Originally Posted by zupreme

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I have the original owners email address and phone number, would it be in poor taste to ask if he'd be willing to cover some of my loss. I understand it sucks for him to go through the loss of getting his bike stolen, but in a way, I feel like my bike was stolen. I would never intentionally buy or sell stolen items and furthermore, am in a financial standing where that isnt an issue. I just feel its the right thing to do on his part.

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