I'm about 99% sure that the person selling it is the one who stole itcholera wrote:I didn't notice how old this thread was, but just an idea, before anyone goes and bashes the shit out of him, it might pay to make sure he's the guy who actually stole it. He might have bought it off someone at the pub! He probably knew full well it was dodgy anyway, but still, maybe someone can ask on the auction where it came from, without giving it all away....
On a related note- everyone is mentioning going to the police, that might be the best way to go about getting it back, but when a bunch of my bands gear was smashed by a speed freak in the place we were jamming, we had a meeting with him and all agreed we would give him time to sort it all out himself without going to the cops. However, I mentioned I wanted a new drumkit in 3 days or it wouldn't be the police he was worried about. Anyway, I got my brand new Pearl Export kit in 3 days ( I knew he had plenty of cash because I knew what he did for a "job") However, the younger guys in my band all went straight to the cops, then to an insurance company. End result was this guy got arrested, (he had an outstanding warrant anyway) and because he was basically no longer responsible they got all their gear replaced, but it took them about 2 months....
Moral of the story is maybe the plice?official channels are not always the best option if all you want is the guitar back. It might end up being held by the cops for the next while for evidence, they sure do like to hold onto stuff for ages!
So I guess what Im saying....sack of doorknobs it is.
They have the same first name as the person who did work in our house, and their name 'hilux_boy' is particularly relevant, because I'm pretty sure they also drive a hilux.
I've spoken to the cops, I'm going to go in soon and show them the original report and the picture of the stolen guitar (I took).
