Where do you store your inventory?
I know some don't have space at home and have rented space for inventory. This theft was not of items owned by a seller but some of the comics were listed and sold on eBay. Just want to give a warning, the times they are a changin'.
Milwaukee man charged with comic book theft | Waukesha Co. News | gmtoday.com
37 comments
onefootflipper
·1 year agoThat story sounds to me like a case of two very stupid people.
The storage unit renter was stupid for both putting his incredibly expensive comic book in a storage unit and then cluing someone in to the fact that he did so.
The crook was stupid for immediately trying to flip the stuff in the most public and traceable manner possible.
Card store I used to work in had a break in one night the two young thieves ignored the most valuable items and instead stole as many of the new $39 Yugioh boxes that they could fit in their bags. Then then went home, opened them and tried to sell the opened cards back to the same store the next day while the police were still their investigating the break in. They were still wearing the same clothes they had on in the security footage.
chapeau-noir
·1 year agoStoopid crook stories like this give me hope for the survival of civilization.
hartungcards
·1 year agoIn a van down by the river.
chapeau-noir
·1 year agoHuh? People have been stealing stuff and listing it online for years.
The remark about the fees WAS funny, though.
broto_64
·1 year agoI can't speak for other sellers but in my case I've become (or have always been) a bit of a hoarder, so anyone coming to steal for profit is going to be looking at some stashes of STUFF... And I understand some will come with a big box truck and just load everything up and sort through it later but all that involves work and I'm pretty sure most thieves are looking for an easy buck - something they can quickly get rid of for good amounts of cash and doing that in my space isn't as easy as loading up the most valuable items because it's all kind of sort of a big bad mess.
Well, an organized mess but in one room you may have to step over things carefully and don't break an ankle.
So I mean, if they want to come out and load up they should get started because it will help me declutter in a massive way, heck on a really good day I might even help them load!
dirk12955
·1 year agoI worry more about a fire or Tornado
than getting robbed or burgled.
toomuchstuffagain35
·1 year agoI for sure don't have space since I moved in with my daughter and her kids, but all the listed and current/more valuable inventory is crammed into every nook and cranny I have here.
The rest of the unlisted stuff (mostly long tail) is in a storage unit which hopefully I'll get to before I kick the bucket.
iamthecrosseyedcow
·1 year agoNo self respecting robber would even think about entering our home (where most of our waaay too much inventory is stored) due to the excessive barking of our two very mouthy dogs. Unfortunately, they are mini-dachshunds, so not sure they'd be able to do much if an actual invasion occurred.
chapeau-noir
·1 year agoThey could probably knock out the robber with an over-dose of adorableness.
 
gloryglorygifts
·1 year agoYou just reminded me of the joke about the guy that broke into the house and the parrot kept repeating that Jesus is watching him. Turns out that Jesus was a very large dog that came bounding out of the shadows. LOL
le-5262
·1 year ago*sigh*
Pretty creative with space in the house.
Someday I'd really like to get rid of the tandem bike in the living room, though.
keraz-0
·1 year agoAll of my stock is stored in the finished basement of my home. A would be robber would have to try to steal my items by going through me holding my second amendment right.
krazzykats
·1 year agoBoth at home and in a storage unit.
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mam98031
·1 year agoAll my inventory is in my home office on shelves.
gloryglorygifts
·1 year agoThat is just awful!!! I'm so glad they figured it out and arrested him.
I have a very small inventory here in my office and everything else is in warehouses. There is nothing of value here, whatsoever, which is a good thing because we are listed on Google maps, including directions and parking!!! However, we have had our CC info stolen by an ex-employee of that warehouse. We got him because he ordered from a few food establishments in MA. So nobody is really safe anymore. Very sad world we live in.
sin-n-dex
·1 year agoInventory is stored at the brick and mortar store (which is very secure, nuff said).
Stuff that belongs to me like the postcards and stamp lots which are bulky and take up tons of space are in my office and basement, but they don't have any value to steal...
C.
youn2240
·1 year agoI keep my totes in the safe trade spot at my local police department.
buyselljack2016
·1 year agoMostly in the garage. Winding down my selling days.
Garage remains unlocked. Hopefully someone will come steal things and make my life easier.
Even have some empty boxes there for loading up to carry away.
12345jamesstamps
·1 year agoI live on the 4th floor...no elevator...two blocks up a hill...never have to worry about security or locked doors.
Impossible to find a parking spot as well...
I thought about what to sell before selling for easy storage...stamps organized in shoe boxes.
worldcoinauctions
·1 year agoI rent a storefront and carry insurance and have a monitored alarm, oh wait, it's a store! Yeah gives me a place to buy and sell from and most of my inventory walks in on its own.
sreu3058
·1 year agoPiled up all around me, which is why I started selling it in the first place.
Of course, organized, boxed, numbered.
When I try to tell someone living here ‘if anything ever happens to me’ and start pointing
I am met with glazed eyes (no-one cares about my inventory)
My 6 foot 4 inch son who lifts weights every day is my guard dog,
and okay, my husband.
The cat will dash out any escape presented.
bashort
·1 year agoI have 7' chain link fenced in area, cameras and 3 German shepards
redlinear
·1 year agoThey would have to get past the cat.
Which isn't all that difficult, but they don't know that.
skatefool
·1 year agoSort of like an art heist. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
loose_goose_garage
·1 year agoThis was a funny line:
"Police also found a diary of hers (his girlfriend) containing an entry July 27, 2024, about selling comic books, saying, “He had a sale on stolen comics … for 8000$ but was upset he has to pay eBay 1200$ for the sale,â€
adamcartwright
·1 year ago@loose_goose_garage
I cracked up at that line!
Even Hefter Wieloch complains about eBay fees.
meme6253
·1 year agoAll my inventory is stored in my home, Basement & attic, They have to come through me first to get to my stash!
luckythewinner
·1 year agoUnless they simply waited until you left your house.
soh.maryl
·1 year agoBut then the vicious guard dog would rip their arm off or the cameras would capture the invasion or perhaps both.
Personally, my dog, Molly, likes visitors so much that she'd probably help them find whatever I have that's worth stealing.
dirk12955
·1 year agoMy Staffy would welcome all visitors or burglars with kisses and would bring
her toys for inspection and approval.
My other dog (Doberman mix) would be a problem for anybody wanting to
come in the house uninvited.
duffy4444
·1 year ago@soh.maryl :
I have an over-friendly cat, Nikki, that knows where the jewelry and guns are, too.
Cheers, Duffy
soh.maryl
·1 year agoNo longer have a cat, but my old girl, Peaches, would've met them at the door and told them they're wasting their time here, nothing worth stealing.
gloryglorygifts
·1 year agoI have a Molly too! She looks like Toto from the Wizard of Oz but thinks like a pitbull. I call her a Tiny Terro r ist.
funfactorychannel
·1 year agoIts harder than you think if they come to our house to grab inventory its kinda overwhelming. I know if they come to my house to steal they dunno where to start. And for thieves they dont want to stay in one place for long..
I used to store my comics in a 10x30 storage unit, only to find out how easily Storage units get robbed. Three years having 2 units, the place has been robbed 4 times. Luckily my unit look like a pile of crap so they avoided it. And now my comics filled up my living room.
dirk12955
·1 year agoAnd then, There are days (Like today) where I'd
welcome the thieves with open arms after locking up the
dogs and I'd say,
"Take it all and don't leave anything behind"
sin-n-dex
·1 year agoI used to live with someone who never left the house... and we had noisy pets. It was great security.
C.
wastingtime101
·1 year agoI'm picturing someone walking into your house and you punching them with the super tiny fist in your avatar. 😂