(NY)Man arrested in eBay sale of historic documents

REUTERS ^ | Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:21pm EST | By Christopher Michaud

[Always Right]

Lesson to Criminals....don’t sell stolen goods on eBay, especially if they are easily identifiable.

[kalee]

ping

Do you know who has the American HIstory list?

[restornu]

Great I get a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach over such a terrible deed and you want to give adive how avoid getting caught!

[jiggyboy]

"Dammit, I think this one's on the list...So much for a third movie."

[mtbopfuyn]

What in the world was wrong with Cage’s hair in the second movie? Just shave it off or get transplants, but whatever it needed something.

[CGASMIA68]

what a f’en moron

[CGASMIA68]

what a f’en moron

[vavavah]

u can say that again

[raygunfan]

Sandy Burglar, call your office.....

[So Circumstanced]

Just like the guy who for years was given access to rare books at the Boston Public Library and razor-bladed out rare maps over a period of years. He got caught and punished.

A certain Clinton higher-up named “Sandy Burgler” managed to essentially “beat the rap” with a slight wink and a nod from the Bush administration.

Document pilferers should take lessons from Sandy.

[RepublitarianRoger2]

“Yeah, I stole the stuff, and you got about 90 percent of everything I took — but I’m not guilty, don’tcha know.”

[Verginius Rufus]

In 1823 John C. Calhoun was Secretary of War, not V.P. The Vice President was Daniel Tompkins of New York.

[mass55th]

Here's a link to an article in today's NY Post. There's a picture of the perp and a bit more info on him:

Click Here

[Grizzled Bear]

If only he had taken them to his office and destroyed them he would be looking at a light sentence.

/Sandy Burgler reference.

[NonValueAdded]

ping

[antiRepublicrat]

Is it just me, or does $1,001 for a Poor Richard’s Almanac seem pretty cheap?

[John123]

"I took many items in 2007 because my daughter, Maria, unexpectedly ran up a $10,000 credit-card bill."

Dude... who is the adult here? Justifying bad behavior with more bad behavior is absurd...

[torchthemummy]

The state library's extensive collection includes an original first draft of Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and complete set of autographs from the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Wow! As a history freak I wouldn't need to steal them. I would be satisfied just to be able to touch them.

[org.whodat]

Lesson to Criminals....don’t sell stolen goods on eBay, especially if they are easily identifiable.

Lesson to buyer of stolen goods on ebay, you better call and up the stuff you bought, before the cops get there.