Re: [Harp-L] James Harman burglarized

[Aeskow@xxxxxxx]

--James might want to do the rounds around his area and see if he notices  
any of his records in the bins at used vinyl places, thrift stores, pawnshops,  
etc. These places have
regulars who sell to them and the owner should have a  memory of a collection
like that coming in. If James does this, and sees some  of his records or
gear in a store, make sure he doesn't mention it to the  store's employees or
owner. Get a cop instead (some owners and employees run  fence as well as
their stores). 
 
     This is the  smartest advice yet (from a streetwise cat--not surprising) 
and I'll only add  the obvious--Ebay is basically a huge fencing operation 
itself.  There are  lots of small outfits that rip off electronic gear and use 
established sellers  as cyber-fences to lay it off.  Seems fair to assume that 
ploy could work  with vintage instruments, records, and many of the other 
things that make life  worth living...Worth checking out, in any case.  And I too 
add my hopes  that everything is recovered.
 
Peace and Respect
Johnny T