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Don't you wish all eBay parcels were like this?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/6903433.stm
-- Jane British OO, American and Australian HO, and DCC in the garden http://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/railway.html |
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Re: Don't you wish all eBay parcels were like this?
"Jane Sullivan" <spamtrap@yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:YQiqDSS4RknGFAJp@yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk... > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/6903433.stm > -- > Jane > British OO, American and Australian HO, and DCC in the garden > http://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/railway.html > If thats the poor lad that Got no games with his PSP2 just some bits of Paper then I have Heard about it |
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Re: Don't you wish all eBay parcels were like this?
"Jane Sullivan" <spamtrap@yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:YQiqDSS4RknGFAJp@yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk... > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/6903433.stm > -- > Jane > British OO, American and Australian HO, and DCC in the garden > http://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/railway.html > Not if I just bought a 100,000 pound item... ;-) (not that there are many of those...) Ian J. |
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Re: Don't you wish all eBay parcels were like this?
On Jul 18, 5:48 pm, Jane Sullivan <spamt...@yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk>
wrote: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/6903433.stm > -- > Jane > British OO, American and Australian HO, and DCC in the gardenhttp://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/railway.html It's by no means clear that the recipient will get to keep the cash. MBQ |
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Re: Don't you wish all eBay parcels were like this?
<manatbandq@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1184851182.259476.93170@z28g2000prd.googlegro ups.com... > On Jul 18, 5:48 pm, Jane Sullivan <spamt...@yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk> > wrote: >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/6903433.stm >> -- >> Jane >> British OO, American and Australian HO, and DCC in the >> gardenhttp://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/railway.html > > It's by no means clear that the recipient will get to keep the cash. > If no one claims it and its not proved to be the proceeds of crime, the finder will be able to claim it. There is a fixed period for the claiming etc to happen in. |
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Re: Don't you wish all eBay parcels were like this?
"estarriol" <estarriol@estarriol.jeansNTshirt.co.uk> wrote in message
news:f7nto2$k8a$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk... > > <manatbandq@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:1184851182.259476.93170@z28g2000prd.googlegro ups.com... >> On Jul 18, 5:48 pm, Jane Sullivan <spamt...@yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk> >> wrote: >>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/6903433.stm >>> -- >>> Jane >>> British OO, American and Australian HO, and DCC in the >>> gardenhttp://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/railway.html >> >> It's by no means clear that the recipient will get to keep the cash. >> > If no one claims it and its not proved to be the proceeds of crime, the > finder will be able to claim it. There is a fixed period for the claiming > etc to happen in. As I read it the police can ask for an extension in September. Is there any limit to the number of extensions the police can ask for? Personally I'd be relieved if someone simply clicked the "pay now" button after winning an auction. It hasn't happened for a very long time now. (kim) |
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Re: Don't you wish all eBay parcels were like this?
In message <1184851182.259476.93170@z28g2000prd.googlegroups. com>
"manatbandq@hotmail.com" <manatbandq@hotmail.com> wrote: > On Jul 18, 5:48 pm, Jane Sullivan <spamt...@yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk> > wrote: > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/6903433.stm > > -- > > Jane > > British OO, American and Australian HO, and DCC in the gardenhttp://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/railway.html > > It's by no means clear that the recipient will get to keep the cash. > A fair chance though - though a visit from some nice men in a BMW is (or could have been if they had not handed it to plod) on the cards. It's unlikely they will pop down the nick to claim it.... > MBQ > Richard -- www.beamends-lrspares.co.uk sales@beamends-lrspares.co.uk I have become... comfortably numb |
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Re: Don't you wish all eBay parcels were like this?
"beamendsltd" <beamendsltd@btconnect.com> wrote in message news:b44cea44f%beamendsltd@btconnect.com... > In message <1184851182.259476.93170@z28g2000prd.googlegroups. com> > "manatbandq@hotmail.com" <manatbandq@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> On Jul 18, 5:48 pm, Jane Sullivan <spamt...@yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk> >> wrote: >> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/6903433.stm >> > -- >> > Jane >> > British OO, American and Australian HO, and DCC in the >> > gardenhttp://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/railway.html >> >> It's by no means clear that the recipient will get to keep the cash. >> > > A fair chance though - though a visit from some nice men in a BMW > is (or could have been if they had not handed it to plod) on the > cards. It's unlikely they will pop down the nick to claim it.... > >> MBQ >> > > Richard > > -- > www.beamends-lrspares.co.uk sales@beamends-lrspares.co.uk > I have become... comfortably numb if you want to know who sent it just wait for the headline - 'Unconcious man dropped off at A&E with Playstation game up his ....." Cheers, Simon |
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Re: Don't you wish all eBay parcels were like this?
