what would you/should i do

[TF_jon]

long story short here, had a young lad working with me yesterday early 20’s i suppose, well we gets talking and i mention fishing, he say’s his old man used to fish before he bugger’d off with some woman a few years back and all his stuffs still in the garage,hmmmmm i thought, well today he says to me his mum wants to get rid of it, so when i dropped him off i had a look,

4 draw match box full with kit.
preston keepnets
mosella landing nets
carbon active feeders and float rods
cm 90 pole,loads of top kits
this is just what i can remember, his mother say’s its mine for £150 !

now heres the dilema……… the guy who’s tackle it is, is an absolute nutter! been in prison and all sorts and dont give a sh’t about anything!

do i buy it?
do i leave it?

my gut feeling is buy it and make a few quid~think

[TF_MarkT]

Buy it and make yourself a few quid.

[TF_AnthonywatersParticipant]

I wouldnt touch it Jon its black eye material ! seriously whilst my brother was away from his place of residence his step son wisley sold his gear for money more than likely to buy coke. For the sake of what was probably only a couple of hundred quid the buyer put his self in a very sticky situation.

[TF_Paddy]

Sounds like he may have left, BUT, at the end of the day it still belongs to him. It is not the wifes/mothers to sell really is it?
Would you do it in the same position??

[TF_AnthonywatersParticipant]

Ask for the guys mobile number and speak to him ……………..bet hes not aware !

She might be lying he might be in prison he may well come after you with an AXE !

[TF_stevie b]

Tell them what the true value is and wait and see what happens!

[TF_moto46]

I would walk away this doesnt sound right and this bloke could come for you

[TF_wiggley worm]

buy it sell it get a body guard ~clap

[TF_lp1886]

I’ll tell you what you should do, give me the address. I’ll go round and offer £200. You are happy, and i will be happy. If he’s a complete nutter, in and out of prison, it’s probably knock off anyway.

[TF_MarkT]

@lp1886 wrote:

I’ll tell you what you should do, give me the address. I’ll go round and offer £200. You are happy, and i will be happy. If he’s a complete nutter, in and out of prison, it’s probably knock off anyway.

Haha brilliant.

If he’s done a runner with another bird the likely hood of him coming back are very very slim anyway.

[TF_staffie]

Ide bite her hand off and buy it,at the end of the day if shes said it to you and you dont buy it then she will end up selling it to someone else anyway and in a few weeks time you will kick yourself for not buying it.Just pretend you dont know the story behind it and buy it simples 🙂

[whitty]

you say he buggered off a few years back, doesn’t sound to me like he will be rushing back. I’d buy it like a shot.

[Anonymous]

I,d be very careful if i was you,what you are talking about basically amounts to theft.Its not hers to sell and if he comes back to find his gear gone and reports it and its traced back to you then you run the very likely risk of having the lot confisacated and could also find yourself in deep water as an accessory knowing that the goods didn’t belong to her in the first place !

[TF_gloves007uk]

@WOODY999 wrote:

I,d be very careful if i was you,what you are talking about basically amounts to theft.Its not hers to sell and if he comes back to find his gear gone and reports it and its traced back to you then you run the very likely risk of having the lot confisacated.

wise words me thinks ~think

[TF_lloydy1970]

The fact your asking the question should tell you the answer. Steer clear

[TF_Kevin Leach]

If something is too good to be true, it usually is bol##cks. If it was your fishing tackle would you be happy?

[TF_thedog]

if i could find a younger bird to bugger off with dont think id need my fishing gear either

[TF_squatt]

Why are you ‘seeking’ advice, it’s either right or wrong!

[TF_jon]

story so far is… spoke with the woman saying i would have the gear if she gave me a reciept to say it was hers to sell,she’s going to get back to me within the hour as she’s busy ~think
will up date later, some good opinions there~clap

[TF_MICK THE BOOKIE]

Jon…..When in doubt leave it out mate.Its only fishing tackle at the end of the day,and if it was yours how would you feel if someone(woman/wife)sold it behind your back.Also the son will no doubt tell his Dad if and when they meet up again just who had his gear…..Blood is blood.Could be that the Dad is having a holiday in prison,and when he gets out and goes to pick up his gear he wont just be fishing for fish,but for the geezer who ripped off his Ex……IMO leave well alone,but tell the lad if his Dad wants to sell you would be interested.

[meat master]

tell him your not interested then

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give me the address i will buy it off the woman and we can have the gear

lol

no seriously he will be pi–d off i would be

word of warning fellow anglers if you are gona leave the mrs take your tackle with you better still say your going fishing and never go home

[meat master]

on a serious note

if he hasnt been in touch for a couple of years does he ever intend to go back for it

i would buy it

[Ade1Participant]

Jon,

For what it’s worth I have a bit of legal experience (30yrs) and I would suggest you leave well alone.

It’s not hers to sell so if she does so she is technicaly stealing it and you would be buying stolen goods which if he made a complaint to the police and pushed the matter you could find yourself with problems.
Secondly if he is a person who has been in prison a few times he may have no scruples as to how he exacts any retribution over who has his tackle.

Regards
Ade

[Anonymous]

buy it and give a fair price..get a receipt(brought in good faith) end of.

[TF_swingtipbry]

if your last names thorne i would leave alone

[TF_jon]

swingtip..
did i see you in veals this morning, if so you should of got me to do your top kits and saved a few quid haha.

Right she offerd me the gear and a note to say it was hers to sell but i have decided to leave it, i dont need the gear, it was just greed and the idea of a nice profit sneaking in.
cheers chaps

[Anonymous]

give me her address then..i’ll have it..and perhaps the fish kit as well…~clap ~clap

[TF_swingtipbry]

looked on the scooter site and saw your name as top member 2009 and noticed your top in the shop i did not know you had a scooter

[TF_jon]

blimey, yea mate ive had lambretta’s for years, been chairman of weston scooter club for the last 2 years, should be down warmwell now on a rally but to blooming cold, might pop down acorn and see you tomorrow mate as im not fishing

[TF_swingtipbry]

did you see my jaw drop in the shop the misses said they would do it free
i had to pick up two power kits sent from maver so i had 4 kits to do when i walked in he said i could have anything in the kits two of the top kits had elastic worth £9.99 thinking this is nice of them
i always cut back and fit my own elastics if i new i was paying they would have had solid like i always use
still in shock its nice to see you on here john

[TF_swingtipbry]

ill try down acorn first some times when they have matches on the new lake theres areas you can still fish or the lake you fished might be free if both are taken up with matches ill move on to mikes at landsend

[TF_jon]

bry, to save going all the way to lands end go on the speciman lake at acorn, its full of big perch and skimmer

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