Students find $40,000 in Thrift Store couch

[Skull Pilot]

In this story, her daughter sold the couch while she was in having back surgery, without her knowledge or permission.

In my view, you are dishonest. No worries, Karma will get you.

I'll believe in Karma as soon as I start believing in reincarnation.

You don't have to believe in karma....just believe in doing what is right

I believe it's right to keep stuff stupid people throw away.

 

[wavingrl]

I'll believe in Karma as soon as I start believing in reincarnation.

You don't have to believe in karma....just believe in doing what is right

I believe it's right to keep stuff stupid people throw away.

They found her name written on an envelope.

To live with myself and keep the money I would have to do what they did--try to find the owner.

 

[rightwinger]

Good for them.

I would have done the same thing.

It's the right thing to do.

I agree.

You have to be able to live with yourself. Glad to know there are people like that around.

No question the kids could have used $40,000 but the woman who lost it needs it more and she actually earned it

For the rest of their lives, these kids get to be regarded as good people, someone you can trust, someone with good values

That is priceless

 

[martybegan]

The old woman needed it more than you

So when those auctions take place on storage units that are either abandoned or seized for lack of payment, the buyers of the contents should be required to return to the original owner anything of value?
So when one of the characters in "Storage Wars" bought a locker that ended up having three safes in it which contained tens of thousands of dollars in rare coins, they should have found the original owner and given them the coins?
You have an opinion. The girls decided to find out the previous owner of the sofa and give them the money.
In my world, I bought that couch fair and square, as is, no conditions.
In my view, that couch and anything in and of that couch becomes MY property.
Now, if I KNEW ahead of time that before I bought the furniture, that it had the money in it, that would be dishonest.
You have you view. I have mine. End of discussion.

Finders keepers, losers weepers

Words to live by

When it comes to delinquent storage lockers, its a different story. These people have abandoned their property, and the agreement they signed gives the company the right to auction off their possessions to the highest bidder.

In this case the daughter donated property without the consent of the original owner.

 

[martybegan]

You don't have to believe in karma....just believe in doing what is right

I believe it's right to keep stuff stupid people throw away.

They found her name written on an envelope.

To live with myself and keep the money I would have to do what they did--try to find the owner.

Yeah, that would be the clincher for me. If there was zero indication of who it belonged to, then I wouldn't feel too bad keeping the money. With the person's name on it however, I would probably have to give it back.

 

[High_Gravity]

I'd have kept the money.

Me too.

 

[rightwinger]

So when those auctions take place on storage units that are either abandoned or seized for lack of payment, the buyers of the contents should be required to return to the original owner anything of value?
So when one of the characters in "Storage Wars" bought a locker that ended up having three safes in it which contained tens of thousands of dollars in rare coins, they should have found the original owner and given them the coins?
You have an opinion. The girls decided to find out the previous owner of the sofa and give them the money.
In my world, I bought that couch fair and square, as is, no conditions.
In my view, that couch and anything in and of that couch becomes MY property.
Now, if I KNEW ahead of time that before I bought the furniture, that it had the money in it, that would be dishonest.
You have you view. I have mine. End of discussion.

Finders keepers, losers weepers

Words to live by

When it comes to delinquent storage lockers, its a different story. These people have abandoned their property, and the agreement they signed gives the company the right to auction off their possessions to the highest bidder.

In this case the daughter donated property without the consent of the original owner.

Legally, the kids could have kept the money.
Ethically, they did the right thing

 

[wavingrl]

I believe it's right to keep stuff stupid people throw away.

They found her name written on an envelope.

To live with myself and keep the money I would have to do what they did--try to find the owner.

Yeah, that would be the clincher for me. If there was zero indication of who it belonged to, then I wouldn't feel too bad keeping the money. With the person's name on it however, I would probably have to give it back.

'Theft of Mislaid Property'--

I didn't know there was such a law---

Georgia Public Defender Charged With Keeping Found Diamond Ring | JONATHAN TURLEY

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[Book of Jeremiah]

Reminds me of the sugar bowl I once saw at a thrift store. It still had sugar in it.

Second-hand stores must not do a very thorough job of cleaning up their merchandise before they sell it. Who knows what other kinds of germs and bed bugs might have been in that couch.

Second hand stores do not do a thorough job of researching what it donated to them. Reverse painted glass, signed artwork, valuable glass such as signed Lalique have been found in thrift stores. Who wouldn't know who Lalique was? Still anything can happen. Same goes for garage sales and auctions. You never know what you'll find. Knowledge is power. In the case of the couch? It was divine intervention. The woman needed her money back and the right people bought the couch which led to her receiving her money back. I cannot imagine how badly the daughter felt.

 

[SteadyMercury]

I often deal with larger amounts of cash. The bank tellers are always trying to get me to take my $200k in my checking account & open a savings account.

They are right. Interest rates on savings accounts suck but with 200k your are still leaving enough money on the table to where using a savings account would make much more sense.

