NikonGear'23

Gear Talk => Camera Talk => Topic started by: Seapy on October 02, 2018, 10:45:16

Title: Over $200K in Leica gear stolen from Scottish camera store Ffordes
Post by: Seapy on October 02, 2018, 10:45:16

https://www.dpreview.com/news/4693691354/200k-in-leica-gear-stolen-from-scottish-camera-store

Also Serial #'s

https://www.facebook.com/ffordesphotographic/photos/a.711387412237647/2071028406273534/?type=3&theater

Title: Re: Over $200K in Leica gear stolen from Scottish camera store Ffordes
Post by: Frank Fremerey on October 02, 2018, 13:03:52

What is the business model of the thieves? Standard practice it that after a burglery serial numbers are published as "stolen" which means there is no white market for the items. Only thing I can imagine is that a collector sent the thieves and wants to keep the items anyway. What do the Sherlocks say?

Title: Re: Over $200K in Leica gear stolen from Scottish camera store Ffordes
Post by: Airy on October 02, 2018, 13:23:33

Maybe some "users" have "pre-ordered" the stuff to be stolen...