Etching gone too far?
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bowtie427ss
Lunatic Member
It's a lot easier to stare at an engraved number than it is to stare at the empty space where your beloved audio gear used to reside.
Ugly as they are, faceplate engravings suck the motivation right out of the would be thief. Apparently it used to put a big damper on the resale potential and value for them. Back in the day we bought gear to listen to, re-selling the gear was far less a consideration than enjoying it and keeping it safe.
Ugly as they are, faceplate engravings suck the motivation right out of the would be thief. Apparently it used to put a big damper on the resale potential and value for them. Back in the day we bought gear to listen to, re-selling the gear was far less a consideration than enjoying it and keeping it safe.
gladiator335
MRTI
Look at the bright side: maybe you can negotiate a better price by stating the obvious - appearance is ruined.
Ohighway
Wannabe Minimalist
Lol. That was the whole point of marking the items.... to make them unattractive to thieves.
I think it's funny to read some of the comments here slamming owners who marked their gear. Retroactively attempting to apply todays standards to what was done 40 years ago.
Tube Sound
Super Member
Moderation and taste is the key IMO. Like a small butterfly on the most beautiful rack you've ever seen or on the the small of the back, works for me.
I have a Pioneer CT-F1250 bought at a thrift. Has "Higgins' spelled out on the front. It would take a lot of tall bars to hide it.
When I posted a while back about it-one reply was from a retired military person. He/She said that it was all too common for other service members gear to get stolen-often, by other service members......
The CO's would tell them-"hey, put your SS # on these things, or they will likely walk. You've been warned"
A lot of high end gear, bought with the strong American dollar, came to the US via this route. I too remember the local law enforcement encouraging this type of marking. I resisted, and am glad I did. But then, I had very little of value-so it was a pretty easy decision.....
When I posted a while back about it-one reply was from a retired military person. He/She said that it was all too common for other service members gear to get stolen-often, by other service members......
The CO's would tell them-"hey, put your SS # on these things, or they will likely walk. You've been warned"
A lot of high end gear, bought with the strong American dollar, came to the US via this route. I too remember the local law enforcement encouraging this type of marking. I resisted, and am glad I did. But then, I had very little of value-so it was a pretty easy decision.....
Robinhawaii
Super Member
I find it's people who have never been burglarized that are so dismissive and judgmental. So many things that you value often get trashed during the ransacking. I don't wish it on anyone.
Robinhawaii
Super Member
Lol. That was the whole point of marking the items.... to make them unattractive to thieves.
I think it's funny to read some of the comments here slamming owners who marked their gear. Retroactively attempting to apply todays standards to what was done 40 years ago.
I agree with you. I don't think Mensa is going to be using this thread for recruitment purposes anytime soon
Take care!
7miles
Well-Known Member
I find it's people who have never been burglarized that are so dismissive and judgmental. So many things that you value often get trashed during the ransacking. I don't wish it on anyone.
You are wrong there....I have been burglarized.......But I tell you I certainly didn't run around my house etching numbers all over the face of my equipment.
To me it is very stupid to mark stuff like that......IMO:thmbsp::thmbsp:
Arkay
Lunatic Member
The idea was to discourage theft. A thief might pick up and take something with an SS number on the back, and not notice the number until later. With the engraving right out in front, the thief would be sure to see it right away, and would probably decide to pass on it. A deterrent that is unseen is no deterrent.
I would have agreed with you, until I saw one particular tatoo -- a large kirin (a mythological beast, like the one on the beer bottles) on the back of a Japanese girl, done in the most painful and traditional Japanese manner of tattooing. Only a couple of masters in Japan practice this form of the art, and most of the customers are major gangsters (yakuza). It allows for subtle, watercolor-like gradations that are impossible to achieve with ordinary tattooing methods. That kirin was a true work of art, and very beautiful. It fit onto the girl's back as if she had been born either with it on, or for the purpose of having it put on. (It didn't hurt that the girl it was on was rather attractive, either.
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Robinhawaii
Super Member
How many times? It's people that keep getting everything taken that resort to this...
Don't get me wrong, I don't like that it was done. But I at least can understand the sad place someone was put in to think this was a good idea.
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7miles
Well-Known Member
Well one time, and the was all I wanted hell didn't even want it that time
But I have read the ad that was posted........and no where does it say he was burglarized one time or many times......it does say minor mark on the face plate (scratched in) kind of a understatement..........IMO
But I have read the ad that was posted........and no where does it say he was burglarized one time or many times......it does say minor mark on the face plate (scratched in) kind of a understatement..........IMO
Robinhawaii
Super Member
Well one time, and the was all I wanted hell didn't even want it that time
But I have read the ad that was posted........and no where does it say he was burglarized one time or many times......it does say minor mark on the face plate (scratched in) kind of a understatement..........IMO
But it is for sale in Canada with a possible Social Security Number from Mississippi... No where does it say that he is the one that put the numbers there... Since none of us know the story let's just call it " unforseen circumstances" and not "stupidity".
They need to move if they're being vandalized that much. They have bigger issues than marred stereos.
Robinhawaii
Super Member
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