"simon" <simon@nospam.com> wrote in message news:q86dnfCP1IfLTgLbnZ2dnUVZ8sOonZ2d@bt.com... > > "beamendsltd" <beamendsltd@btconnect.com> wrote in message > news:b44cea44f%beamendsltd@btconnect.com... >> In message <1184851182.259476.93170@z28g2000prd.googlegroups. com> >> "manatbandq@hotmail.com" <manatbandq@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On Jul 18, 5:48 pm, Jane Sullivan <spamt...@yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk> >>> wrote: >>> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/6903433.stm >>> > -- >>> > Jane >>> > British OO, American and Australian HO, and DCC in the >>> > gardenhttp://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/railway.html >>> >>> It's by no means clear that the recipient will get to keep the cash. >>> >> >> A fair chance though - though a visit from some nice men in a BMW >> is (or could have been if they had not handed it to plod) on the >> cards. It's unlikely they will pop down the nick to claim it.... >> >>> MBQ >>> >> >> Richard >> >> -- >> www.beamends-lrspares.co.uk sales@beamends-lrspares.co.uk >> I have become... comfortably numb > > if you want to know who sent it just wait for the headline - > 'Unconcious man dropped off at A&E with Playstation game up his ....." > Or even unconscious man arrested at A&E with a Shrek doll up his arse, said a spekesman, apparently he tried to retrieve the ps2 he had sold to a child on Ebay and the child objected......... Well have you ever tried to get one off a kid? |
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Re: Don't you wish all eBay parcels were like this?
On Jul 19, 4:01 pm, "kim" <ntscu...@aol.com> wrote:
> "estarriol" <estarr...@estarriol.jeansNTshirt.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:f7nto2$k8a$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk... > > > > > > > > > <manatba...@hotmail.com> wrote in message > >news:1184851182.259476.93170@z28g2000prd.googlegr oups.com... > >> On Jul 18, 5:48 pm, Jane Sullivan <spamt...@yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk> > >> wrote: > >>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/6903433.stm > >>> -- > >>> Jane > >>> British OO, American and Australian HO, and DCC in the > >>> gardenhttp://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/railway.html > > >> It's by no means clear that the recipient will get to keep the cash. > > > If no one claims it and its not proved to be the proceeds of crime, the > > finder will be able to claim it. There is a fixed period for the claiming > > etc to happen in. > > As I read it the police can ask for an extension in September. Is there any > limit to the number of extensions the police can ask for? > The way I read it, it's already more than 3 months since it happened and the Magistrates have been involved so I think an extension has already been granted. The police tallk about a "further" order in September. They're not going to let this one go easily. MBQ |
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Re: Don't you wish all eBay parcels were like this?
<manatbandq@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1184922720.656749.18550@g4g2000hsf.googlegrou ps.com... > On Jul 19, 4:01 pm, "kim" <ntscu...@aol.com> wrote: >> "estarriol" <estarr...@estarriol.jeansNTshirt.co.uk> wrote in message >> >> news:f7nto2$k8a$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > <manatba...@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> >news:1184851182.259476.93170@z28g2000prd.googlegr oups.com... >> >> On Jul 18, 5:48 pm, Jane Sullivan <spamt...@yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk> >> >> wrote: >> >>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/6903433.stm >> >>> -- >> >>> Jane >> >>> British OO, American and Australian HO, and DCC in the >> >>> gardenhttp://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/railway.html >> >> >> It's by no means clear that the recipient will get to keep the cash. >> >> > If no one claims it and its not proved to be the proceeds of crime, the >> > finder will be able to claim it. There is a fixed period for the >> > claiming >> > etc to happen in. >> >> As I read it the police can ask for an extension in September. Is there >> any >> limit to the number of extensions the police can ask for? >> > > The way I read it, it's already more than 3 months since it happened > and the Magistrates have been involved so I think an extension has > already been granted. The police tallk about a "further" order in > September. They're not going to let this one go easily. > I wonder if this is why its only now hit the media, an attempt to flush something out? |
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Re: Don't you wish all eBay parcels were like this?
