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Quoted from Magic_Mike:I keep checking this thread hoping to hear some good news.
Ditto
An update: Yesterday I settled with the insurance company. They offered me what I considered a fair offer after I threw their initial one back along with a list of a half dozen pinball companies who provided written estimates on the value of a BBB. In the end the settlement was what the last couple BBBs sold for minus the $2500 deductible. I did have plenty of documentation and photos of the game to prove condition, including photos of it being opened NIB when I purchased it.
If the game turns up with police (which I doubt will happen - more luck of it being found by a pinsider) the insurance company somehow will be notified, and I will (supposedly) get first shot at buying it back. At least that is the way the adjuster explained it to me. And in lessons learned, I'll be taking a lot more photos of the rest of my collection to prove condition, from A-listers to the dogs.
Not sure how all this will affect my premiums, but it was, in the end, a relatively painless process. Gut wrenching at times, sure, but painless.
I hope none of you ever have to go through it.
Thanks for all the concern - I love this community.
Mike
glad to hear at least that much of positive resolve ........but I'm still hoping for you to get that Baby back someday & soon too
Glad it was settled for you Mike.
Just for the other guys reading, with my collection the insurance company has a list of my machines and values. I have insurance to cover what they owe me in case of total loss (theft, fire, disaster)
Something I learned many years ago, with everything - not just insurance ... Get every deal you do written out in black and white so if there is any problem down the line, you have it all there in front of you, and all parties are on the same page.
Hope that info can help people out down the track.
rd.
I was hoping to hear it was recovered. I am glad you were able to settle with the insurance company for an amount that was fair.
Thanks for the update on the resolution.
What bugs me is there is a likelihood that the a$$hole that made off with this OR now has it in his possession is reading this thread now.
Quoted from Billy16:Sooner or later this game will turn up. What happens when it does depends upon who finds it...
Hard to keep a BBB hidden forever. Just takes one person to notice the # and then whoever bought it will be SOL.
Congrats on the insurance $$$ without issues. Hopefully your game will show up in the future... I'm sure this thread will ignite when it does.
Quoted from pezpunk:#153, folks. commit it to memory. you never know
every time I even just think about BBB the # 153 pops into my head
Quoted from Blackbeard:What bugs me is there is a likelihood that the a$$hole that made off with this OR now has it in his possession is reading this thread now.
Just what I was thinking , kind of makes you want to throttle his neck.
Quoted from cosmokramer:Ask for Jake.
Why ask for Jake? He sounds hideous.
I'll definitely be keeping my eyes open. Hope it finds it way back to you OP. I had the pleasure of playing a BBB at expo for the first time and showing it to the ol' girlfriend. Definitely a cool and fun machine.
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Quoted from Astropin:Hard to keep a BBB hidden forever. Just takes one person to notice the # and then whoever bought it will be SOL.
The person who stole it knows it's value and I'm sure has had a trophy shop make a new plate with new number.
Quoted from vid1900:The person who stole it knows it's value and I'm sure has had a trophy shop make a new plate with new number.
my fear is that it is now someone's "cool coffee table" 
Great to hear you got resolution. Hope the BBB turns up soon and in good shape still...
Quoted from labnip:my fear is that it is now someone's "cool coffee table"
No way.
It was stolen because the thief knew exactly how much it was worth (scrappers don't break into garages).
Even in the 1 in 10,0000000000,0000 chance it was stolen on a whim, everyone has Google.
Quoted from vid1900:No way.
It was stolen because the thief knew exactly how much it was worth (scrappers don't break into garages).
Even in the 1 in 10,0000000000,0000 chance it was stolen on a whim, everyone has Google.
Depending on location scrapers break in to anything where they think they can get enough copper for their next drug fix. I have seen houses & garages broken into just to steal $50 worth of copper piping. I have also heard of people having their A/C units stolen from their yards while they were sleeping at night.
One thing for sure - it will be a hard machine to sell being owner knew the serial number. Kind of like stealing an original piece of art - it might be worth a ton of money but it will be a tough sell if that was their intent.
And I sure as hell would not want to have a stolen machine sitting in my collection - very risky all the way around!
Quoted from mikeflan:Not sure how all this will affect my premiums
I am curious how this will affect your premiums as well.
5 years later
I was offered this BBB on CL a few years ago...On Craigslist. I declined, he said it given to him stolen. Folded with no legs, shrink wrapped. Person was in the process of moving and had it stolen from his property, midmove... The guy I was communicating with sounded highly medicated at the time but I thought it was a police sting operation.... He said he was sick of it and was going to put it on the street for the trash to take away....
