Craigslist ad says you don't want it, therefor it's legally mine!

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JACKSONVILLE, Ore. ? A pair of hoax ads on Craigslist cost an Oregon man much of what he owned.

The ads popped up Saturday afternoon, saying the owner of a Jacksonville home was forced to leave the area suddenly and his belongings, including a horse, were free for the taking, said Jackson County sheriff's Detective Sgt. Colin Fagan.

But Robert Salisbury had no plans to leave. The independent contractor was at Emigrant Lake when he got a call from a woman who had stopped by his house to claim his horse.

On his way home he stopped a truck loaded down with his work ladders, lawn mower and weed eater.

"I informed them I was the owner, but they refused to give the stuff back," Salisbury said. "They showed me the Craigslist printout and told me they had the right to do what they did."

The driver sped away after rebuking Salisbury. On his way home he spotted other cars filled with his belongings.

Once home he was greeted by close to 30 people rummaging through his barn and front porch.

The trespassers, armed with printouts of the ad, tried to brush him off. "They honestly thought that because it appeared on the Internet it was true," Salisbury said. "It boggles the mind."

Jacksonville police and Jackson County sheriff's deputies arrived but by then several cars packed with Salisbury's property had fled.

He turned some license plate numbers over to police.

Michelle Easley had seen the ad that claimed Salisbury's horse had been declared abandoned by the sheriff's department and was free to a good home.

"I can't stand to see a horse suffer so I drove out there and got her," Easley said. "The horse didn't look abandoned. She is in good shape for being 32 years old."

But it looked odd, so she left a note on Salisbury's door explaining the ad. She then decided to call to make sure the ad was legitimate when the second similar ad appeared.

"I feel bad because I was a part of it," Easley said. "It felt right to call the police."

Fagan praised Easley's honestly but said prosecution was likely for anybody caught with Salisbury's property.

Items can be returned with no questions asked, Fagan said.

Detectives have contacted Craigslist's legal team to try to trace the ad.

Meanwhile, Salisbury could not even relax on his porch swing.

Someone took it.
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Only thing I have to say at the moment is :shock:
 
Wow.......brilliant idea! I'll put up an anonymous ad on craigslist and then whatever is in that ad shall be free and my "right" to own it!!!! wow..............

Should've brought out the 12 gauge.
 
Well he has their license plate numbers, he can get their addresses and set up an ad of his own.
 
Something to do to an enemy there :lol:

but seriously, that sucks.. Ill bet he's probably not getting much of it back ethier :(
 
Damn, that sucks.

What kind of arsehole does this sort of thing??
 
watto said:
Damn, that sucks.

What kind of arsehole does this sort of thing??
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?10 Says it was the ex-wife/girlfriend/mistress.

I've heard this may be bullshit, but the idea still freaks me out. I honestly can't fathom what I'd do if this happened to me.
 
thedguy said:
?10 Says it was the ex-wife/girlfriend/mistress.

I've heard this may be bullshit, but the idea still freaks me out. I honestly can't fathom what I'd do if this happened to me.
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I'll wager AUD10:p
 
thedguy said:
?10 Says it was the ex-wife/girlfriend/mistress.

I've heard this may be bullshit, but the idea still freaks me out. I honestly can't fathom what I'd do if this happened to me.
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This is the second time it's happened that I've read about it. The first time they actually busted down the doors/windows and rummaged inside not just the porch. Incredible what people will do :|
 
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