On Jul 20, 10:33 am, "estarriol"
<estarr...@estarriol.jeansNTshirt.co.uk> wrote: > <manatba...@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:1184922720.656749.18550@g4g2000hsf.googlegrou ps.com... > > > > > > > On Jul 19, 4:01 pm, "kim" <ntscu...@aol.com> wrote: > >> "estarriol" <estarr...@estarriol.jeansNTshirt.co.uk> wrote in message > > >>news:f7nto2$k8a$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk... > > >> > <manatba...@hotmail.com> wrote in message > >> >news:1184851182.259476.93170@z28g2000prd.googlegr oups.com... > >> >> On Jul 18, 5:48 pm, Jane Sullivan <spamt...@yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk> > >> >> wrote: > >> >>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/6903433.stm > >> >>> -- > >> >>> Jane > >> >>> British OO, American and Australian HO, and DCC in the > >> >>> gardenhttp://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/railway.html > > >> >> It's by no means clear that the recipient will get to keep the cash. > > >> > If no one claims it and its not proved to be the proceeds of crime, the > >> > finder will be able to claim it. There is a fixed period for the > >> > claiming > >> > etc to happen in. > > >> As I read it the police can ask for an extension in September. Is there > >> any > >> limit to the number of extensions the police can ask for? > > > The way I read it, it's already more than 3 months since it happened > > and the Magistrates have been involved so I think an extension has > > already been granted. The police tallk about a "further" order in > > September. They're not going to let this one go easily. > > I wonder if this is why its only now hit the media, an attempt to flush > something out? It does seem strange that it's taken so long to get hold of the seller and determine the ownership of the cash. I think we've only been given a juicy snippet. MBQ |
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Re: Don't you wish all eBay parcels were like this?
"estarriol" <estarriol@estarriol.jeansNTshirt.co.uk> wrote in message news:f7pnhu$bum$1$830fa79f@news.demon.co.uk... > > "simon" <simon@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:q86dnfCP1IfLTgLbnZ2dnUVZ8sOonZ2d@bt.com... >> >> "beamendsltd" <beamendsltd@btconnect.com> wrote in message >> news:b44cea44f%beamendsltd@btconnect.com... >>> In message <1184851182.259476.93170@z28g2000prd.googlegroups. com> >>> "manatbandq@hotmail.com" <manatbandq@hotmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On Jul 18, 5:48 pm, Jane Sullivan <spamt...@yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk> >>>> wrote: >>>> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/6903433.stm >>>> > -- >>>> > Jane >>>> > British OO, American and Australian HO, and DCC in the >>>> > gardenhttp://www.yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk/railway/railway.html >>>> >>>> It's by no means clear that the recipient will get to keep the cash. >>>> >>> >>> A fair chance though - though a visit from some nice men in a BMW >>> is (or could have been if they had not handed it to plod) on the >>> cards. It's unlikely they will pop down the nick to claim it.... >>> >>>> MBQ >>>> >>> >>> Richard >>> >>> -- >>> www.beamends-lrspares.co.uk sales@beamends-lrspares.co.uk >>> I have become... comfortably numb >> >> if you want to know who sent it just wait for the headline - >> 'Unconcious man dropped off at A&E with Playstation game up his ....." >> > Or even unconscious man arrested at A&E with a Shrek doll up his arse, > said a spekesman, apparently he tried to retrieve the ps2 he had sold to a > child on Ebay and the child objected......... > > Well have you ever tried to get one off a kid? Easy - offer em a ps3 (but you better have one ready) |
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Re: Don't you wish all eBay parcels were like this?
"simon" <simon@nospam.com> wrote:
> "beamendsltd" <beamendsltd@btconnect.com> wrote... >> "manatbandq@hotmail.com" <manatbandq@hotmail.com> wrote: >>> Jane Sullivan <spamt...@yddraiggoch.demon.co.uk> wrote: >>> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/6903433.stm -- >>> >>> It's by no means clear that the recipient will get to keep the cash. >> >> A fair chance though - though a visit from some nice men in a BMW >> is (or could have been if they had not handed it to plod) on the >> cards. It's unlikely they will pop down the nick to claim it.... >> >>> MBQ >> >> Richard >> >> -- >> www.beamends-lrspares.co.uk sales@beamends-lrspares.co.uk >> I have become... comfortably numb > > if you want to know who sent it just wait for the headline - > 'Unconcious man dropped off at A&E with Playstation game up his ....." Which reminds me, i see George W. Bush underwent a colonoscopy. I wonder if they found Tony Blair's false teeth or Stephen Harper's wig? -- Martin S. |
