Thread started by Jetlag at 04.11.10 - 2:30 pm

Not sure what "theft recovery bicycles" are but somebody is selling some on craigslist.

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/bik/1687152063.html

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I just called and talked to that guy to ask him what exactly "theft recovery" meant, cuz otherwise I was gonna flag that ad too. Turns out he has some kind of contract w/the police where if people don't come pick up their stolen bikes after 45 days he can buy them off the cops, or if someone has committed a crime on a bike & they go away for a while & no one picks up their bike for that same amount of time.....He gets the chance to buy their bikes.
I asked him a buncha ?'s, too. He says he has an actual lot, with all the paperwork coming from the police station, etc. Personally, if you have a stolen bike that looks like anything in that pic, I would go down & take a look, I guess. But yeah, he's buying 'em off the cops & selling 'em back onto the streets essentially.



sinaphile
04.11.10 - 5:04 pm

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No contract is needed. He probably gets the bikes from here:
http://www.propertyroom.com/Catalog.aspx?Category=Bicycles&CategoryId=347



petr0lb0mb
04.11.10 - 5:13 pm

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Ah. Ok. Makes sense. Well, that was just his wording :)



sinaphile
responding to a comment by petr0lb0mb
04.11.10 - 5:25 pm

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Naturally, he doesn't want you to know that you could also bid on police auction bikes and do the same thing he is.



petr0lb0mb
responding to a comment by sinaphile
04.11.10 - 5:38 pm

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Naturally!



sinaphile
responding to a comment by petr0lb0mb
04.11.10 - 6:02 pm

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Cut out the middle man!!



bentstrider
04.11.10 - 8:18 pm

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