i purchased a used bass off of ebay about 2 years ago. 3 days ago i received a phone call from a new york attorny that the bass i purchased was stolen from the original owner. i live in st.louis. the story is as follows:
the original owner loaned his bass to his best friend, the best friend then pawned the bass to a local pawn shop for bill money, the pawn shop then sold it to a collecter who refused to sell it back to the original owner. the bass collecter then sold it to another guy who sold it to another guy who put it up on ebay. which i bid and won the bass not knowing it was stolen merch.
the original guy that stole it was already prosicuted for theft of the bass.
what would you do if this happened to you? i feel i did not commit a crime. the bass is one of the first pedulla basses ever made.
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