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Offline paul waines

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STOLEN.. Great Escape Quad poster..rolled.
« on: April 16, 2017, 07:12:57 AM »
A fellow collector has had a rolled Great escape Quad stolen on route to his house.

It is believed to have gone missing in Amersham London.

It is exceedingly rare to get a rolled one of these so anyone being offered one, please let me know.

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Re: STOLEN.. Great Escape Quad poster..rolled.
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2017, 07:57:38 AM »
Terrible news Paul. I'll definitely let you know if I come across one.

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Re: STOLEN.. Great Escape Quad poster..rolled.
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2017, 08:00:16 AM »
Thanks Matt.
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Re: STOLEN.. Great Escape Quad poster..rolled.
« Reply #3 on: April 16, 2017, 09:00:18 AM »
I saw this posted yesterday. Terrible.

Imo most of the stuff that goes missing is because when insuring items you have to put a value on the documents.

Ive sold a few £4000 items to America and it is a dam worry that they might go missing.

Royal Mail really need to find a way round that to please both buyer and seller (and stop dishonest mailing staff from realising they are handling a high value item and stealing it)
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Re: STOLEN.. Great Escape Quad poster..rolled.
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2017, 01:20:54 PM »
Sorry to read more of this thieving news, Paul.  moron1  With the topic of sending items insured (or not) discussed a little bit yesterday, was this item sent insured, with it being more rare and valuable?
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Re: STOLEN.. Great Escape Quad poster..rolled.
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2017, 05:43:47 PM »
Yes it was insured Jeff, but the company are disputing the claim.

As you know the buyer would rather have the poster back anyway...
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« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2017, 05:47:00 PM »
Yes it was insured Jeff, but the company are disputing the claim.

As you know the buyer would rather have the poster back anyway...

Oh, of course.

I was just curious.

Thanks, Paul. Here's hoping someone comes across it, in some fashion, and gets it back to the rightful owner.


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Re: STOLEN.. Great Escape Quad poster..rolled.
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2017, 06:08:49 PM »
Lets hope, Jeff. I know what it's like from personal experience...

A few of us have placed posts all over, if anyone is on Mopo still if they can do the same, as I can't excess my account , maybe as I haven't used it for some time...


I get a feeling it may go to a restorer to hide what it is... so if any restorers are reading please contact me if you get offered this Quad..
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« Reply #8 on: April 16, 2017, 06:24:34 PM »
Paul, I'll pin this thread for a while, so that it is kept at the top of the list.



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« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2017, 02:40:23 AM »
Thanks Jeff, really good of you.
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« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2017, 12:48:02 PM »
You're more than welcome, Paul.

Here's hoping that some good comes of this, too.


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Re: STOLEN.. Great Escape Quad poster..rolled.
« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2017, 05:57:13 PM »
I saw this posted yesterday. Terrible.

Imo most of the stuff that goes missing is because when insuring items you have to put a value on the documents.

Ive sold a few £4000 items to America and it is a dam worry that they might go missing.

Royal Mail really need to find a way round that to please both buyer and seller (and stop dishonest mailing staff from realising they are handling a high value item and stealing it)

Yes.

One of the reasons I would prefer just tracking than to advertise to many people the value of contents in transit.

No insurance for me, until the value is not advertised in 100Kw lights all over the front of a package.

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Re: STOLEN.. Great Escape Quad poster..rolled.
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2017, 03:12:08 AM »
i'll keep em peeled

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« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2017, 01:07:18 PM »
Thanks Paul.
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Re: STOLEN.. Great Escape Quad poster..rolled.
« Reply #14 on: April 22, 2017, 01:36:04 AM »
Terrible to hear, and sorry it happened.

But, since it is a rolled quad, I know our man Ed can find it.
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Re: STOLEN.. Great Escape Quad poster..rolled.
« Reply #15 on: April 22, 2017, 03:48:54 AM »
Hope he does, I do fear that it will be sent to a backers to hide the fact though...
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Re: STOLEN.. Great Escape Quad poster..rolled.
« Reply #16 on: May 23, 2017, 12:51:39 PM »
In the unlikely event it ever gets offered to me I'll be in touch, Paul (I saw the post on Facebook too).
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Re: STOLEN.. Great Escape Quad poster..rolled.
« Reply #17 on: May 23, 2017, 01:10:20 PM »
Thanks Ed, Must be a nightmare with something that expensive, I've lost one that was in the £25 region, and was quite vexed about it...
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« Reply #18 on: November 25, 2017, 08:27:16 PM »
Any news or updates on this missing quad, Paul?


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Re: STOLEN.. Great Escape Quad poster..rolled.
« Reply #19 on: December 01, 2017, 11:32:43 AM »
The guy did get paid out off the insurance, but Obviously he'd rather of had his poster back. Finding another one of theses rolled will be a nightmare...

Not sure how this would work now if the poster turned up...
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Re: STOLEN.. Great Escape Quad poster..rolled.
« Reply #20 on: December 01, 2017, 08:40:13 PM »
Awful. This is why i'm hesitant to ever declare the full value of a piece. The declaration serves to attract thieving magpies.

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Re: STOLEN.. Great Escape Quad poster..rolled.
« Reply #21 on: December 01, 2017, 08:43:00 PM »
I would think that if his insurance paid him in full for the poster loss (claim), that he no longer has any ownership of it, should it show up in some capacity, or for sale somewhere, down the road?

Dunno, tho.  dontknow.gif


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