Hey all,
Just wanted to post a heads up about being careful about how you handle potentially stolen gear. I just posted my boat for sale, and someone whose girlfriend had the same make and model boat stolen recently got very aggressive with me to the point where I had to call the police because I felt so threatened. I took time off work to meet with the policeman who was incredibly helpful and got everything sorted out, but this was more than just an inconvenience for me.
I won't call the people out by name on here, because I do have some understanding for why they made the mistake. But the guy was so nasty on the phone even after I told him I could easily prove with photos, people, ID number etc that the boat was mine. Anyway, I love the river community, I love that we return gear to each other when we find it on the river, and I know that most of you would never act like this, but I thought it was an interesting situation to let people know about.
SYOTR~
Just wanted to post a heads up about being careful about how you handle potentially stolen gear. I just posted my boat for sale, and someone whose girlfriend had the same make and model boat stolen recently got very aggressive with me to the point where I had to call the police because I felt so threatened. I took time off work to meet with the policeman who was incredibly helpful and got everything sorted out, but this was more than just an inconvenience for me.
I won't call the people out by name on here, because I do have some understanding for why they made the mistake. But the guy was so nasty on the phone even after I told him I could easily prove with photos, people, ID number etc that the boat was mine. Anyway, I love the river community, I love that we return gear to each other when we find it on the river, and I know that most of you would never act like this, but I thought it was an interesting situation to let people know about.
SYOTR~