Hi,
My understanding of how it works is that any statute of limitations would
apply to prosecuting the thief.  The objects would still be returned to
you.  This would be unfortunate for anyone who paid money for the object
the last time it changed hands since you would not have to buy it back.  I
also think you would have to have some way as identifying it as the object
that was stolen from your museum.  There were a couple of items stole from
the museum where I work many years ago and we do have a way of identifying
them if they are ever found.

Beau Harris




> Jason,
>
> Ebay will encourage you to contact the authorities.  Not even the mention
> of
> "hey we think this item was removed from our collection"  got a response
> to
> that.  It's difficult to talk to the donor without accusing them of being
> a
> thief or causing them to bolt altogether.
>
> Carrie
>
> Carrie Snow
> Museum of Church History and Art
>
>>>> "Hall, Jason" <[log in to unmask]> 05/22/07 1:49 PM >>>
>
> Hello everyone, I am new to the list so I apologize if this issue has been
> covered before. If you happen to see an item for sale on E-BAY that you
> believe
> may have been stolen from your collection, what course of action do you
> take?
> The problem also is that it may have been stolen in 1968, is there a
> statute of
> limitations on theft? Thanks for any help you all might be able to render.
> Sincerely, JASON W. HALLVP Curatorial Affairs & Education Battleship New
> Jersey
> Museum & Memorial62 Battleship PlaceCamden, NJ 08103 856-966-1652 ext
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