Stolen Artwork Re-Post

[malvin]

Hi Folks,

 

This was posted at comicart-l and I thought it deserves to be posted here too:

 

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This is a listing of stolen art, with a few more pieces not having scans.

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=299

 

I have received 2 emails in the last 10 hours of people being offered this

artwork. If you are contacted, please get as much information as you can and

contact me -- robert@... or 226-979-7803

 

ANY and ALL help is greatly appreciated.

 

Robert Haines

 

 

> To: comicart-l@yahoogroups.com

> From: irchooker@...

> Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 00:36:32 +0000

> Subject: [comicart-l] STOLEN ART WORK - SAN DIEGO COMIC SHOPS

>

> I stupidly left my art portfolio in my room at SDCC, and checked out. I

contacted the hotel, had the art confirmed as in their possession.

>

> Now I've received notice that the art was offered to a comic shop in San Diego

for sale.

>

> I am filing a police report and attempting to contact all San Diego shops to

deal with this.

>

> Be on the look out, I will compile a complete list ASAP.

>

> This is horrible. I was feeling confident given that I had a hotel employee

confirm possession.

>

> If you have any information or see anything, please contact me ASAP

>

> Robert Haines

> 226-979-7803

[Danimal]

Never mind. Saw that it was the Embassy Suites. Lame hotel

[Pete Marino]

That's horrible, that's like hitting on a man's wife, while keying his car horrible!

 

 

[malvin]

Ok, another update, looks like things are ok:

 

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Attention group,

 

 

 

Things have progressed pretty quickly over the last 24 hours. I

 

have been contacted by a comic shop in San Diego which have purchased about 1/2

 

the artwork. And the hotel is

 

in possession of some artwork as well. I still don't have a full

 

accounting, so I don't know if anything is missing, but if there is it

 

is minimal.

 

 

 

I had a number of members reach out to me, and it was these clues that

 

helped piece things together. That and the very honourable dealings of

 

the shop owner, who has been very helpful and been very honest.

 

 

 

I will have a full accounting later today, and I will follow up with the group,

 

but for the time being I have deactivated the gallery to keep the comic shop and

 

staff from being implicated and they have been completely forthcoming and,

 

truly, more active than the hotel or police on this matter.

 

 

 

It looks like things will be resolved quickly,

 

though the police need to pursue the thieves, who are clearly connected to the

 

hotel in some capacity.

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you to the list members, as well. It's been 22 hours of gut wrenching

 

dread.

 

 

 

 

 

Robert

 

[Silver Surfer]

Robert sorry to hear that, hopefully they will turn up. Can you post a list of what is missing here just for ease of reference?

[Silver Surfer]

Whoops just saw the latest update.

[Kevin Boyd]

Just heard from Robert a couple of minutes ago, it appears that everything is pretty much accounted for now, he's just waiting for some pictures from the hotel to visually confirm what they have.