[shielagolden]

i check it

[Blagden Alley]

I would guess that in a large shop, about half of them are still there, in some closet or the wrong office. Turned in to get repaired, fix is late, person transfers or leaves, and paperwork never followed up, assuming there was paperwork.

Maybe some is theft, but a lot is more mundane. Sloppy management exhibits symptoms.