I recently had a bike stolen and noticed it was advertised and sole on Gumtree the next day. Immediately after the theft I reported it to the police and also put them in contact with Gumtree community support so they could work out who the bike was sold too (as buyer would need the sellers address the message threads should reveal who purchased it pretty quickly).
Unfortunately I don't think the police have the resources or the will to follow this up which is understandable, it's just a bike. I'm however reluctant to let it go as there seems to be a very clear and easy path to recover the bike with some help from Gumtree.
The reasons I don't want to let it go are:
- Bike was a good one and had some sentimental value as it was gifted to me.
- The seller has sold over 50 similar bikes this year which puts his income at the equivalent of over $300,000 pre-tax which stinks
- Recovering the bike appears to be a very easy exercise if Gumtree would share the message threads
So my questions are:
- Can I begin a civil damages case against either the seller or gumtree that would legally require gumtree to reveal the message threads?
- If so should I lodge that claim against gumtree or the seller?
- Is there another way I can obtain that data legally from gumtree with the intent of lodging a claim via civil courts?
Thanks in advance!
Unfortunately I don't think the police have the resources or the will to follow this up which is understandable, it's just a bike. I'm however reluctant to let it go as there seems to be a very clear and easy path to recover the bike with some help from Gumtree.
The reasons I don't want to let it go are:
- Bike was a good one and had some sentimental value as it was gifted to me.
- The seller has sold over 50 similar bikes this year which puts his income at the equivalent of over $300,000 pre-tax which stinks
- Recovering the bike appears to be a very easy exercise if Gumtree would share the message threads
So my questions are:
- Can I begin a civil damages case against either the seller or gumtree that would legally require gumtree to reveal the message threads?
- If so should I lodge that claim against gumtree or the seller?
- Is there another way I can obtain that data legally from gumtree with the intent of lodging a claim via civil courts?
Thanks in advance!