Lock em up... a long story
We recently moved to Payson AZ, a small town {20K folks} that sits at 5,000' 75 miles north of Phoenix. One of the many reasons we made the move last year was the friendly small town vibe and very li...
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I am curious: What's the point? is there truly a market for used/stolen travel trailers? They're not a 'flea market' item...no legitimate dealer would get anywhere near consigning, buying or accepting as trade in a unit without documentation, let alone one that's on the 'hot sheet' as having been reported stolen...seems like an odd thing to take just to joy-ride.
I live right on the U.S. Mexico border...and there's folks who steal cars and get 'em across the bridge before the owner knows it's gone...according to confessions I've seen/heard, they will have a 'fence' on the other side of the border who give them x number of dollars/pesos for every car they get get across...that thievery kinda makes sense, because I can see the thief has something to gain
And I've heard of 'copper theft' rings....even had people killed accidentally trying to steal copper
Is there some underground market for stolen travel trailers that I've never heard of? or do they have scrap value that makes it worth it to 'chop shop' them, and sell the salvage to a 'don't ask/don't tell' recycling yard?
(also, seems to me Oldman may not need to worry about his 5-er...unlike just a hitch and a ball needed to take a bumper-pull, doubt many thieves would do the planning or cost of getting a fifth-wheel hitch let alone an adequate truck)
I live right on the U.S. Mexico border...and there's folks who steal cars and get 'em across the bridge before the owner knows it's gone...according to confessions I've seen/heard, they will have a 'fence' on the other side of the border who give them x number of dollars/pesos for every car they get get across...that thievery kinda makes sense, because I can see the thief has something to gain
And I've heard of 'copper theft' rings....even had people killed accidentally trying to steal copper
Is there some underground market for stolen travel trailers that I've never heard of? or do they have scrap value that makes it worth it to 'chop shop' them, and sell the salvage to a 'don't ask/don't tell' recycling yard?
(also, seems to me Oldman may not need to worry about his 5-er...unlike just a hitch and a ball needed to take a bumper-pull, doubt many thieves would do the planning or cost of getting a fifth-wheel hitch let alone an adequate truck)
