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Just found an Apple Watch at a Pawn Shop

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wknapp0924

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Sep 14, 2012
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Walked into a Pawn Shop and spotted the SS AW 42mm with box and all accessories. Guy told me 450 and it's mine so of course I offered $400.00 because it had some scratches on the SS. He accepted.

Got home and checked the serial number and the watch has the Apple Care +!!! Best deal ever.

Upgraded from 42mm SGS.
 
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Congrats - good deal indeed, especially because it has AC+
 
Sweet! I got a SS Apple Watch for the wife on eBay. It was the 38mm one and I paid $425 shipped (would've been $606 or so with tax in the area I live). Wish I had the AppleCare+ for her though, so you lucked out big time. Congrats.
 
Whoa got heated. Personally I don't know if it was stolen or not and I will never know until they decide to add activation lock to the  watch.

I seriously doubt it was stolen with box and every accessory included. EdisEdward you live in Hawaii? Small world.

If they did get their money back for AC+ I would still have a great deal at the end of the day.
 
wknapp0924 said:
Whoa got heated. Personally I don't know if it was stolen or not and I will never know until they decide to add activation lock to the  watch.

I seriously doubt it was stolen with box and every accessory included. EdisEdward you live in Hawaii? Small world.

If they did get their money back for AC+ I would still have a great deal at the end of the day.
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Could have been stolen off the porch when delivered.

when my macbook was stolen, they took every accessory with it. Including the box.
 
Well, this thread has certainly taken an interesting turn! What are the chances that the original owner and the person who subsequently bought the watch both live in Hawaii, went to the same pawn shop, are MacRumors members, and ended up in the same thread?
 
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Lets keep the accusations of it being stolen out of the thread. the OP purchase the watch legally and there's no evidence that it was stolen. Such discussion will derail the thread and is not fair to the OP's discussion.
 
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EdisEdward said:
Thanks for letting me know. I was the original owner of that watch when I sold it at the shop. I will request the refund.
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Roller said:
Well, this thread has certainly taken an interesting turn! What are the chances that the original owner and the person who subsequently bought the watch both live in Hawaii, went to the same pawn shop, are MacRumors members, and ended up in the same thread?
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He is just joking around. He did not sell the AW to a pawn shop.
 
Well just wanted to share my good luck. Not everything in life is stolen. People get hard up for money a lot and will take anything for a buck. I have found really great deals. Bought a 1500 tv from a girl for 700 bucks and she even gave me the receipt that showed she paid 1500 2 months earlier. Such is life.
 
Pawn Shops required to hold the item. Once it purchased if it comes back it comes back on the Pawn Shop and their responsibility to take the thief to court. Stolen or not - congratulations. Enjoy!
 
Spink10 said:
Pawn Shops required to hold the item. Once it purchased if it comes back it comes back on the Pawn Shop and their responsibility to take the thief to court. Stolen or not - congratulations. Enjoy!
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Actually this not completely correct. By law if you buy something you then own it. If it is stolen from you no matter what channels, trades, sales or whatever it goes through you are still the legal and rightful owner.

http://nccriminallaw.sog.unc.edu/must-a-pawn-shop-return-stolen-property-to-its-owner/

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/c...ost-found-and-uncollected-goods/stolen-goods/
 
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Actually this not completely correct. By law if you buy something you then own it. If it is stolen from you no matter what channels, trades, sales or whatever it goes through you are still the legal and rightful owner.

http://ask.metafilter.com/140243/Who-has-rights-to-stolen-and-then-sold-goods

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/c...ost-found-and-uncollected-goods/stolen-goods/
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That depends on the country. Stolen goods are still stolen goods here, and is still owned by the original owner by law.
 
Julien said:
Actually this not completely correct. By law if you buy something you then own it. If it is stolen from you no matter what channels, trades, sales or whatever it goes through you are still the legal and rightful owner.

http://nccriminallaw.sog.unc.edu/must-a-pawn-shop-return-stolen-property-to-its-owner/

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/c...ost-found-and-uncollected-goods/stolen-goods/
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Didn't read my post - I am referring to the person that buys it from the pawn shop. After that point if the stolen goods are tied back to the pawn shop they are responsible. Currently in the middle of several items stolen and sold to a pawn shop. Some have already been resold and others remain at the pawn shop which we will recover soon.
 
Spink10 said:
Didn't read my post - I am referring to the person that buys it from the pawn shop. After that point if the stolen goods are tied back to the pawn shop they are responsible. Currently in the middle of several items stolen and sold to a pawn shop. Some have already been resold and others remain at the pawn shop which we will recover soon.
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Yeah, pawn shops are now tightly regulated and are required by law in many jurisdictions to keep IDs of all transactions. As a result, you don't find too many stolen goods like in the past.
 
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