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rsl12 · 03-09-2004, 05:51 AM

i could be wrong, but..i think the way liability works, the woman can sue the thief for the stolen property for the amount it is worth (in this case, the amount that EB sells it for). EB is not liable to anyone (though they did break the 15-day law) since they purchased the goods in good faith, not knowing it was stolen (or we presume so). The idea is that everyone gets exactly what they should get, but you skip the middle man. However, you still need to get a lawyer and go to court for all this to happen. it's a sucky system, but it keeps you from situations where the thief sells to person A who sells to person B who sells to person C, etc. etc and you have to get everyone involved in giving the person before the money due.

03-09-2004, 05:51 AM	#22 (permalink)
rsl12 On the lam Location: northern va	i could be wrong, but..i think the way liability works, the woman can sue the thief for the stolen property for the amount it is worth (in this case, the amount that EB sells it for). EB is not liable to anyone (though they did break the 15-day law) since they purchased the goods in good faith, not knowing it was stolen (or we presume so). The idea is that everyone gets exactly what they should get, but you skip the middle man. However, you still need to get a lawyer and go to court for all this to happen. it's a sucky system, but it keeps you from situations where the thief sells to person A who sells to person B who sells to person C, etc. etc and you have to get everyone involved in giving the person before the money due. __________________ oh baby oh baby, i like gravy.