RE: [Harp-L] Re: Butterfield amp on ebay

["Eric Neumann" <eneumann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Seller assumes all responsibility for listing this item."

Now - even if the statute of limitations has run out - this is still
stolen property right?

>-----Original Message-----
>From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx 
>[mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Easton
>Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 4:16 PM
>To: Salli/Gabe Butterfield
>Cc: harpl
>Subject: [Harp-L] Re: Butterfield amp on ebay
>
>
>I just got off the phone with Gabe  Butterfield. Seems the guy that  
>is selling Paul's amp on ebay used deceptive tactics to borrow it  
>from Gabe and then ran off to CA. with it. He was not a friend of  
>Paul's as noted on ebay. Paul had him removed from a venue he was  
>playing. Paul could not stand the guy. There are 2 case numbers (CA  
>and NY) against the guy for stealing the amp. Unfortunately the  
>statute of limitations has run out on retrieving the amp even though   
>it was stolen.   The amp is also not all original as mentioned. The  
>guy had work done to it.  Gabe called the phone number that is posted  
>on ebay. The guy hung up on him.  The amp rightfully  belongs to the  
>Butterfield family and PBFS which is the non profit Gabe set up to  
>collect and archive Paul's musical legacy.
>
>Gabe asked that no one bid on the amp. He is trying to come up with  
>funds to buy the amp so it can end up back with the family.  Seems  
>the only way for him to recover the amp is to buy it back from the  
>guy that stole it.<sigh>
>
>mike
>On Jun 3, 2005, at 12:46 PM, Mike Reid wrote:
>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
>> ViewItem&category=38074&item=7327759263&rd=1
>>
>> Just found this on ebay
>>
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