Posted on 05/22/2019 12:19:45 PM PDT by LibWhacker
We have a refrigerator n our house.
That is the best possible outcome for him.
And you are right that it would be best for him if he came forward on his own. If the thief kept records of his sale the police are going to come looking for him.
He should lawyer up.
I have never heard of an insurance company covering losses due to buying stole property.
If I understand your meaning, someone cut up a painting and sold the individual pieces.
Why would anyone buy a piece of vandalized art?
“I have never heard of an insurance company covering losses due to buying stole property.”
Agree, that was just a guess, on the grounds that he may have bought the wine in good faith. More likely, the ins co tells him “tough luck”.
That was in a plot of Law & Order Criminal Intent I think.
Let the buyer beware.
Always good advice.
Bill Koch maybe ?
When Pollock was starting to paint what I guess is his Abstract art out in a place on Long Island he didn’t have much money, but did have a rich woman paying his bills while he painted.
Anyway when he ran low on food and beer and had no money he would go to the village store where he shopped and would trade some of his pictures for supplies. I have often wondered how much those people ended up selling their painting for after Pollock died in the car accident and all of a sudden his stuff was worth big bucks.
Could be, they probably get ideas from real crimes. I have never seen that show tho.
Natty Bo-jeaulais?
Personally I think most of Pollock’s art is crap.
A few of his impressionistic paintings are interesting.
Unfortunately, we have young families and are not in the position to replace the wine. We are officially out of the wine collecting business."
I enjoy wine, and I like to visit wineries whenever I'm traveling. As a gift, my wife bought me a 40+ bottle wine refrigerator during our kitchen remodel.
Having said that, I could never see myself collecting wine to the point where I'd have 100 bottles, let alone 750. A wine collecting "business" should only be tried with money you can afford to lose.
I learned my lesson about making money in collectibles a long time ago, when my mom tossed out my baseball cards. FWIW, I had complete Topps sets from 64-68.
I understand that back in the Middle Ages, people stored their gold with goldsmiths, as they had secure storage. They got a receipt in return. Soon, the receipts themselves were used as “money”.
Some goldsmiths realized that many patrons never redeemed their gold, so began issuing extra “receipts” and pocketed the difference. Those who were discovered were executed, but later on, someone in the government said, “Now THERE’s an idea!” and the rest is history.
Holder simply sold wine that customers had stored with him.
Sounds like your average everyday Banker.
Buncha winers.
See, I'm no dummy. I'm going to make sure all my expensive stuff is stored securely. However, I really have to get over there someday to check it out. Will be nice to see my collection once again.
"Well, nutria is a kind of grape."
"No, it's a kind of rat."
He replaced some of the cases with cheap bottles of wine.
"Well, nutria is a kind of grape."
"No, it's a kind of rat."
"It's a rat wine."
"And a poorly made one, even by rat wine standards."
I was thinking along those lines too.
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