In a glum mood - why do people steal?

Natt on 22/09/2014 - 01:19
Last edited 22/09/2014 - 02:24

Really sometimes you do have to wonder. Bought a sun lounge on Saturday from a Garage Sale - $20 bargain. Arranged to pick it up on Sunday Morning as the car was full.

Sent the husband to pick it up, he came back empty-handed. Because someone stole it from her yard overnight. I have no reason to doubt her, she refunded the money and seem very worried apparently. I would be too.

It grinds me that someone horrid is profiting from their dishonesty, even if its not much $$ value. She was downsizing and seemed very happy to know it was off to an appreciative home.

At least whoever got it has no cushions. I hope they get a splinter which gets very very infected and they suffer immensely.

Just Grrr. I would try and muster up bikies if I knew where to send them.

So anyone got a cheap timber sunlounge for sale, with two pullout trays? I'm now looking for one.

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  • bobbified on 22/09/2014 - 08:04
    +12

    I know you've said that you've got no reason to doubt her story, but realistically, have you considered the possibility that someone might have made a better offer and picked it up on the spot?

    (waiting for someone to pull out an ACCC comment now…….lol)

    • WaywardOne on 23/09/2014 - 15:46

      From the OP "At least whoever got it has no cushions. "

      Presumably if she had sold it she wouldn't still have the cushions?

  • shaybisc on 22/09/2014 - 08:32
    +1

    Why do people steal? Why do they throw rubbish out the car window? I guess because their parents did.

    • Cheeper on 22/09/2014 - 10:55
      +7

      … because their parents did?? what utter rot.. that is just an excuse that sneaky people use.

      If you steal, litter, assault, vandalise, etc, then Y O U did it, no one else, no sooky blame laying that used to work with your mother or school teacher… Y O U did it.

      • shaybisc on 22/09/2014 - 11:15
        +2

        I was not offering an excuse. They would be put in the stocks and pelted with dog poo if I had my way.

  • Natt on 22/09/2014 - 10:14

    Hv - lol at the ACCC comment :)

    I was not there for the pickup, so the thought she had got a better offer crossed my mind. Sadly I reckon it's far more likely someone knicked it. She seemed pretty believable.

    I guess I am so grumpy because it reminds me there are some "nasty" people out there. And they tend to profit from being that way. I am not a believer in the whole "karma bites backs" - being dishonest can pay.

    Ah well, there nothing I can do now. I might bake some chocolate chip biscuits today, to distract me from fussing.

  • eckorock on 22/09/2014 - 10:19

    Why do people steal?

    Why do people rip other people off on the internet?

    Because it's a faceless crime.

  • carlitos on 22/09/2014 - 10:19
    +1

    Stealing is actually as simple as the same reason behind everything that happens on 4chan. Its the power of anonymity that makes our true colours come out; when your stealing you generally not being seen by others. Also I don't just mean our true colours as to how bad or good we are as an individual but also our weakness as human beings who are infact selfish and put ourselves first. So when we are anonymous and feel that we can get away with something such as stealing thats what happens, the reason why not all people do this is because only some have developed the guts to take risks where as the most of us rather security. Also very related to war crimes committed by military soldiers when they are in power in another country, in this respect they don't exactly have anonymity but a position of power and know they can get away with it.

    In summary: The truth and fact is that humans are actually f$cked and those of us who are not were just programmed that way (via modern day society/how we were raised) and not vice versa.

  • modsec802 on 22/09/2014 - 10:44
    +3

    There's often stealing encouraged on this site.
    For example the Abbotts bread deal says you can get the free seeds code from the pack without buying the bread: that's stealing. It's just less personal (from a company) than you or me. Or perhaps it's the same, considering someone will probably try to claim seeds to be told they're already claimed :(

    • voteoften on 23/09/2014 - 09:48
      +1

      Yes, you would be stealing from the person who bought the bread.

  • Natt on 22/09/2014 - 10:49

    Carlitos very interesting comments. I am not sure about the whole "guts" thing though. How do people that take risks to benefit others fit in?

    From a species point of view we probably need both types of people. Although only one type has my sun lounge!

    I think we are very lucky to live how we do, and that I can grump about something which in the end is pretty insignificant. Still how nice would it be if stuff like this was rare rather than normal :)

  • blitz on 22/09/2014 - 10:54

    She got a better offer.

  • Cheeper on 22/09/2014 - 10:56
    +2

    Most people steal and lie… my bet it got taken and by someone that has no used for it. They took it because they could.

  • Moots on 22/09/2014 - 20:17

    I have one for you. Just today I was ripped off $2000. Was selling a gold item on Gumtree, a guy came, went to the car to get 'money' pulled out a knife and threatened me. Called the police, the car was stolen the day before by knife point at a suburb 5 minutes away. Lucky enough I downloaded an app that records all my mobile phone calls so the police can now link the voice, to the suspect. Best app I have ever downloaded, definitely paid off! Even if the app is free ;)

    $20. Count yourself lucky.

    • modsec802 on 22/09/2014 - 20:24

      Sorry to hear.
      How did they contact you on Gumtree? Private number?

    • hj0809 on 22/09/2014 - 20:25

      This puts my bad day into perspective… hope you're ok dude

      • Moots on 22/09/2014 - 20:27

        The contact was made by a phone number. This guy did not have a care in the world, he came in the middle of the day, his number was not on private. I was for a second questioning if I should basically just let this guy drive off with $2000 (mind you that is gold value) the actual asking price I had was $4,000 but with people like that you have no idea what they are capable of. I guess the local drug dealer or gold dealer that doesn't need to report their purchases to the police will have it… I guess the biggest part of it all is the security of it all. Repercussions of police interception etc. Oh well, wait and see…

        • modsec802 on 22/09/2014 - 20:30

          You could drive around local cash converters/pawn shops seeing if they've seen it or him?

        • Moots on 22/09/2014 - 20:33

          @juicedpixels: Yeah absolutely, pawn shops need to report all purchases with the police daily. With pawn shops you need to produce I.D as well, and criminals usually aren't that silly to put up their ID as they know the process with the police checks…

        • modsec802 on 22/09/2014 - 20:35
          +3

          @Moots: Whilst it's annoying, at least you're safe and didn't get hurt. I think you did the right thing and hand it over: being safe and unharmed is worth more than money.

        • Moots on 22/09/2014 - 20:50

          @juicedpixels: :)

    • voteoften on 23/09/2014 - 09:51

      Is that app even legal? I did a recorded conversation for the police about ten years ago and it was very archaic. I had to make sure that the recording device did not touch the phone or the entire call would be inadmissable.

      • Moots on 23/09/2014 - 14:34

        It definitely is now. Whilst I was there giving the evidence the sergeant confirmed a new law as long as your using the phone call as evidence for self defence. It was to be expected he said, funny enough though that voicemails are NOT allowed to be used as evidence due to the phone hacking scandal.

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