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Possible stolen gear from Chicago area?
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 4:29 pm
by Ghost Hip
My store manager just called me. A guy just dropped off a box of about 30 boutique fuzz/drive pedals, some boss to sell to us. He claims to be from Chicago and "did not want to deal with stores there." Very suspicious to travel to Lansing, MI from Chicago to sell a butt ton of pedals. He wanted me to check here on the off chance someone might have had these stolen from someone. I will attach an image he sent me.
If anyone has any info you can call the store at five one seven three three three six six two seven.
Re: Possible stolen gear from Chicago area?
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 4:47 pm
by D.o.S.
You might want to crosspost this to TGP and TB?
Re: Possible stolen gear from Chicago area?
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 7:17 pm
by Ghost Hip
Posted on tgp, we passed on them but have the dudes information. He didn't seem to have a clue about the pedals he was selling.
Re: Possible stolen gear from Chicago area?
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 7:33 pm
by Iommic Pope
Suspect.
Re: Possible stolen gear from Chicago area?
Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2016 8:07 pm
by Faldoe
Are they all brand new? I see there are boxes.
Re: Possible stolen gear from Chicago area?
Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 3:05 am
by snipelfritz
Hmmmm, spicious, pupper.
Weird they went to Lansing rather than up here to Milwaukee.
Re: Possible stolen gear from Chicago area?
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 10:29 am
by Ghost Hip
Faldoe wrote:Are they all brand new? I see there are boxes.
That's the biggest tip off for me is they all had boxes. And on a less serious tip... this guy had two Boss Xtortions.... who has two Xtortions for practical use?
We called Chicago music exchange too, they weren't missing anything. Who knows.
Re: Possible stolen gear from Chicago area?
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 11:36 am
by lost in music
Boost Screamer is by some company called Dirty Bird that hasn't updated their fb page since 2011. MI is Australian. Nobels is German. "Bad Motherfuzzer" does not match any google image search results for a fuzz of that name. What a weird collection.
Re: Possible stolen gear from Chicago area?
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 11:51 am
by Chankgeez
I spy a Ghost Effects Lunar Incantation in the lower left of the photo.
Probably could've tracked it on that alone if you'd known what number it is.
Re: Possible stolen gear from Chicago area?
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 12:10 pm
by D.o.S.
It's possible it's stolen but it's also possible someone passed away/estate auction'd etc. -- although why you wouldn't just say that is beyond me, making this less likely.
Re: Possible stolen gear from Chicago area?
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 6:52 am
by ghost_effects
Yeah that's a 2nd run Lunar Incantation, not actually that many about.