All my guitars/amps and pedals have been stolen

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Re: All my guitars/amps and pedals have been stolen

Post by egosheep » Tue Sep 19, 2017 2:10 pm

Feels bad man. I understand you guys can't wait forever, but how about contacting the local police and turning the gear in as stolen? Surely the cops in Thousand Oaks have a police report.

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Re: All my guitars/amps and pedals have been stolen

Post by carron » Tue May 22, 2018 10:41 am

Oh no... I was so frustrated with this that I was not checking messages at this forum for about a year.... I should have had. I only read this a couple of days ago and now I am trying to contact Sam Ash.

I had kind of left the building. I wonder if they sold the guitar or not. I am trying to call them

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Re: All my guitars/amps and pedals have been stolen

Post by carron » Wed May 23, 2018 12:46 pm

ok, I contacted Sam Ash, the stolen gear was sold already.

I guess it is all my fault for not checking my offsetguitars messages.

:(

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Re: All my guitars/amps and pedals have been stolen

Post by aliendawg » Wed May 23, 2018 12:53 pm

carron wrote:
Wed May 23, 2018 12:46 pm
ok, I contacted Sam Ash, the stolen gear was sold already.

I guess it is all my fault for not checking my offsetguitars messages.

:(
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Re: All my guitars/amps and pedals have been stolen

Post by carron » Wed May 23, 2018 2:18 pm

I think it was their obligation as a guitar chain store to report stolen property if they suspect it is stolen. If they know the gear is stolen, it is not their property, no matter how they acquired it.

I will say that they did try to contact me through this website. I wish they had contacted the Thousand Oaks Police instead.

In any case, I am told there is nothing to be done now. So that's the end of the story.

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Re: All my guitars/amps and pedals have been stolen

Post by carron » Tue Jun 05, 2018 4:41 am

Ok, I just inquired about the possibility of receiving "in-store" credit and I received a "have you no shame" answer. I would have been ok with "we unfortunately cannot".

It is safe to say I will never buy from Sam Ash again.

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Re: All my guitars/amps and pedals have been stolen

Post by Grey » Tue Jun 05, 2018 6:08 am

You filled out a police report and made a statement, right? I would find out why the store didn't report it to the police.

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Re: All my guitars/amps and pedals have been stolen

Post by Pepe Silvia » Tue Jun 05, 2018 6:15 am

Did you report Sam Ash to the police for selling stolen property? I'm pretty sure they need to go to the police if they know its stolen.

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Re: All my guitars/amps and pedals have been stolen

Post by jakeisjake » Tue Jun 05, 2018 7:28 am

you know,

on one hand i thought "good on Sam Ash for trying to contact Carron"...

but as i thought about it more, they knew the gear the stolen and they still sold it. that's lame. i've sent a PM to the SA security on this board telling him/her how lame i think it is.

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Re: All my guitars/amps and pedals have been stolen

Post by Singlebladepickup » Tue Jun 05, 2018 10:10 am

Yeah, is that SA's standard procedure for trafficking in stolen goods? Send a cursory message to someone on an internet forum and then sell it if there's no response? It's not finder's keepers, this is a nationwide (international?) chain with insurance to cover shit like this. You turn that stuff over to police and file a police report and insurance claim.

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Re: All my guitars/amps and pedals have been stolen

Post by carron » Tue Jun 05, 2018 11:03 am

Will do

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Re: All my guitars/amps and pedals have been stolen

Post by carron » Tue Jun 05, 2018 11:04 am

I had a police report long time ago. I will follow up with the police on what to do.

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Re: All my guitars/amps and pedals have been stolen

Post by MechaBulletBill » Tue Jun 05, 2018 11:56 am

If you'd filed with police, and a shop knew they had your stuff, there is no logical reason they shouldn't have been able to get your stuff back to you. That said, bureaucrats and overworked police depts have been known to let things slip. But you'd hope they'd fall over themselves for an easy win and good PR. :derp:

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Re: All my guitars/amps and pedals have been stolen

Post by Larry Mal » Tue Jun 05, 2018 12:22 pm

Shit, I've hated reading this whole thread. Good luck, Carron.
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Re: All my guitars/amps and pedals have been stolen

Post by egosheep » Tue Jun 05, 2018 5:16 pm

Man, ok, from the start when I heard that Sam Ash was going to sell the stuff if you didn't get in touch, it felt fishy. They should have turned the gear over to the Police and let actual investigators track you down while it sits in storage. I would get on the phone with local news stations and see if you can do a small story on this. It's the last thing Sam Ash wants and it would probably result in them cutting you a check, fast.

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