Originally Posted by
PlanoFuji
There are reports of bicycle theft networks that steal bikes and then transport them to big cities and sell them on Craigslist. If they exist, I would expect such folks to be a bit brighter than those who steal something to just get a fix...
I don't have any empirical data to reference but I'd have to guess "professional" bike thieves like that are rare. Used bicycles just don't bring enough money.