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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 914488, member: 16948&quot;]Sorry to bring this old thread back to life, but since I saw it listed Raider&#039;s TOTW post, I thought I&#039;d give ya&#039;ll an update on this hardheaded (or just plain sicko) thief.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;ll call the Bakersfield incident in this thread Part 1 and the Santa Clara incident Part 2.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And here&#039;s Part 3.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Fast forward to the San Jose show in January 2010 where I&#039;m set up.&nbsp; On the first day of the show shortly after it opened, the security guard stops by my table and tells me another dealer told him a coin thief who had previously stolen coins from me wanted to enter the show, and did I want allow him in or would I prefer that he be asked to leave.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>First, I couldn&#039;t believe that the Bakersfield thief had the nerve to attend yet ANOTHER show, especially one where I was at!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Second, I was incredulous that they would even ask the question!&nbsp; Of course I wanted that scum sent packing immediately.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I asked the security guard why they would even want a convicted coin thief walking around the show?&nbsp; They said they had no cause to keep him from entering the show, but that I could since I was a dealer at the show and I had cause since he had stolen from me.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So I followed the security guard up to the front door, but the thief had already slipped into the show.&nbsp; I found him at one of the front tables and pointed him out to the security guard.&nbsp; The security guard told the thief to finish up what he was doing and to leave the show.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The dealer at that table asked me what was going on, so I explained that he was a convicted coin thief who had stolen from me and that I didn&#039;t want him in the show.&nbsp; The dealer got a big smile on his face, withdrew whatever items the thief was looking at and told the thief the coins were no longer for sale.&nbsp; The thief was then ejected from the show.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Later, that dealer came up to me and told me he was so glad I did what I did, that not many dealers would take the effort to keep a thief out.&nbsp; I said I only did what was right, what I&#039;d hope any other dealer would do.&nbsp; Sadly, he said that many dealers would just rather get their coins back (or sometimes even have the thief pay for and keep the coins), rather than prosecute the thief.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I just shook my head and said what a shame, that the thief who is never punished, will never stop being a thief.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Any way, I just couldn&#039;t resist posting another follow up on this persistent thief![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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