[Harp-L] Butterfield amp

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In almost all jurisdictions I am aware of, a thief acquires no legal interest in stolen merchandise. For this reason, the thief cannot pass valid legal title on to anyone else. The lawful owner always remains the lawful owner. In addition, a civil action for replevin is also available to the lawful owner. It costs money, but it also costs the thief money if he wants to defend the case.

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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