Entire collection stolen, need help

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Originally Posted by klutz_100

That sucks!
I feel very sorry for you.

I wish you good luck in getting your stuff back.

Very sorry to hear what's happened & hope you manage to trace them.

Sorry to hear bout your loss...now that u have posted your list ill keep my eyes wide open on Ebay. Hope all ends well.

[Bobble83]

Originally Posted by klutz_100

My wife would be my prime suspect

Same here! I wouldn't put it past her to sell the damn lot (about 35 Kits)
But i think yo should go straight to the police. It could be some crazed modeler who cant get what he wants on ebay. Plus the police may know of other cases like this. Anyone who steals a guys model colection must have a reason for doing it. And get that list to your local hobby shops to!

[klutz_100]

IMHO in this case I think it unlikely that Datsun's stash was targeted per se. If I understood his earlier post correctly, several lockers were broken into at the same time. That suggests to me petty thieves and bad luck. The police usually have a good idea who they are in the area and that is why I think reporting it will increase your slim chances of a recovery.

[willimo]

Model kits aren't individually very valuable, but there's probably 150 kits/detail sets there, which could very easily be $2100 worth of merchandise. That's something to make cops sit up and notice. Filing a report certainly won't hurt your chances of getting them back, or something.

[mike@af]

I've heard of contest entries being stolen at contest, but never anything like this. I wish you the best of luck in your search.

[cfcrules]

Good luck in getting them back have you tried claiming on insurance? Now I just need to get a padlock so my 40+ kits can't be stolen from my shed.

[Hiroboy]

Damn....................Sorry to hear about this, hope it works out in the end, can you claim on Insurance ?

[675datsun]

Thanks for the concern and good ideas everyone...I don't have renter's insurance. I never had the need for it. I actually just moved in to this apartment last week. I forgot to mention that I didn't put a lock on my storage area...I am definitely from the suburbs

I just didn't think twice about it...when I moved in I thought it would be a "safe place" to store the kits. The kits weren't even exposed, they were in moving boxes.

I considered visiting some flea markets this weekend and hitting up some hobby shops but I'm not too motivated. Oh well I still have my 240z car to finish!

I spoke to my landlady and althought she was quite apologetic nothing could be done. She did say recently some punk teenage kids have been known to "tailgate" into the garages or wait for folks to leave it open...sadly this information could have been mentioned before I moved in!

[S.L.A.[]V[].M.E.D]

I feel very much for you , That is possibly the worst thing that could happen. And the chances are , they will be sold for $10 a peice at some local market somewhere . Its just outrageos that some people will do anything for money , It must have been some neighbourhood kids , Because if it was anyone serious I think they would have taken the car too. I mean c'mon , Unless its a fellow/not so fellow modeller , Why would anyone take model kits over a 1:1 car . It doesnt add up. I will keep my eyes open on ebay , But as said before , Check local flee markets and if you're not low on cash , Put up some posters at LHS's and rc car and other model related clubs in your area , Offering a reward of what you think they are worth to you. Its such a , I cant even think of the word I want to use , Its just really upsetting to hear about this. Sadly my first post here was a sad one

Let me know if there is anything I/we can do to help.
Joe

[sjelic]

Put the reward poster on your buillding, saying you will give 2000$ to punks, if they return the kits and when they come, beat the shit out of them.
So sorry to hear that, I also keep my kits in storage and I am in fear every day, now I think I will move them somewhere else (more safe).
I am so mad, I can only imagine how you feel.
So sorry.

[winstona]

This is just ridiculous! Why would anyone steal model kits? How are they going to sell them easily? Stealing is wrong to begin with, stealing someone else's collection is the worse! It is not about money, it is mostly somethign that can't be replaced. I am really sorry to hear what happened to you. Stay strong and I think you should report this to the police.

Winston

[AAlmeida]

Unbelievable! Who knows the kits were in the garage? Contact the local police and report the steal they listen things and can help you. How soon you do that, faster they can help you... Good luck!

[voyageur]

I feel really sorry for you!

I agree with all others that you should contact the police immediately...just imagine they bust those punks for something else...and in the process they find a nice collection of model cars - you couldn't even claim them to be yours if you never filed a report with the police.

So go and file your report, it doesn't cost anything and you might get lucky with it some day...

GOOD LUCK!!!

[porscheguy9999]

Man that really sucks. Whoever stole those models must be a moron considering that your actual car was sitting right there. I'll keep an eye out for anything at eBay that looks suspicious. We AFers gotta look out for our own.