topic Re: Is this guy for real?? in Community Spirit

Is this guy for real??

*mrswormwood* — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 05:03:57 GMT

This is not 'a gift that fell from the sky', it was a sentimental possession lost in a car park.

Surely the request to claim it on insurance is dodgy!

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/17747371/lost-bracelet-finder-asks-for-half-of-value/

Re: Is this guy for real??

freakiness — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 05:24:27 GMT

Clergymen hey. I bet that story makes most of them cringe.

Re: Is this guy for real??

*mrswormwood* — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 05:30:09 GMT

Clergymen hey. I bet that story makes most of them cringe.

A clergyman who was a lawyer in a past life :^O

Re: Is this guy for real??

kopenhagen5 — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 05:30:57 GMT

Even if I had the bracelet for 1-2 years, I would still give it back gratis.

I think most would.

(I think his boss might have words with him at the pearly gates). 😉

Re: Is this guy for real??

*mrswormwood* — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 05:32:37 GMT

Even if I had the bracelet for 1-2 years, I would still give it back gratis.

I think most would.

(I think his boss might have words with him at the pearly gates). 😉

I agree.....

I think he better be careful that a gift in the form of an anvil doesn't fall from the sky onto his greedy head :^O

Re: Is this guy for real??

debra9275 — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 05:34:22 GMT

Wow!

what a very unchristian thing for someone to do. Previous life as a lawyer probably has a lot to do with it though, lol

Re: Is this guy for real??

cherry*135 — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 06:15:11 GMT

A lawyer turned clergyman, also now a restaurant owner?

It would be nice if he gave them back the bracelet and the owners gave him a $100 as a thank you.. that is the most he could expect.

Not very Christian like to try and make money out of someone else's misfortune.

I found a small cheapish looking bracelet in the supermarket car park once and handed it in to the mall management.

Re: Is this guy for real??

cherry*135 — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 06:16:19 GMT

Oh, didn't read that properly. - not him that owns the restaurant, that is the guy that brought the bracelet.

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azureline** — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 06:24:11 GMT

hmm... I can see both sides of this, he did hand it in and it was given back as unclaimed, what if he gave it to someone as a gift already?

Re: Is this guy for real??

cherry*135 — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 06:31:56 GMT

If he had already given it to someone as a gift already, he may not have taken it to a jeweller first to find out its value?

If he did find out the value first, then would have to like the person a lot to give them a bracelet valued at $6500.

I read somewhere else the owners offered him $500 for giving back the bracelet...before he made his claim for 50%.

If the owners get or are in receipt of money from the insurance company for the bracelet, then I guess it fair if he gets 1/2 of the insurance payout.. otherwise the owners would have the money and the bracelet.

It is not clear is it, whether the owners have already put in a claim for the lost bracelet and received a payout BEFORE the Rev tracked them down as owners of his found bracelet?

Re: Is this guy for real??

azureline** — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 06:35:36 GMT

It reads like the jeweller who made it tracked down the owner.

The Rev probably likes his wife enough to give it to her? (if he has one)

Re: Is this guy for real??

cherry*135 — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 06:40:10 GMT

The bracelet had a security code on it, so I guess whoever found it, if they wanted it valued at a jeweller, the jeweller would see the code and alert the person who brought it in as to who owned it.

The bracelet owners were a bit critical of the police because they felt the police could have tracked them down when it was handed in, if the Rev managed to do it. Then they may have got it back from the police before the 2 months was up?

Re: Is this guy for real??

cherry*135 — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 06:42:05 GMT

The clergyman said he became aware of the security code, which led him to the Bevans, imprinted on the bracelet when he took it to be valued and insured.

If there was no code he would have just kept it, as he wouldn't know who the owner was?

Re: Is this guy for real??

azureline** — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 06:43:50 GMT

The clergyman said he became aware of the security code, which led him to the Bevans, imprinted on the bracelet when he took it to be valued and insured.

Mr Bevan said they were delighted when they heard from the jeweller from whom they bought the bracelet that it had been found.

The jeweller passed on the Rev. McAuliffe's details and Mr Bevan emailed him to arrange collection.

Re: Is this guy for real??

cherry*135 — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:24:38 GMT

Yes, the Rev agreed to have his details passed on to the owners. He could have just walked out of the jewellers with the bracelet and kept it as he had been given it back by lawful means after it wasn't colllected for 2 months from the police?

I presume if someone steals or finds a bracelet with a security code.. no reputable jeweller would buy it off them, nor those would the pawn shops etc. if they are not the original owner.

Re: Is this guy for real??

azureline** — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:27:32 GMT

Did he agree? His details would have been on the valuation he asked for.

He did walk out of the jewellers with it....

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georgiajake2010 — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:39:31 GMT

Really? Whats wrong with that? I would've just sold it

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the_bob_delusion — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:46:31 GMT

Look on the bright side, at least he's not out there raping young boys. .

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sorebuttonfinger — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:49:21 GMT

He gave it back and apologised

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bella_again — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 08:52:28 GMT

Bob, that is just revolting seriously grow up. The man lacks integrity lets face it. He is supposed to be someone who helps people not rips them off. I hope the church disciplines him over it because quite frankly he shouldn't me a rev if that story is accurate.