Today, I was at an estate sale of my neighbor who recently passed. I recognized many items for sale that I had ordered or won on eBay from the past 8 years. Turns out the little old lady had been stealing my mail for close to a decade. FML
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Today, I found out one of the neighborhood kids has been stealing from my mailbox. Several packages marked "delivered" had gone missing over the last few months, so I set up a trail cam in the yard. I notified the USPS and the police; they confronted him at his house. He's been reselling everything I ordered on eBay. FML
Today, my nice, elderly neighbour died suddenly and I was helping his family sort through his things. I realised a lot of his stuff was familiar. In fact it was a lot of stuff I’d lost over the years, including the year I moved in. The bastard had been stealing things from my house for 9 years. FML
Today, a "friend" tried to sell me a digital camera that I recognized that was stolen from my home a week earlier, along with a few other things. FML
Today, while I was home sick from work, my neighbor got packages delivered. Our apartments have had a lot of thefts lately so, being neighborly, I brought her stuff inside to wait. When she came home, I gave them right to her. Instead of thanking me, she told the office that I was the thief all along. FML
Today, I had a garage sale and sold some books I don't read anymore. A woman came up and yelled at me, saying I'd stolen one of the books from her house. I later found out that it was a distraction so that her boyfriend could steal my TV. FML
Today, I bought a new mailbox to replace the old one that was stolen. Two hours after I put the new mailbox up, the old one was back and the new one was missing. FML
Today, I received an email from a shipping company telling me they had dropped off a package of expensive electronics at the front door. Too bad someone stole it before I made it to the door. FML
Today, I have an egregious delinquent neighbor. She is always using internet and electrical services illegally, but is always getting packages from Amazon. Her packages are always left at my place, as she is so afraid of tax collectors, she won't open the door. She gave my billing address without my consent. FML
Today, I realized that I get more mail addressed to the old tenant of my apartment than to me. He hasn't lived here in years. FML
Today, my mom sold my watch collection on Vinted. I've spent over 15 years on the collection and I don't even live with my mom. I'm still wondering how she got in. FML
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MandySkittles 18
You'd think after the first few items went missing you'd try to find out where they went..
HowAreYouToday 34
Old people are secretly evil. They're all plotting against us *normals.* VIVA LA REVOLUCION!
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Comments (103)
outoftown 26
Old people are usually the target of crime, not the perp. Was it the old lady? Or a caregiver, "friend," or family member? Collect your receipts, etc, and have a talk with the old lady's lawyer. If someone else stole from you for so long, they probably stole from her, too.
Soloman212 28
Yes, they stole from OP and his elderly neighbor, and stored their loot scattered about in said elderly neighbors house because that makes sense.
SoylentCandycorn 10
You are aware that "usually" does not mean the same as "always" right?
thats_my_job 11
It's possible that they could have given it to the little old lady as a gift. But highly unlikely I would think.
CharresBarkrey 15
You're aware that young thiefs and criminals grow up to be old thiefs and criminals, right? Did you think that just stopped when they grew old?
audreyfml1994 15
Karma's a bitch, but didn't you notice or ever get suspicious that packages never arrived/disappeared?
simoncat 11
How could you be duped for so long? Didn't you file claims with eBay? Seriously. How gullible...
PhuckinBea 0
You dont happen to live in "the circle" do you? o.O
moonbane 9
And then you would look like a total lying ass if you pointed it out...
lilacgold 16
This is why I'm glad to live in a country where we don't get our mail delivered to a box outside, where anyone could take it...
spinnaker 1
This is by far a very interesting and fascinating FML. All this time. Well, now you get collect all your little treasures and have a great story to go with them. You must have freaked when you started to see your first piece, oh look another, and then Omg!!!
vbmg152 18
You didn't notice? Why wouldn't you file a claim with the sellers & eBay? After so many things went missing, I'd have invested in a surveillance camera! They have them on eBay! Lol!
AlexJones44 9
Really? How stupid are you?
HomoIndomitus 4
One time, two times, three times... at some point you are supposed to start wondering WTF is going on.
RedPillSucks 31
An interesting question. Did he question the delivery and possibly got some sort of refund/insurance payoff from eBay?