Quoted from Gorgar666:I was offered this BBB on CL a few years ago...On Craigslist. I declined, he said it given to him stolen. Folded with no legs, shrink wrapped. Person was in the process of moving and had it stolen from his property, midmove... The guy I was communicating with sounded highly medicated at the time but I thought it was a police sting operation.... He said he was sick of it and was going to put it on the street for the trash to take away....
WTH! Get the OP in here!
Quoted from zucot:WTH! Get the OP in here!
Quoted from Gorgar666:a few years ago
Probably long gone by this point... 
Quoted from Gorgar666:I was offered this BBB on CL a few years ago...On Craigslist. I declined, he said it given to him stolen. Folded with no legs, shrink wrapped. Person was in the process of moving and had it stolen from his property, midmove... The guy I was communicating with sounded highly medicated at the time but I thought it was a police sting operation.... He said he was sick of it and was going to put it on the street for the trash to take away....
A few years ago or 5 years ago?? Are you saying this resurfaced years after being stolen??
The owner was notified, but he long haves had a settlement from what I understand . He wanted to have nothing to do with the resurface. Dude sounded drunk or smoked out....he said “make me an offer”...he keep repeating that it didn’t have the legs....this was about 4-5 years ago.
$20,000,...no legs,,,,shrink wrapped. Stolen from a garage, guy was moving. Friend told him to hold it, then disappeared....Put on the curb and sick of it....slurring and rambling....we where able to get an address by the number...can’t remember. Was a crazy ordeal. Should have got it for. $500....think I offer 5...then he rambled on about $20,000,...no BS.
Quoted from Gorgar666:$20,000,...no legs,,,,shrink wrapped. Stolen from a garage, guy was moving. Friend told him to hold it, then disappeared....Put on the curb and sick of it....slurring and rambling....we where able to get an address by the number...can’t remember. Was a crazy ordeal. Should have got it for. $500....think I offer 5...then he rambled on about $20,000,...no BS.
It's probably rotting away in a landfill if someone put in a curb, city may have hauled off to the dump. Shame if true, maybe it will surface someday if it's not been disposed of. Question is if it does what happens then? Wouldn't it technically be the property of the insurance company or is it "finders keepers" at that point.
Even if the machine turns up it’s kind of tainted at this point. It’s serial numbered after all.
Technically at this point if the machine actually does surfaces the insurance company is the legal owner as they paid out on the claim.
That said, an insurance company has no desire to own a rare pin.
They would liquidate it to recoup their loss if contacted. Hard to say what they would do. Perhaps contact the owner to see if he wanted it, perhaps auction it etc.
Quoted from Coindork:Even if the machine turns up it’s kind of tainted at this point. It’s serial numbered after all.
Technically at this point if the machine actually does surfaces the insurance company is the legal owner as they paid out on the claim.
That said, an insurance company has no desire to own a rare pin.
They would liquidate it to recoup their loss if contacted. Hard to say what they would do. Perhaps contact the owner to see if he wanted it, perhaps auction it etc.
I can't remember but I think the serial number is only on the instruction card plate on mine, if so and that's disposed of not sure how to tell who owned it before or prove history of it. I could be mistaken but I don't recall anywhere it's located. Maybe on the inside of the cab?
Quoted from jake35:I can't remember but I think the serial number is only on the instruction card plate on mine? if so and that's disposed of not sure how to tell who owned it before or prove history of it.
Maybe so.
I’m just saying that “as is” or “as was” whatever the case may be the serial number has issues going forward that would have to be sorted out before it could trade openly.
I’ve had a couple of insurance claims over the years where items were stolen in transit and I collected on the insurance.
In two cases the items resurfaced and the insurance company was made aware and sold the items back to (thankfully at a discounted rate). Either way it cleared the title of ownership as title doesn’t legally transfer on stolen property.
Quoted from Coindork:Maybe so.
I’m just saying that “as is” or “as was” whatever the case may be the serial number has issues going forward that would have to be sorted out before it could trade openly.
I’ve had a couple of insurance claims over the years where items were stolen in transit and I collected on the insurance.
In two cases the items resurfaced and the insurance company was made aware and sold the items back to (thankfully at a discounted rate). Either way it cleared the title of ownership as title doesn’t legally transfer on stolen property.
no I agree, I wouldn't touch it unless the owner could show paperwork where it was settled with the insurance company. Otherwise they would have legal claim to it, as they should.
Quoted from jake35:I can't remember but I think the serial number is only on the instruction card plate on mine, if so and that's disposed of not sure how to tell who owned it before or prove history of it. I could be mistaken but I don't recall anywhere it's located. Maybe on the inside of the cab?
It’s stamped on the back of the cabinet.
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