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What's stopping people from filing the serial numbers off?
by na85 11y ago
What's stopping people from filing the serial numbers off?
- usrusr 11y agoBecause potential buyers would instantly know that they are buying stolen goods. People who would be fine with that might just as easily steal a bike for themselves, making the definitely-stolen-bike market a really weak one.
- hueving 11y ago>People who would be fine with that might just as easily steal a bike for themselves This isn't true. I know several people that don't care much about buying things with a shady history but would never steal anything themselves. The logic was something like, "Would you still accept a $20 bill if it had been stolen at some point since it was printed?"
- striking 11y agoThat wouldn't hold up in court :) If they could prove you knew or suspected it might have been stolen, you can get charged (depending on your state's laws).
- maaaats 11y agoI, for one, would not buy a bike with that filed off, because of the implication (and the fact that buying goods one could be expected to know is stolen is illegal). So that's that
- darklajid 11y agoI assume it's hard to sell it as your own if the buyer isn't shady/cares about buying stolen goods?
- danieltiIlett 11y agoIt's inferior compared to welding a new bead over the serial, grinding it flat and engraving a new serial?