer supported once Loud Technologies bought Mackie, and the after market fixes long since gone. Firm where issue. Be that as it may, I lost the $300, but I have the errant machine, so not completely screwed. Not enough to call out the club in Texas, tho I thought about it. At least I let the seller know not to sleep to soundly lest an associate of an associate of an associate may surprise him for his skullduggery. I included his physical address in that email because the idiot said to much and was easy to trace with Google! Owned a studio. (He also sold one of these to a friend). Sometimes the fear of what you might do is actually more effective than what you can do. I hope the OP has a happy ending to this story, and at least we all know the culprit’s name is sh_t! Sometimes the lessons learned are worth the cost. Call it the cost of doing business. And, remember it’s not healthy to get to attached to your physical possessions. Yet... I would be furious if any of my Marshall’s left me for another realm of existence!!!! Even the non-vintage one! The other lesson here is Loud Technologies turned a bunch of great companies into crap! Ampeg went from one of the best amps on the market to the least reliable amp ever made!!! I have 3 SVTs from New Jersey and St Louis. The Chinesium units SUCK!!! Anyway... Go forum!!!
