Stolen medals are found on eBay

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  1. Kyt

    Kyt Άρης

    BBC NEWS | England | Stolen medals are found on eBay

    Colonel Graeme John OLLEY MBE (423677) Royal Engineers - retired 1986
     
    Kyt, Apr 17, 2009
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  2. spidge

    spidge Active Member

    How lucky would you be to find them on E-Bay!
     
    spidge, Apr 17, 2009
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  3. Keith

    Keith New Member

    Medals returned.

    Hi Kyt.

    This gave me a nice warm feeling.
    Thanks
    :happy:
    Cheers
    Keith
     
    Keith, Apr 17, 2009
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  4. Kitty

    Kitty New Member

    That is an absolutely wonderful case of serendipity.
     
    Kitty, Apr 17, 2009
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  5. Kyt

    Kyt Άρης

    The question really arises about the provenance of many others being sold on their and elsewhere
     
    Kyt, Apr 17, 2009
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  6. spidge

    spidge Active Member

    Thinking out loud, how hard would it be for governments to enact laws to demand proof of ownership of medals?
     
    spidge, Apr 18, 2009
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  7. Kyt

    Kyt Άρης

    In America the Stolen Valor Act of 2005 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia makes it harder for the sale of medals. I think it is a minefield. A lot of medals are ungraved and so tracking them back when stolen is difficult.

    And I have said this before - I can understand that family members may need to sell medals because of financial need but I still think it is wrong. If they have to be sold then I would rather see a system of state subsidisation for museums to have them
     
    Kyt, Apr 18, 2009
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  8. spidge

    spidge Active Member

    I do not agree with their sale either however they should be able to provide legal ownership.
     
    spidge, Apr 18, 2009
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