Stolen Equipment (Liverpool)

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Hello, I came home to my flat earlier tonight to found that I had been broken into. :(

I know it is a long shot, but anyone in the Liverpool (particularly Aigburth) area could keep an ear/eye out for any of the following items being sold very cheap.

Nikon D300 Serial Number 8026779
Nikon AF-S DX VR 16-85 f/3.5-5.6G Serial Number US26002295
Nikon AF-S VR 70-300 f/4.5-5.6G Serial Number US2164009
Nikon AF 50 f1.8D Serial Number 307481
Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX DC HSM Lens (Nikon Fit)
3 x Nikon EN-EL3e Batteries
1 x 67mm Hoya Pro 1 Polarising Filter
1 x 77mm Hoya Pro 1 Polarising Filter
Fujifilm F31FD
Playstation 3 60Gb (Original Shape) CECHC03
PC Specialist Laptop
Laptop XP Serial Number VJ3JW VDMRM G66PJ HVG2W PC9X6


Just a tip for everyone, don't leave all your equipment in the camera bag in plain sight. :bang: I'd got out of the habit, and have paid the price.
 
redhed17 said:
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX VR 16-85 f/3.5-5.6G
Nikon AF-S VR 70-300 f/4.5-5.6G
Nikon AF 50 f1.8D
Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX DC HSM Lens (Nikon Fit)
3x Nikon EN-EL3e Batteries
Fuji F31 FD
Playstation 3 60Gb (Original Shape)
PC Specialist Laptop
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I really do feel for you :( and in the spirit of helpfulness.. wouldnt it be better to include the serial numbers next to each item.... easier to find if offered...
 
Bastids....

have you got the serials for everything? Would be worth doing a list and taking it round the Cash Converter type shops...
 
Gutted for you. :(

Hope the scum that broke in and stole your hard-earned kit, get what they deserve. :bat:
 
Thats real bad news mate! I live up by princes park so I shall keep my eyes/ears open.

Nick
 
Thanks for the kind words everybody. Still a bit in shock at the moment. :eek:

CID are supposed to be coming tomorrow morning. Whilst the PC was taking the details, I could hear on his radio that they were chasing a suspected burglar through back gardens half mile down the road. Don't know if they got him, and with my luck, it's unlikely to be the same scumbag if they do. :(



BTW, I was showing some people how to check for dirt on the sensor, and found some on mine today, so this has saved me a job. ;) :lol:

It may not seem as funny tomorrow. :lol:
 
As a Utd fan (I'll not look at your '5' avatar) but that's shocking - sorry to hear it.

Hope your insurance is all in order.

Note to myself to get some details / numbers written down.
 
No Insurance, unless there is some detail in a credit card agreement I've missed. :shrug:

I'd advise everyone to make a note of the serial numbers of their equipment, and learn from my mistake. I've only got the serial numbers I have because I'd registered with Nikon. :bonk:

I thought I'd copied the PS3 serial number at some point, but it turns out that I did with the PS2, which they surprisingly left in favour of the PS3.

The Sigma 10-20mm is a friend's lens I'd borrowed last week to show somebody, not even to use. :eek: :(:lol:
 
Serials are usually in the EXIF data?

Sorry to hear about your loss too, hope the scum they got at the bottom of the alley was them, bag and console unscathed.
 
dinners said:
What about the house insurance ?
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Unless the Landlord has got insurance that my stuff is covered on, there is no insurance that I have.

I've been adding up the cost of replacing what has gone (just to depress myself a little bit more), and it would cost me about 30% more than what I paid for it all originally. :eek:


Please note that I resisted the chance to have a dig at you being a Utd fan because of my situation. ;)
 
Gutted for you. I made sure the house insurance covered £7.5k worth of camera gear, which is what I figure it'll cost me to replace.
I also have the serials recorded and registered with canon.
P.S. the laptop number is your windows XP install key, not the laptop serial number.
 
