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I would say, put a reasonable effort into finding the owner. If the owner cannot be found, it’s finders keepers.

Key thing about trying to find owners of lost things: You cannot just say ‘is this your $200’. You need to do something more like, ‘I’m trying to find the owner of some lost money’ and if they claim it is theirs, ask them how much it was. This way you filter out grifters.

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ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
$200 bucks is definitely worth trying to find the owner. That could be someone’s week of grocery money

I’d say 50-100 or less don’t even try.

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- otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  $100 could be a week of grocery money too. $50 for a frugal individual, even.
  
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  - ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    You’re totally right! Point being it’s a lot of money, especially if they have a family
    
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tyrant@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Not to mention they may just “hold it” for you

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fishos@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
So then who is the person who lost it supposed to ask if not the police? You expect them to go on some random Facebook group?

This is exactly what the police are for. But if you don’t utilize them the system doesn’t work and it’s “not worth the bother”.

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