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There are things we own which have great sentimental value, and are irreplaceable. When these are stolen, it causes untold grief.
I hope the other guitars show up. It's a small world, and they may still be in the area where you live.
Good luck.
Definitely mine - I'd changed the pickup surrounds and bridge saddles, and it was signed by Mark Holcomb at a meet and greet at PMT Manchester not long before it was stolen. I've contacted Cash Converters and a manager is going to call me back later this morning, but I'm not getting my hopes up. I don't have the serial number, I know the police won't act without the serial number, and I suspect Cash Converters won't act without the police telling them to.
Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures of once I'd made the modifications - I switched the pickup rings and saddles the night before I went away for the week in which I was burgled! But I've matched the figuring on the veneer between pictures, and I can't think anyone else would have the same guitar with the same modifications and signature from the same person.
I'll keep this updated but as I say, I'm pessimistic.
Your tenacity is amazing, so maybe you are due some more good karma
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He's taken the guitar offline and is taking it off display in the shop, and wants me to go to the branch to see the guitar in person and show him whatever evidence I can scrape together. It's in Blackpool which is a bit of a pain, but not too far away thankfully.
However, as he put it, much as he wants to believe it, it really depends what evidence I can provide. His first question was "was it insured", which of course it wasn't, and I never noted the serial number... sigh. So I can take whatever date stamped pictures I've got of it and the parts I'd taken off it, but that's about it, so it might be a fruitless mission. But I have to try!
Apparently it was sold to them in February last year, and thankfully no one's taken an interest to it while it's been on display, hence showing it online. The other caution he gave me was that if it had turned up nearer Salford, he'd believe me in a heartbeat, but it's showed up in Blackpool, and he "knows the guy who sold it to them", apparently. So either it's changed hands a couple of times (perfectly likely), or - and this is the cynic in me - he has a guy who offloads stolen guitars through them and normally gets away with it.
So I need to speak to my boss about finishing early one day next week (this regional manager doesn't work weekends), cobble together all the pictures I can, and then set off to Blackpool!
(Right, serial numbers...)
One positive side effect of your thread is that it has made me take a note of my guitars - just in case.
This is partly why I've wanted to share my story, because I don't think everyone has their guitars insured or even serial numbers stored - learn from my mistakes!
1) There is an app called Encircle that will allow you to take an inventory of your possessions for insurance purposes. You can organize things by room or category. Crucially, you can add photos to each item, such as a pic of the guitar and a pic of the serial number. This can serve as proof of ownership if you do need to claim. Even if you only use it to inventory your music gear, it's worth it, especially if you buy second hand and private.
2) Once you have the serial number, give it to the police asap. They need to have it BEFORE it turns up for sale. If you call and say it's your guitar and you know it is because of the serial, that's evidentially useless unless you gave it before the picture turns up. Otherwise the other side can just argue that you read it off the advert.
Good luck @timmypix!
how much was they asking for?
Though does it make you a criminal knowingly buying stolen goods? Lol.
I once bought an amp from a guy on Facebook. I paid for the amp and said I'd collect at a later date.....anyway, he blocked me and took my money. So I went into detective mode and eventually tracked him down as I knew which town he lived in. Apparently he was well known in the area, for being rather flakey non rent payer etc etc. I found out where he worked and rang his employer and gave a few choice words. He had just started a new job, so he was not really in the mood for anyone ruining his new position! Within a couple of days the money was back in my account and he had suffered major shame and embarrassment and probably had a verbal warning at work.
Sometimes it pays to be persistent and keep going. It doesn't always work, but it can pay off.