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I am Stoked! OT

Ernie Miller


>a little over ten years ago my house got broke into. it was totaly emptied out. they took dressers and every thing. I was crusing a local auction house a couple weeks ago they were doing an online police seasure auction. and I came across a couple watches that were mine and got stolen but I did not have the serial #'s to prove it one was an Rolex presidents Oister perpetual day date with a two tone band. it was a present from a good friends wife after he died. I know from a couple scratches that this is my watch and the pocket watch as well. The auction ended at 10:00 and I am the proud reowner of both of my watches for a total of $120.00 I was amazed that it went that cheap. My reserve was alot higher. Some times life treats you well. I just feal so lucky to have this watch back.

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Tim Caley - Little Rock


>Hey Ernie;

I'm glad you got your watches back. To bad you had to pay for your own stuff though. But it is really special since they have sentimental value.

Congrats.

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Ernie Miller


>it was cheap in my mind. Bonus I get to find out who they conficated it from tomarrow or soon after that. I might have to file freadom of information but this is a small county here in kansas so the Sherif will probably just tell me when I go and pick it up.

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Glad you got them back!

Scott Burr in Ben Lomond, CA


>Bummer you had to pay for them.

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#5

way to go Ernie!!

Michael Stadulis, in Gloucester County, NJ

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Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native now in Jax Fl.


>Ernie,

I am very happy for you that you got your watches back, AND that you may be able to get some Justice done for their theft. Did you file s police report 10 years ago?

Best keep them watches on your person from here on out, coarse than you'd never know for sure what time it is.

Todd O.

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Ernie Miller


>Don't you have some work to do? I did file a report. they showed up at a police auction about 70 miles south of here. two pretty odd watches and for them both to show up at the same auction just a little more tha quncidence? I'm hoping they have some more stuff that wasn't auctioned but I'm betting if they did that it was trashed a long time ago.

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