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Just had to hand over my new to me o-scope to the navy.
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Stray Electron:

--- Quote from: Bud on January 24, 2020, 01:27:51 am ---It is pretty lousy security if oscilloscopes can be sneaked out of military facilities. Wonder what else was taken out. The caller's story smells fishy.

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   X2.  Tell them to show you a court order for you to return the scope.  If the theft really happened I doubt that the Navy would even take the scope back, even if you gave it to them, since the calibration is now suspect and there could be hidden damage to the scope. Generally speaking the police might want the item back as evidence for a trial but owners rarely want a stolen item back (that's what insurance is for.)

   None of this story is adding up. You say that you got it from a local TE dealer that you know and trust. But if this item was stolen, then where did the dealer get it from?  Or is he running a stolen TE fencing operation?

   If the investigator was legit they would have come to you in person and shown ID, and not called you on the phone!
Ed.Kloonk:

--- Quote from: lincoln on January 23, 2020, 09:51:36 pm ---After my current vintage o-scope died when I really needed it, I though it was time to invest in one that was made in this century.  A local e-bay seller had a good deal on a Rohde and Schwarz, 500 MHz 4 channel. That was 1.5 months ago. Got a call form a an investigator saying the scope is stolen and property of the Navy.

Well the call is legit and I'm now legally obliged to hand over the scope and hope Ebay or the seller will refund my money.

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I'm just venting, not really any one else who would understand.

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Hope you didn't admit that you received the item. I'd say to them that I never got it, ask the post office.

As an aside, insist from now on that all correspondence be done in writing.


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--- Quote from: lincoln on January 23, 2020, 10:46:47 pm ---
--- Quote from: thm_w on January 23, 2020, 10:26:37 pm ---You should still be within the paypal window, if you did pay with paypal.

Is it a legit seller?

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The seller is legit, Its a some what local test equipment house. I have bought from them before.

As for the guy who called me, I have directed him to my lawyer.

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Ah.
andy3055:
The whole thing stinks of some fraud on the seller's side.
rhb:
This is what lawyers are for.  You should have legal recourse against the seller, ebay and PayPal if you used it. However, it's a legal gamble and IANAL.

Whether that is economic depends upon who perceives themselves in the weakest position.  Selling stolen property is illegal.  And for the seller, the ding to their reputation would be rather severe.  So the seller has strong incentive to make you whole.  A transaction review which states, "Merchandise was stolen and seized by police 45 days later."  would be a serious impediment to continued operation on ebay.

Reg
Red Squirrel:
I would assume something that belongs to the navy, or any branch of the military for that matter would have some pretty heafty tracking.  Stickers on it as a start, but probably something inside.

Don't turn it on return it right away, take it appaaaart.  (just kidding though, probably a bad idea to do that)

Sounds like a crappy situation though if what they're saying is true.  Hopefully there is a way you can at least get your money back.
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