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bbb543
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OK so. about a week ago my laptop got stolen from my house (12in apple powerbook g4)

today i found what i think could be it on craigslist.

what i want to know is:

a) is there a way to track who posted an item on craigslist?

b) is there a way to find the computers IP address if i know anything (MAC address..etc idk much about those sort of things on a computer but..)

basially what i am asking is this: if i cant find out who posted it on craigslist

what, if any, info could i find, and how, to try and locate it..

obviously im not naive..from what i understand it wont be possible. but i just wanted to see if maybe someone knew something....

its worth asking i suppose

 
call the guy, ask some questions, tell him you want to meet and buy it, and bring the cops. or just shank that mofo in the gut and let him bleed out.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 
Eh...getting his IP off craigslist would be sorta difficult. Just act like a buyer and ask to come meet up with him and see it, if you know the serial numbers, check them, and call him out on it. If he refuses to give it back, get the cops involved ASAP, follow him.

 
heres what you need to do.

1. go with a friend.

2. make sure one of you is packing.

3. ask to look at the laptop and boot it up to make sure it is in working order.

4. if you're shit is on there and/or its your serial number proceed to step 5, if not tell him thank you and you'll keep in contact.

5. if the shit is yours. tell him you'll be taking it back.

6. when he asks why just ask him where he got it from.

7. you can do two things here. A) knock him out B) draw up on him and tell him you're taking it back.

8. get new license plates and leave current residence. it helps to have your stuff packed and all ready to go.

 
they would be dumb to wipe the harddrive for the simple fact that I had just loaded over 2k in software (was about to sell it) and it would be worth several hundred less.

so hopefully i can get in touch with him...but if i could find out the info from an IP or something...its a friend of a friend of a friend...but noone knows exactly who it was that stole it..so if I could be like hey..does anyone you know live ___________. if someone knows it...i roll up..steal everything they own, beat their girlfriend..and go back to my business

 
heres what you need to do.
1. go with a friend.

2. make sure one of you is packing.

3. ask to look at the laptop and boot it up to make sure it is in working order.

4. if you're shit is on there and/or its your serial number proceed to step 5, if not tell him thank you and you'll keep in contact.

5. if the shit is yours. tell him you'll be taking it back.

6. when he asks why just ask him where he got it from.

7. you can do two things here. A) knock him out B) draw up on him and tell him you're taking it back.

8. get new license plates and leave current residence. it helps to have your stuff packed and all ready to go.
x2.

Bring a friend with a weapon just encase.

If you know its yours, just take it back, if he attacks you , beat the crap outta him.

If hes stronger than you or bigger, etc. Get his plate down, follow him home.

Edit:

You can get the IP Address from Craigslist, but it would be very hard to obtain, you would need to get the cops involved. Which means you would need to know its your laptop.

Theres no way anyone here could get the ip address from craigslist.

Your best bet would be to act as a buyer, saying you'll give him full price for it or whatever.

 
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