trombapaul

Hey friends,

Back in June of 2001, I had 5 horns stolen along with a car. I was flipping
through ebay today and lo and behold, 2 of them show up. If all of you would
wouldn't mind doing me a HUGE favor and NOT bid on listing numbers
7410413399 and 7410411444, I would appreciate it. The seller, mainmarket,
and I are trying to work out my getting the horns back but I have no idea
how that's going to play out. It would make it easier if no bids appear on the
2 horns. I'm certain the seller is NOT the thief (bought them from a dealer in
Ohio who bought them from a pawn shop in Ohio) so I want to give them the
benefit of the doubt that they'll cooperate.

Thanks!

Paul

trumpjosh

Paul -

No problem, but wouldn't be easier if he just de-listed the auctions?

- Josh

KMT

The seller shut down the Schilke, but the Yamaha is still up.

Solar Bell

I would REALLY consider getting the police involved.

Make sure you get your horns back. If it was a reputeable pawn shop, they knew better than to accept stolen horns.

Really, get the law involved.

-cw-

scream machine

Don't have the money anyway.

Dave Mickley

you're from detroit, retrieve them and teach him a lesson, just kidding.
Get the pawn shops name and inform the police, you just may get all of your horns back. Good Luck - Dave

trombapaul

Hey Chuck,

First off, congrats on winning the Eclipse contest.

I'm trying to get the police involved but I'm dealing with The Detroit Police
and The Pontiac Police. Sort of like trying to run through pancake syrup. The
auctions ended early because somebody alledgedly offered the seller $2100
for both. If I have to go to The State Police, someone is getting involved in
this first thing in the morning or these horns will be gone for good.

Paul

trombapaul

As I suspected (read "feared"), the original report made to The Detroit Police
did not contain the descriptions or serial numbers of the stolen trumpets. I
gave them to the officer or volunteer on the phone but they, for whatever
reason, neglected to include the info on the report. Consequently, the horns
were never put into LEIN nor did the info make it NCIC. There's nothing out
there showning my horns were ever considered stolen. The lister has every
legal right to have them in his possesion. My only legal recourse is to buy
back my horns. He's already sold the picc (the one I wanted back the most)
and the E3L is relisted on ebay for more than I can afford.

The short version of all this is....

I GOT SCREWED!!!

Paul

Eclipsehornplayer

Aweful sorry to read this news Paul...

Wish there was something I could say!

fundenlight

That's absolutely rediculous. That is a large chunk of money and time you probably devoted to those horns. I'm sure there is something that could be done, but it all depends on how much and how long you have to yell at people before they start to cooperate in this situation. If they neglected to report information that you gave them, it's their problem now, and they need to rectify the situation.
This is very frustrating for me to hear, although I'm sure that it is more frustrating to you. My condolences.