Comment on How do people get rid of or sell stolen jewelry? I ask cause the news says the the Louve thieves can never sell it because it so known?

AmericanEconomicThinkTank@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• AnitaAmandaHuginskis@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  You could steal much easier and less risky from lesser known places. If you wanted to steal gold and gems to melt down and reassemble why create so much public and international attention?

  My bet is on a private purchaser that specifically wanted these items for his collection.

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  • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    There was another heist earlier this year where some gold artifacts were stolen and then sold to jewelery makers who melted them down.

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• phoenixz@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Either that, or it also goes through a chop shop and they’ll sell the individual materials for much less than it would be worth

  Likely though, I imagine this was a custom order job for some 0.1% asshole

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