Start looking for the stolen idems at the local pawn shops. Personal I think they should ban them.
I had my 12 foot alum fishing boat stolen about 3 years ago. It was sold to a pawn shop who didn't ask for the seller to sign the active regsetration on the back. I recovered the boat because I had the serial numbers, and the person that bought it from the pawn shop had a call from the police when he attemped to get it placed in his name at the sec. of states office.

[:@]Now here is the kicker. The pawn shop owner got off scott free since he asked if the seller to him owned said idem. The poor guy that bought it from the pawn shop got time in jail and comunity service for reciveing stolen property.

A fellow I used to work with also found his guns and fishing equipment at a pawn shop too.

I second the safe, record serial numbers, take pictures bothmovieand still. Most of all don't buy stuff from pawn shops.

Al