Miscellaneous: Today, I was at an estate sale of my neighbor who recently passed....

By GarageSallin - 07/02/2013 15:24

Today, I was at an estate sale of my neighbor who recently passed. I recognized many items for sale that I had ordered or won on eBay from the past 8 years. Turns out the little old lady had been stealing my mail for close to a decade. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/03/2024 18:00 - United States

Today, I found out one of the neighborhood kids has been stealing from my mailbox. Several packages marked "delivered" had gone missing over the last few months, so I set up a trail cam in the yard. I notified the USPS and the police; they confronted him at his house. He's been reselling everything I ordered on eBay. FML

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Gone forever

By Anonymous - 15/05/2022 06:00

Today, my nice, elderly neighbour died suddenly and I was helping his family sort through his things. I realised a lot of his stuff was familiar. In fact it was a lot of stuff I’d lost over the years, including the year I moved in. The bastard had been stealing things from my house for 9 years. FML

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By GLX - 14/06/2017 17:00 - United States - Sand Springs

Today, a "friend" tried to sell me a digital camera that I recognized that was stolen from my home a week earlier, along with a few other things. FML

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Christmas gifts

By not a thief - 24/12/2021 01:59

Today, while I was home sick from work, my neighbor got packages delivered. Our apartments have had a lot of thefts lately so, being neighborly, I brought her stuff inside to wait. When she came home, I gave them right to her. Instead of thanking me, she told the office that I was the thief all along. FML

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By bookworm - 08/06/2019 14:00

Today, I had a garage sale and sold some books I don't read anymore. A woman came up and yelled at me, saying I'd stolen one of the books from her house. I later found out that it was a distraction so that her boyfriend could steal my TV. FML

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By Dumbass - 20/06/2009 06:01 - United States

Today, I bought a new mailbox to replace the old one that was stolen. Two hours after I put the new mailbox up, the old one was back and the new one was missing. FML

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By Isoneedtomove - 09/11/2018 16:00 - United States

Today, I received an email from a shipping company telling me they had dropped off a package of expensive electronics at the front door. Too bad someone stole it before I made it to the door. FML

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Renegade neighbor

By Fuck you, Yolanda! - 19/10/2021 22:00

Today, I have an egregious delinquent neighbor. She is always using internet and electrical services illegally, but is always getting packages from Amazon. Her packages are always left at my place, as she is so afraid of tax collectors, she won't open the door. She gave my billing address without my consent. FML

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By you'vegotmail(not) - 18/04/2014 23:59 - United States - San Francisco

Today, I realized that I get more mail addressed to the old tenant of my apartment than to me. He hasn't lived here in years. FML

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Vinted-ed

By whywouldudothat - 19/04/2020 02:00

Today, my mom sold my watch collection on Vinted. I've spent over 15 years on the collection and I don't even live with my mom. I'm still wondering how she got in. FML

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MandySkittles 18

Thursday 7 February 2013 18:58

You'd think after the first few items went missing you'd try to find out where they went..

HowAreYouToday 34

Thursday 7 February 2013 18:58

Old people are secretly evil. They're all plotting against us *normals.* VIVA LA REVOLUCION!

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outoftown 26

Thursday 7 February 2013 19:51

Old people are usually the target of crime, not the perp. Was it the old lady? Or a caregiver, "friend," or family member? Collect your receipts, etc, and have a talk with the old lady's lawyer. If someone else stole from you for so long, they probably stole from her, too.

Soloman212 28

Thursday 7 February 2013 22:25

Yes, they stole from OP and his elderly neighbor, and stored their loot scattered about in said elderly neighbors house because that makes sense.

SoylentCandycorn 10

Thursday 7 February 2013 22:36

You are aware that "usually" does not mean the same as "always" right?

thats_my_job 11

Thursday 7 February 2013 23:27

It's possible that they could have given it to the little old lady as a gift. But highly unlikely I would think.

CharresBarkrey 15

Friday 8 February 2013 0:04

You're aware that young thiefs and criminals grow up to be old thiefs and criminals, right? Did you think that just stopped when they grew old?

audreyfml1994 15

Thursday 7 February 2013 19:56

Karma's a bitch, but didn't you notice or ever get suspicious that packages never arrived/disappeared?

simoncat 11

Thursday 7 February 2013 20:00

How could you be duped for so long? Didn't you file claims with eBay? Seriously. How gullible...

PhuckinBea 0

Thursday 7 February 2013 20:26

You dont happen to live in "the circle" do you? o.O

moonbane 9

Thursday 7 February 2013 20:41

And then you would look like a total lying ass if you pointed it out...

lilacgold 16

Thursday 7 February 2013 20:42

This is why I'm glad to live in a country where we don't get our mail delivered to a box outside, where anyone could take it...

spinnaker 1

Thursday 7 February 2013 21:15

This is by far a very interesting and fascinating FML. All this time. Well, now you get collect all your little treasures and have a great story to go with them. You must have freaked when you started to see your first piece, oh look another, and then Omg!!!

vbmg152 18

Thursday 7 February 2013 21:27

You didn't notice? Why wouldn't you file a claim with the sellers & eBay? After so many things went missing, I'd have invested in a surveillance camera! They have them on eBay! Lol!