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When people left games at your house YEARS ago...
wiggy:
Like I said, shoot them an email or whatever if you've got it, but don't go hiring a private detective to hunt them down. What I'm saying isn't separated by more than a few degrees of what you're saying.
The way I look at it, it's not stealing or like stealing. They forgot it, not T-bone. Sounds like he already tried to get the items returned forever ago but the owners of said games weren't really all that concerned.
SasoriSoren:
I have had friends do the same, though with books. I still have my friend Josh's books on Buddhism (I was studying the religion and a few books front he Dalai Llama never hurt). I asked if he wanted them back on Facebook and he never replied so I have kept them to this day. I he ever wants them back I live 5 miles away.
If the person left them there and hasn't contacted you in years about them, they have no idea it is there anymore and obviously don't have a dilemma about them missing otherwise they would have made sure to contact anyone who may have them. That said, simply not giving them back would be pretty slimy. I say try to find them on Facebook, and if you don't see them on the first page of results, don't search any longer and know in your heart and mind that you tried to do the right thing.
palmer6strings:
I'd say keep them, like others have said, they would have tried to get th by now.
I've had this happen so many times myself and they never seemed to care so I just kept them.
Moviefan2k4:
--- Quote from: wiggy on December 18, 2012, 11:55:35 PM ---Like I said, shoot them an email or whatever if you've got it, but don't go hiring a private detective to hunt them down. What I'm saying isn't separated by more than a few degrees of what you're saying.
The way I look at it, it's not stealing or like stealing. They forgot it, not T-bone. Sounds like he already tried to get the items returned forever ago but the owners of said games weren't really all that concerned.
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If he's already tried and failed to return them, that's one thing, but no one should keep something like that without making every honest attempt to contact the owners. Hiring a detective might be a bit much, but then again, maybe not; I'd say it depends on the circumstances. With so much info online now, you can get a current address or phone number for almost anyone from a records search. Some of the fees are large, but many are small.
segamer:
Well, I'd say that it's hard to keep something that isn't yours. Try and contact the owners and ask them if they'd like their games back. I can't tell you how many times my games weren't returned to me. It's upsetting.