Byker28i said:
Gutted for you. I made sure the house insurance covered £7.5k worth of camera gear, which is what I figure it'll cost me to replace.
I also have the serials recorded and registered with canon.
P.S. the laptop number is your windows XP install key, not the laptop serial number.
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Thanks Byker, I know I put the XP serial number for the Laptop, but that is the only number I have. :shrug: Putting the XP serial number on t'internet does me no harm now. At the moment, it's all long shots whether I see any of the stuff again. :(
 
Ugh..
Feel sorry for you. :(
No constructive advice im afraid,other than to add to the general consensus that these scumbags should be castrated with a rusty wood saw..
Long shot,but i hope you get the gear back.
 
sorry to learn of your bad luck mate and I hope the scumbag gets what he deserves, being on Merseyside I will keep my ears and eyes open for you.

I hope that the burglar that they were chasing was your culprit.
 
EdinburghGary said:
I'm gutted for you and I really wish you had some insurance for your gear :(

Can you please let us know the total amount of loss? You never know, there could be some charitable thing we can all organise.

G.
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That's a nice gesture/idea Gary, and I appreciate it, but I couldn't take anything like that. :eek: There are lots of people in far worse situations than me.

When I start to add it all up, it gets more and more. :eek: Off the top of my head I thought about £2.5k+, but just going to an online shop and filling the basket, and I'm up to £3k without the cost of the Laptop and PS3. :eek:

I don't think I'll be getting a PS3 replacement. The Laptop was very handy for work, but I'll see if I can replace that with a Netbook when I can. Certainly put my plans for the rest of the year in chaos. :bang:
 
Sorry to hear your bad news mate :thumbsdown:

Hope you manage to get something sorted
 
Worthless Lowlife Skank. So sorry to hear of your loss.
The most annoying thing to me (yes I have been burgled and lost camera gear) is that these lowlife just flog it for a few quid in the pub - often to pay for their next fix.
 
artyman said:
The Death Sentence means the magistrate never having to say "Oh it's you again"
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possibly a little harsh, but i agree the criminal justice system needs beefing up abit!!

Sorry to hear of your loss, i really hope you get your things returned!
 
I had a suspect in custody for Burglary last week - he's looking at about 3 years on his sentence. However, he turned positively green in interview when I told him the true value of a D700 with lenses that he'd just sold in the street for £50.

Sorry to hear about your break-in.
 
It's worth signing up to here and adding the details of the stuff that's been knicked, it's the national property register that the police search if anything is recovered:

http://www.immobilise.com/
 
redhed17 said:
Thanks for the kind words everybody. Still a bit in shock at the moment. :eek:

CID are supposed to be coming tomorrow morning. Whilst the PC was taking the details, I could hear on his radio that they were chasing a suspected burglar through back gardens half mile down the road. Don't know if they got him, and with my luck, it's unlikely to be the same scumbag if they do. :(



BTW, I was showing some people how to check for dirt on the sensor, and found some on mine today, so this has saved me a job. ;) :lol:

It may not seem as funny tomorrow. :lol:
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Just realised that the sensor cleaning stuff was in the camera bag. :bang:

The Police caught the people they were chasing, :thumbs: but they were not the ones who broke into mine. :(


I'll give that a go Hairyduck. :thumbs:
 
sorry to hear that mate, am not that far away from you (skem), I will ask around and keep my ears open.
 
Sorry to read/hear that, would be one of my worst nightmares. I'm always a bit (or overly) paranoid when taking my kit out and about for that reason. I've sometimes taken my kit out inside one of the common supermarket 'bag for life' bags when around dubious areas so as to further mask a 'not-so-camerabag-looking bag' (and doubles as a raincover!) or if I have camera out around my neck, stick it under my coat!
Are there any cctv cameras near your flat if you are near main road/shops etc you could try as a last resort?
 
I went around the local 2nd hand shops today with no success. :(

Cash Converters wouldn't even tell me if they had bought any of the type of PS3 that was nicked over the weekend. :bang: They're only allowed to tell that vitally important info to the Police apparently. :bonk:

There is a cctv on the Bank next door which may have seen something. I went in to ask about it this morning, and again, they can only show the Police. :bang: The DC looking after the case was unable to make contact with the Bank Manager today, and is now off for a couple of days. :bang:

I've given up any hope of them finding anything. So time to move on and try and forget about it. :|
 
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