If you use the same bank you should be able to just walk in and withdraw from savings on the spot up to six times per month, if you're worried about maxing that frequency spread it among more than one savings account. Otherwise get a higher rate with an online bank and just manage the planning to transfer funds to your local bank checking account as needed.

 

[SteadyMercury]

Who wouldn't know who Lalique was?

Me.

Sounds like that color kinda like light purple, except spelled by someone who would also write a cheque from a banque.

 

[martybegan]

They found her name written on an envelope.

To live with myself and keep the money I would have to do what they did--try to find the owner.

Yeah, that would be the clincher for me. If there was zero indication of who it belonged to, then I wouldn't feel too bad keeping the money. With the person's name on it however, I would probably have to give it back.

'Theft of Mislaid Property'--

I didn't know there was such a law---

Georgia Public Defender Charged With Keeping Found Diamond Ring | JONATHAN TURLEY

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That law does require the person to report the property as missing. I have a feeling this will get thrown out.

 

[Book of Jeremiah]

They found her name written on an envelope.

To live with myself and keep the money I would have to do what they did--try to find the owner.

Yeah, that would be the clincher for me. If there was zero indication of who it belonged to, then I wouldn't feel too bad keeping the money. With the person's name on it however, I would probably have to give it back.

'Theft of Mislaid Property'--

I didn't know there was such a law---

Georgia Public Defender Charged With Keeping Found Diamond Ring | JONATHAN TURLEY

~~~~~~

Yes, in Georgia you'll go to jail if you keep something you found that belongs to someone else. It isn't just limited to things. That includes husbands. In Georgia, there is a law that allows the wife to sue the mistress who breaks up her happy home. The mistress is financially responsible. Believe it or not.. someone told me about that some years ago and I found it amazing...

 

[Book of Jeremiah]

Who wouldn't know who Lalique was?

Me.

Sounds like that color kinda like light purple, except spelled by someone who would also write a cheque from a banque.

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The point is they need to hire someone who would know what they are looking for. The thrift stores are losing a fortune because they are penny wise and dollar foolish.

 

[SteadyMercury]

Yeah but most chains of thrift stores have a pretty distributed network of stores where shit comes in and shit goes out from same location, and they lean high volume and slim margin with very low paid staff with lots of turnover.

It might not be so easy to have someone at every location sorting through every piece of clothing or vase that comes thru the door that is a qualified appraiser.

 

[wavingrl]

Yeah, that would be the clincher for me. If there was zero indication of who it belonged to, then I wouldn't feel too bad keeping the money. With the person's name on it however, I would probably have to give it back.

'Theft of Mislaid Property'--

I didn't know there was such a law---

Georgia Public Defender Charged With Keeping Found Diamond Ring | JONATHAN TURLEY

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That law does require the person to report the property as missing. I have a feeling this will get thrown out.

Probably so--they/Prosecutor--probably wanted to 'make a point' since the defendant is 'an officer of the court'.

I never heard of this law--thankful that I return 'lost' items--just how I am.

I would probably have left my phone number---and/or contacted the police.

Might be a good PSA for CNN and others to mention that such laws exist?

 

[Harry Dresden]

if the couch was bought from the thrift store where i am at she would have never got the money back.....

I don't care where you are, there are always good people.

ok lets put it this way Sheila....there is a 5% chance she would have gotten it back....

 

[Againsheila]

In this story, her daughter sold the couch while she was in having back surgery, without her knowledge or permission.

In my view, you are dishonest. No worries, Karma will get you.

I'll believe in Karma as soon as I start believing in reincarnation.

You don't have to believe in karma....just believe in doing what is right

The truth is, Karma happens whether you believe or not.

 

[Againsheila]

I'll believe in Karma as soon as I start believing in reincarnation.

You don't have to believe in karma....just believe in doing what is right

I believe it's right to keep stuff stupid people throw away.

This woman did not throw it away. Her daughter gave it away, without her permission, while she was in the hospital having surgery.

 

[Againsheila]

They found her name written on an envelope.

To live with myself and keep the money I would have to do what they did--try to find the owner.

Yeah, that would be the clincher for me. If there was zero indication of who it belonged to, then I wouldn't feel too bad keeping the money. With the person's name on it however, I would probably have to give it back.

'Theft of Mislaid Property'--

I didn't know there was such a law---

Georgia Public Defender Charged With Keeping Found Diamond Ring | JONATHAN TURLEY

~~~~~~

Thanks for posting that.

We were taught that if we found something, we had to turn it into the police and if it wasn't claimed, in x number of days, it was ours. When we were kids, my cousin found a boat on the sound. A crappy little row boat with a hole in it. We called and notified the police. Then we waited. Apparently, too early, we decided it wasn't going to be reported and we started the fix the boat up. Just as we got it all fixed up, the owner called the cops and we lost that little row boat. Owner didn't even give us a reward.

Still, we all know we did the right thing.