Originally Posted by
ravenmore
Most people who rent property have clauses in the contract about items left more than x number of days I believe. Bike shops usually have something in the paperwork you sign too about how if a bike is left more than so many days it belongs to the shop. They have to. People leave crap all the time.
This.
I don't think the OP would get charged with anything. He might end up having to give the bike back if they tried hard enough. But I doubt it.
Some foolish soul bought a bike he didn't love and when he moved out, probably broke or half broke, he assumed there was no liquid value for the bike and just left it. His loss, he could have easily gotten $500 for it on CL.