Stolen: meta am29 2020
About the bicycle
Type:
Mountain Bike
Brand:
meta
Model:
am29
Year:
2020
Colour:
blue
More about the bike:
I bought this bike for a very reasonable price, until I discovered what the price is I knew this bike must be stolen.
I would like to return this beauty to its owner.
I will only accept valid proof of purchase of this bike and will verify the purchase with the store it was bought from.
Hopefully the owner can pay me back the amount I paid for this bike.
You can email me 28mountainbike@gmail.com
Incident details
Date of incident:
28/05/2020
Location:
Cape Town City Centre, Western Cape
Incident type:
Theft from Home / Private Premises
More about the incident:
Meta Am29 found blue 2020
Comments
Dan Dob
28 May 2020 16:38
Hairy
Well done for coming forward with this!
28 May 2020 18:27
T-Bob
Well done sir! ny chance you can say where you bought it so people know how these are being sold. Might help others who have lost a ride.
28 May 2020 19:41
capediver
errr, cool that this has been brought to light and if it is indeed the stolen bike, you asking for a possible refund on the money you spent on stolen property..... you see the issue? You should actually return it to the shop and take the cops with you.....
28 May 2020 19:50
Prince Albert Cycles
You are assuming he bought it from a shop ?errr, cool that this has been brought to light and if it is indeed the stolen bike, you asking for a possible refund on the money you spent on stolen property..... you see the issue? You should actually return it to the shop and take the cops with you.....
28 May 2020 19:54
capediver
You are assuming he bought it from a shop ?
Fair enough, then take it back to whoever you bought it from...with the cops...after its confirmed that it was stolen...bottom line is expecting a refund for buying stolen goods is not kosher...
28 May 2020 19:57
Chris283
Did not buy it from a shop it was a private sale on facebook....the profile got deleted....cant get hold of the guy and clearly it was a fake profile.only after 2days I realised it was a stolen bike after a bit of more intense research....
28 May 2020 19:59
Chris283
I found the owner.Will gladly give his bike back for free.
28 May 2020 20:05
capediver
There you go! Well done! Give the man a bells!
28 May 2020 20:06
Hairy
I found the owner.Will gladly give his bike back for free.
I think you need an auto update to your post count by 997 posts in order to qualify for the highly regarded Rouxtjie 1000 post club.
Nice work and well done!
28 May 2020 20:09
MORNE
I found the owner.Will gladly give his bike back for free.
i don't know what you paid for it...hopefully not so much that it will really hurt, but if that were mine and i was in the position to do so, i'd definitely at-least want to offer you finders fee or something even if i couldnt fully reimburse your money.
i also get why some people might be suspicious. Unfortunaetly that is the spidey senses you develop over time in SA. a smart criminal might approach this as a way to sell bikes back to their owners and look totally innocent lol. These okes are very creative.
that being said...most people i know would probably buy their crap back from a criminal if they consider the alternatives. So the wheel just keeps turning....
29 May 2020 06:58
T-Bob
I found the owner.Will gladly give his bike back for free.
Nice work but hopefully he / she has insurance, they've paid out and he's going shopping and leaving you with a sweet ride! Not sure what the legalities on that mind!
29 May 2020 10:44
Duane_Bosch
Nice work but hopefully he / she has insurance, they've paid out and he's going shopping and leaving you with a sweet ride! Not sure what the legalities on that mind!
The bike then belongs to the insurance company and you are in possession of stolen property. This whole thing sucks for everyone.
I bought back my stolen makulu from someone (long story) I honestly thought I was doing the right thing. I notified the insurance company and they promptly came and took it away. I was hoping to buy it back from them but that didn't happen.
29 May 2020 11:23
T-Bob
The bike then belongs to the insurance company and you are in possession of stolen property. This whole thing sucks for everyone.
I bought back my stolen makulu from someone (long story) I honestly thought I was doing the right thing. I notified the insurance company and they promptly came and took it away. I was hoping to buy it back from them but that didn't happen.
Daaaaaaa'yum son that's cold. No winners there.
Theres no rhyme or reason to insurance companies I've found. My father in law lost his IWC when gardening (long story as well) and reluctantly claimed. They got him a new one. About a year later the gardener found it and the FIL cut a cheque and sent it to the insurance company for the amount they paid out. They phoned him and said they couldn't do anything with it so he couriered the 'new' watch to them... they courier it back. In the end he sold it and donated the money to a school out on the flats and asked them to put a bench up with the insurance company name on it ad he emailed them a picture of their 'donation'.
29 May 2020 15:51
capediver
Daaaaaaa'yum son that's cold. No winners there.
Theres no rhyme or reason to insurance companies I've found. My father in law lost his IWC when gardening (long story as well) and reluctantly claimed. They got him a new one. About a year later the gardener found it and the FIL cut a cheque and sent it to the insurance company for the amount they paid out. They phoned him and said they couldn't do anything with it so he couriered the 'new' watch to them... they courier it back. In the end he sold it and donated the money to a school out on the flats and asked them to put a bench up with the insurance company name on it ad he emailed them a picture of their 'donation'.
If I lost my IWC in the garden, that place would look like an opencast mine before I gave up!
29 May 2020 16:39
kgscott
Who is the owner.?
31 May 2020 06:38
I think this may be Duran van Heedens! (trailbuilder extraordanaire)