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CDA might be Coeur d'Alene, ID, 38min away

CDA=Coeur d'alene, Idaho.....

CDA is much easier.

I have talked with Tanner a couple of times and almost had a deal put together for one of the Wayne 60s that he restored. He is 17-18 yrs old and does amazing restoration work. I really don't think that he would stoop to stealing stuff because he does quality work with items that I witnessed him trying to get in a normal, money/items changing hands type of way. He also sells his items, after the restorations, for a decent amount because of the quality and I don't think he would need or want to steel stuff. Here is one of his ads. http://spokane.craigslist.org/atq/4091673002.html

Spokane is full of tweeks that are trying to make a quick buck for a score and they roam, like Hyenas, all over that whole town. So, it was probably a opportunist tweeker, BUT WE ARE WATCHING AND IF IT COMES BY ANYONE ON HERE, THE OWNER WILL GET IT BACK, I'M SURE!

CDA is not Canada. I think it stands for "Coeur d'alene". Very close to Spokane.

Well then, it might be a good idea to have Tanner call and talk to the guy. He has his number

One reason that I only have two outside pumps instead of six I used to have. Hoping it works out and they catch the sob!

A true story-
I may have told this story before so I will abbreviate it here.
My wife had a yard sale and showed pictures of some items that we owned and others of items that we were trying to purchase to an interested gentleman . She explained what we collected and that we bought/sold/traded similar items. One photo was a Mobil Oil Pegasus curb sign that had been painted over and was being used at a local business. The owner refused to sell it. That week it disappeared. I expressed my disappointment to the owner for getting rid of the sign and she told me that she had not and that she did not know what I was talking about. We walked to her driveway and looked at the spot where it had sat for 20+ years. She did not know what to say, but assured me that she had not sold it.
I went home and looked up the guy's address in the phone book(he had given my wife his card as he was a respected local antiques dealer).
We drove over to his house and the sign was in his back yard. He also had several items that had vanished at my wife's yard sale.
I phone the cops and they came and questioned the "gentleman". He stated that he had purchased it from an African American and that he did not know his name. The owner did not wish to press charges and just wanted her sign back.
My point...many thieves cloak themselves in respectability and professionalism. This cloak allows them to go unnoticed and operate right out in the open. Dave

ANOTHER PERFECT Reason WE SHOULD ALL GET a SIGNED RECEIPT & Check the ID of Signee EVERY TIME WE BUY AN ITEM.

Is it really a good idea to be calling people by name on a public forum and in this context based simply upon the fact that there has been no communication from him? If my name were Tanner and I got wind of this, you can be da*& sure I'd be making a phone call and, in my younger days, a visit if necessary.

Other than a quote from victim, no one has called anyone out on this.

That bennet pump is one of a kind with the ad glass brand it would seem, I bet it will turn up sooner or later , I like DB's idea of a bill of sale as well . Makes one wonder also if a item should be marked inside ,like on this pump possibly your initials or something . If the owner say does find it will it be his word against the person say who stole it ? I hope that guy gets his pump , that is really a shame .

The Victim does have 1 pic we know of & might have more. 1 good Pic is worth more than a whole page of description. NO 2 items will have the same chips/scratches in exact same places, even on restored items most will have something that can be photographed to prove ownership.

Hey guys, I'm Justin, aka Okieyokie, and this Bennett was my pump that was stolen. Thanks to Larry for emailing me a link to this thread and this forum. Ill have to start posting on here.

Anyways, I really do appreciate you all keeping an eye out for my pump and if any of you find it I have some great service station items to throw in to the cash reward. As for name dropping the guy in Coeur D'Lane, ID it was not to throw him under the bus or anything but merely an inquiry into his character if any of you had dealings with him. My interactions were nothing but positive but I just wanted to make sure (thanks for clearing that up Dave). Also Dave, I should have sold you the Carter glass when you asked back in June.

Anyways, great forum and I look forward to many more visits to the site. Thanks again,

Justin

Welcome to Oldgas, sorry to hear about your pump. Thanks, Ryan

Welcome
I made some inquiries among Chicago area collectors as well as flippers who like to brag it fell off a truck....nothing.