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Mr. Scram:
--- Quote from: mnementh on August 26, 2017, 11:22:07 pm ---You know, I just realized... and maybe I picked up on it subconsciously when I first thought it was stolen... but if you look carefully, you can see that the writing on the bottom of the meter has been altered.
The original writing is a bit faded... something like " VALVE PROTO " I think. Looks like our fleaBay pirate won his little game of Russian Roulette; it sold for $128. ::)
mnem
We sell only fleas of the highest quality.
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Good catch. Looks like you may very well be right. The thief of fence must still be liking roulette, to post a picture of stolen goods that easily identifiable online. Even if he has taken some half assed precautions, putting photo evidence online forever and anyone to see is, let's say, daring. It's certainly not going to convince anyone if they catch on. Law enforcement loves being handed photo evidence.
Looking at the state of it, the owner at least got some good use out of it. A quick Google search doesn't turn up anyone obviously named or related to "VALVE PROTO".
rdl:
The screen protector on my 8008 had a few bubbles. I was able to squeeze most of them out, so I left it on.
I've had it running non-stop for 5 days now measuring the voltage of a battery with the auto power off disabled. That seems like pretty good battery life. The never ending beeping is annoying though. I may have to open it up and fix that.
mnementh:
--- Quote from: Mr. Scram on August 26, 2017, 11:41:28 pm ---
--- Quote from: mnementh on August 26, 2017, 11:22:07 pm ---You know, I just realized... and maybe I picked up on it subconsciously when I first thought it was stolen... but if you look carefully, you can see that the writing on the bottom of the meter has been altered.
The original writing is a bit faded... something like " VALVE PROTO " I think. Looks like our fleaBay pirate won his little game of Russian Roulette; it sold for $128. ::)
mnem
We sell only fleas of the highest quality.
--- End quote ---
Good catch. Looks like you may very well be right. The thief of fence must still be liking roulette, to post a picture of stolen goods that easily identifiable online. Even if he has taken some half assed precautions, putting photo evidence online forever and anyone to see is, let's say, daring. It's certainly not going to convince anyone if they catch on. Law enforcement loves being handed photo evidence.
Looking at the state of it, the owner at least got some good use out of it. A quick Google search doesn't turn up anyone obviously named or related to "VALVE PROTO".
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Yeah, I think I know where it came from; the VALVE PROTOTYPING department of Goulds Pumps. They have a manufacturing complex in Seneca Falls, about 15 minutes East of Geneva, NY.
I went back and edited my earlier post when I realized, but by then the topic had rolled over to a new page.
I sent them an eMail through their web portal pointing to the listing but I doubt I'll hear back from them.
mnem
meh.
Mr. Scram:
--- Quote from: mnementh on August 27, 2017, 05:57:12 am ---Yeah, I think I know where it came from; the VALVE PROTOTYPING department of Goulds Pumps. They have a manufacturing complex in Seneca Falls, about 15 minutes East of Geneva, NY.
I went back and edited my earlier post when I realized, but by then the topic had rolled over to a new page.
I sent them an eMail through their web portal pointing to the listing but I doubt I'll hear back from them.
mnem
meh.
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Good job. Even though it might be cheaper for the company the have insurance deal with the cost or simply treat is at a write off, it will help to community to put the pressure on theft.
Mind you, there's still a chance that the thing was legally acquired somehow. Maybe buying new was the better option, so this got thrown out or sold. The altered markings don't quite fit that story, but I've seen stranger things happening.
Fungus:
--- Quote from: Mr. Scram on August 27, 2017, 03:13:38 pm ---Mind you, there's still a chance that the thing was legally acquired somehow. Maybe buying new was the better option, so this got thrown out or sold. The altered markings don't quite fit that story, but I've seen stranger things happening.
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It's quite possible that somebody at the company altered that label.
The alteration seems quite sophisticated for the average thief IMHO. Normally they'd rub it off, cover it up, or simply not show it in the photos. Playing clever word games? Not so much.
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