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> Now I'd say it's a company selling stolen goods. "Imagine this: An airline loses your checked bag. After an extensive search, customer support comes up empty
by handoflixue 3y ago
> Now I'd say it's a company selling stolen goods.
"Imagine this: An airline loses your checked bag. After an extensive search, customer support comes up empty-handed. They compensate you and life goes on."
It seems bizarre to call this stolen goods when the airline has tried to resolve this for 90 days AND compensated you for your loss
- theturtletalks 3y agoExactly, but the issue is that a person might be willing to pay that compensation fee for the original bag back. Some bags had valuable artifacts, a camera used by NASA, etc. I’m sure the airlines didn’t compensate for this sort of items. Regardless, the company selling this is not at fault for selling “stolen” items. They believe the airline has done its due diligence in trying to find the owner and are now reducing waste by giving the items a 2nd home.
- McDyver 3y ago> Some say the store has an ethical duty to reunite people with their lost luggage — especially highly personal items, like jewelry inscribed with names and dates, or electronics with identifiable information. > But historically, the store has maintained it has a business to run. "I see this iPad or this laptop has your info, and I could contact you but hey... Tough luck"
- blagie 3y agoI have never successfully received compensation for lost or damaged bags. It's not that it's impossible. It's that the hoops required were always more than the compensation. It's theft.
- guappa 3y agoI did get compensation. It was so low… I had a couple of expensive university books in there, so I'm fairly sure it just got stolen.
- jameshart 3y agoThe airline can compensate you, and they can sell your bag, but they can't put two and two together and give you your bag back? Airlines know EXACTLY who was on every plane. It isn't unknowable how a particular bag wound up somewhere.