I have sold a few items on kijiji and I would never schedule a meet that late in the night in an unpopulated area.
Kinda funny story. My sister in law woke up, she lives in Copperfield, goes to her garage and realizes that she left the door open. And then realizes that someone grabbed her new bicycle from the car rack during the night. The bike is a Canadian tire special for $149.
Her husband looks up Kijiji a couple nights later notices an identical bike was posted there for a quick sale. He confirmed that it was their bike, because of some scratches and stickers on the bars that he recognized.
So the two of them set up a meet with the seller. Really with no plan but with the intent to "steal" the bike back. It was 9pm, they drive to meet the guy, at his house. Luckily they spot a cruiser parked nearby. They tell the officer the story and he tells them he will follow them to the meet and park nearby. The husband meets the seller, sketchy guy, asks to take a test ride. Rides the bike over to the cop, and confirms that it is the right bike. Meanwhile the seller no ties the cop car and makes a break for it. But the cop caught up to him in his own backyard and arrested.
The man who stole Kayla Smith’s bike, then tried to sell it on Craigslist, had one request when she asked to take it for a test drive. “Don’t ride away,” he said.
Ms. Smith, a 33-year-old bartender at a trendy Gastown pub, had set up the meeting after seeing her bike of a mere 4 1/2 months pop up on the online classifieds website. As she stood in the McDonald’s parking lot where she and the seller had agreed to meet, the only one of the two who knew the bike was actually hers, Ms. Smith still hadn’t settled on a game plan.
I have sold a few items on kijiji and I would never schedule a meet that late in the night in an unpopulated area.
Kinda funny story. My sister in law woke up, she lives in Copperfield, goes to her garage and realizes that she left the door open. And then realizes that someone grabbed her new bicycle from the car rack during the night. The bike is a Canadian tire special for $149.
Her husband
Doesn't that make him your brother?
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I have sold a few items on kijiji and I would never schedule a meet that late in the night in an unpopulated area.
Kinda funny story. My sister in law woke up, she lives in Copperfield, goes to her garage and realizes that she left the door open. And then realizes that someone grabbed her new bicycle from the car rack during the night. The bike is a Canadian tire special for $149.
Her husband looks up Kijiji a couple nights later notices an identical bike was posted there for a quick sale. He confirmed that it was their bike, because of some scratches and stickers on the bars that he recognized.
So the two of them set up a meet with the seller. Really with no plan but with the intent to "steal" the bike back. It was 9pm, they drive to meet the guy, at his house. Luckily they spot a cruiser parked nearby. They tell the officer the story and he tells them he will follow them to the meet and park nearby. The husband meets the seller, sketchy guy, asks to take a test ride. Rides the bike over to the cop, and confirms that it is the right bike. Meanwhile the seller no ties the cop car and makes a break for it. But the cop caught up to him in his own backyard and arrested.
The man who stole Kayla Smith’s bike, then tried to sell it on Craigslist, had one request when she asked to take it for a test drive. “Don’t ride away,” he said.
Ms. Smith, a 33-year-old bartender at a trendy Gastown pub, had set up the meeting after seeing her bike of a mere 4 1/2 months pop up on the online classifieds website. As she stood in the McDonald’s parking lot where she and the seller had agreed to meet, the only one of the two who knew the bike was actually hers, Ms. Smith still hadn’t settled on a game plan.
Yeah ok dude. This specifically happened with my sister in law (wife's sister) on kijiji in August last year, you do understand that there could be more than one of this instance?
Yeah ok dude. This specifically happened with my sister in law (wife's sister) on kijiji in August last year, you do understand that there could be more than one of this instance?
TO be honest, I was just fataing around when i posted that article.
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I almost always make the person come to my condo complex and we do the deal in the lobby in front of 2 cameras.
Although you do have to consider how many deals are done and how many incidents happen.... I bet less than 0.01% end in trouble!
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yeah I remember reading this same thing in the news a while ago too. the weird part about oilyfan's elaboration with getting the cop to help out with the sting is that would be really unlikely, due to the danger of messing around with a criminal. I wish I could easily recruit badge carrying officers to plot vengeance on those who have wronged me as well.
yeah I remember reading this same thing in the news a while ago too. the weird part about oilyfan's elaboration with getting the cop to help out with the sting is that would be really unlikely, due to the danger of messing around with a criminal. I wish I could easily recruit badge carrying officers to plot vengeance on those who have wronged me as well.
It happened. I am not sure why the cop helped out, but he did. He called for back up once he got the guy in cuffs.
There are tons of stories similar to Oilyfans. A lot of people tape these encounters for evidence later. Lots of fun to be had if you search around YouTube for these
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There are tons of stories similar to Oilyfans. A lot of people tape these encounters for evidence later. Lots of fun to be had if you search around YouTube for these
Glad he got it back and the thief was a clown but a little more played out than it had to be!
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There are tons of stories similar to Oilyfans. A lot of people tape these encounters for evidence later. Lots of fun to be had if you search around YouTube for these
