Soda Crate Moral Dilemma (& Informal Survey)
I have a moral dilemma and will go along with whatever the majority reply. Last week went to the Big City (2 hour drive). Heading back home got a flat on the interstate. While putting on the spare ...
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turbojimmy wrote:rjxj wrote:
Crates
I doubt the OP is part of a nationwide crate-stealing ring. Using the numbers in the article, I would estimate the black market value of the soda crate to be $0.25 - $0.50 on the high side. They have to be moving a lot of crates to make any money. Seems inefficient, but hey, our local cops just busted a couple of dudes that were part of a battery stealing ring. They were stealing car batteries from WalMart and returning them to other WalMarts. I'm in NJ, they came from Michigan to pull this scam. They were caught with shopping carts (plural) full of car batteries that they were unloading from a Hyundai. Really hard to make this stuff up https://www.tapinto.net/towns/roxbury/articles/police-multi-state-stolen-battery-scammers-short. Makes me tired just thinking about it. I wouldn't make a good thief. No word on whether the shopping cart was stolen.
I didn't say he was involved in anything. The point is that most items do have a value. Usually milk crates and other plastic pallet type material will have an embossed name and warning that it is illegal to possess them. I dont think it was mentioned if this crate has a warning on it or not. I may have missed it.
