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robyn
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you can only be found guilty if you had prior knowledge. |
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toe poe gee gee oh
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This happened to a friend of a friend and they were not charged with anything but the had to surrender the goods without compensation. |
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M14forever
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No, but you would have to give it back to the real owner, and not get your money back. |
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If they could prove you knew, then yes |
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bsure32
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You could possibly be charged but I wouldn't think anybody would go that far. The police know how things are bought on eBay and if you don't know you don't know. |
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deadly
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YES. |
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I really haven't got a clue, good question! |
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34th B.G. - USAAF
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In New York State you have to KNOW the item was stolen OR have a REASONABLE EXPECTATION that the item was stolen. This goes for buying CD's off the guy on the corner for $2.00. Or a REAL mink coat fir $250. Don't tell me you really thought it just "fell" off the back of a truck. |
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t3h1
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Not if you were unaware of its origins and bought in good faith - you may still have to return the item to its rightful owner though. |
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knightslady97
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Only if you had prior knowledge, though not sure in the UK. Either way if you believe it to be stolen I would turn it over to the police. |
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nhaberkern@sbcglobal.net
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You Could not be charged with receiving stolen property because all sellers on eBay must agree to a "terms of use" policy. This in short is like a contract holding the seller responsible for improperly describing a product or selling something illegally obtained. |
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maybe not |
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stand@btinternet.com
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No, but you wouild loose the item, with little hope of getting your money back. |
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johnstrangey
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unless it states that it was stolen the police should just take the item off you and you should be able to claim from eBay |
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daddysboicub
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sounds like here in the u.s. if you buy something that is found to be stolen, you can be charged with receiving stolen property, and if you have any questions, i would go to the police and talk to them and try to set up a sting, to get your money back and arrest the person that sold it, as they are just as guilty as the one that stole it, providing it isnt the same person. |
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foo_fighters_fan_2002
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In criminal law there is the Actus Reus (guilty act) and mens rea (guilty mind). They do not have to occur at the same time, but the do both have to occur unless the crime is of strict liability. EG. You borrow something without asking with the intention to give it back. Thats not theft because while you have taken something with out permission (actus reus) you intend to give it back meaning that theres no mens rea. The second you change your mind and decide that you're not going to give it back, you have the intention to keep, giving you the mens rea, and therefore you can be convicted of theft. I guess the same principle applies here; you have the actus reus in buying the stolen good, but you dont have the mens rea because you didnt know, ought to know, or have reason to know that it was stolen. Asoon as you find out that it was stolen, and decide not to give it back for whatever reason, say it was expensive, you have the mens rea and then can be convicted for buying stolen goods. |
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seven69uk
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no you bought the item in good faith.but you may have to return them if asked |
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