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mesavox
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Everything did work out in the end... It just took forever.
Guitar Center sold me a JPX7 at a discount,and I am getting restitution (at a painfully slow rate lol.) I saved and got it paid off a couple weeks ago.
There is still a HUGE flaw in Texas law that does not require stores to check serial numbers against the NCIC list. If the store has an employee who doesn't turn a serial number into management and they have nothing to check against, and there is no law that makes them, as a company, have a policy of checking against the NCIC list, a lot of stolen gear is going to continue to be moved.
I think states need to look at that because for stores to consistently check those things, there will need to be a method in place for them to easily check, and report without having to themselves stare down a potential thief.
In the end, my personal opinion remains the same... they sold something they shouldn't have, and I shouldn't have had to buy a stolen guitar from the people who sold mine... but, the restitution should have been awarded to us both. If you steal an expensive anything (this was a felony) you are affecting people down a long chain if you sell it.
As time has passed, it continues to be the law that I'm frustrated with... not Guitar Center (different kind of frustration with them, but not because they didn't try to make it right.) It's rather frustrating that GM, banks, etc. get gov buyouts and no laws exist to keep a small guy from having to wait years for restitution to be paid so they can get tools back. Just some weird stuff about life sometimes.
The best thing is.. in the end, I came out ahead, and while it did affect my life in a huge way for the last few years, at least patience did pay off in the end.
Guitar Center sold me a JPX7 at a discount,and I am getting restitution (at a painfully slow rate lol.) I saved and got it paid off a couple weeks ago.
There is still a HUGE flaw in Texas law that does not require stores to check serial numbers against the NCIC list. If the store has an employee who doesn't turn a serial number into management and they have nothing to check against, and there is no law that makes them, as a company, have a policy of checking against the NCIC list, a lot of stolen gear is going to continue to be moved.
I think states need to look at that because for stores to consistently check those things, there will need to be a method in place for them to easily check, and report without having to themselves stare down a potential thief.
In the end, my personal opinion remains the same... they sold something they shouldn't have, and I shouldn't have had to buy a stolen guitar from the people who sold mine... but, the restitution should have been awarded to us both. If you steal an expensive anything (this was a felony) you are affecting people down a long chain if you sell it.
As time has passed, it continues to be the law that I'm frustrated with... not Guitar Center (different kind of frustration with them, but not because they didn't try to make it right.) It's rather frustrating that GM, banks, etc. get gov buyouts and no laws exist to keep a small guy from having to wait years for restitution to be paid so they can get tools back. Just some weird stuff about life sometimes.
The best thing is.. in the end, I came out ahead, and while it did affect my life in a huge way for the last few years, at least patience did pay off in the end.
guitfiddle
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Nice! Thanks for the update mesavox. At least it worked out in the end. I have my own low opinion of the laws concerning thefts.
Fun111
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Pretty epic tail! Glad it's all working out.
If it is still relevant, here's a desert gold JP7 that sold on ebay last week.
Music Man Musicman Petrucci JP 7 Saiter all Options on eBay (end time 04-Jan-11 19:19:03 GMT)
I can tell you, there are not many of these around europe, I don't think I've ever seen a gold JP7 before this. They're normally the usual Redburst, Mystic Dream, Stealth etc with the odd JPX or BFR.
Probably a coincidence.
If it is still relevant, here's a desert gold JP7 that sold on ebay last week.
Music Man Musicman Petrucci JP 7 Saiter all Options on eBay (end time 04-Jan-11 19:19:03 GMT)
I can tell you, there are not many of these around europe, I don't think I've ever seen a gold JP7 before this. They're normally the usual Redburst, Mystic Dream, Stealth etc with the odd JPX or BFR.
Probably a coincidence.
Lax
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I'm relieved you got some even nastier guitar to play with :3
I don't know if in france it would have worked so fine, thought we are supposed to have good laws...
For the ebay sale, if someone has the NCIS software to read serial from a blury bad jpg pic XD
Cheers !
edit Music Man John Petrucci JP 7 String Piezo! Gold Finish! - eBay (item 280615222503 end time Feb-10-11 14:28:47 PST)
Another one :s
I don't know if in france it would have worked so fine, thought we are supposed to have good laws...
For the ebay sale, if someone has the NCIS software to read serial from a blury bad jpg pic XD
Cheers !
edit Music Man John Petrucci JP 7 String Piezo! Gold Finish! - eBay (item 280615222503 end time Feb-10-11 14:28:47 PST)
Another one :s
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