Robbed - coins and sets stolen

Brissyboy · May 16, 2013, 06:15:38 PM

I know I have not been very visible over past 18 months due to family health issues, loss of my father and care of my mother.

I would like to report that my second cousin Kristofer Christie (aged 22) who stayed with us in Brisbane for only one week, broke into my locked coin cabinet and stole virtually all my gold kangaroo at sunset coins, my various gold $10 coins, silver proof coins, silver sets and proof and mint sets. Coins taken are mostly RAM, but include some Perth Mint and New Zealand coins. He disposed of some of the coins in Brisbane on 7th May 2013 and took the rest to Sydney on 12th May. He may have an eBay account. He has confessed to stealing the coins through text messages which the Queensland Police have photographed. You can see his image on his Facebook page. He is currently residing in western Sydney.

Please be aware he is a good con man and convinced a Brisbane coin shop to take some of the coins but many are still out there.

markn · May 16, 2013, 06:31:14 PM

That is terrible news Wayne, I am sorry to hear it

Is there anything distinctive we can look for? Did you have any of the Roo at Sunset serials recorded? Any unusual issues you don't often see for sale?

MattGold · May 16, 2013, 06:36:18 PM

Christ was even a family member, low life.. Sorry to say that mate and sorry it happened.. Put as much information up here as possible and we will do what we can to help buddy..

I will share it around and see what I can turn up...

Goodluck

Matt

Only Kristofer Christie I can find has a picture of a guy and girl and says something about JB Floor sanding, is this your cousin?

What dates did he stay with you?

Brissyboy · May 16, 2013, 08:22:31 PM

Quote from: 'MattGold' pid='15018' dateline='1368695178'
Only Kristofer Christie I can find has a picture of a guy and girl and says something about JB Floor sanding, is this your cousin?

What dates did he stay with you?

Matt, that is him. He has broken up with that girl. He is not owner or anything to do with JB Floor Sanding. We took him in on the evening of the 5th May, it appears he took coins initially on 6-7 May and from what we have heard on Monday night, he arrived back in Sydney on Sunday by train and had a "bag full of coins". His brother in Sydney alerted us. When I confronted him Monday night he admitted to taking them. Why, no one knows. Queensland Police can not do much until he comes back to Queensland though they said they would send details to NSW Police. Every day that passes he has the opportunity to get rid of the remainder of the coins through Sydney dealers or via the internet. His own immediate family have said he needs to be arrested and pay for his crime, a crime against his own family. I will try to post some details of coins missing but I had not got around to cataloguing what was in the locked cabinet due to all the family issues over past couple of years. Wayne

Ozcoins · May 16, 2013, 09:08:34 PM

I am so sorry to hear that this has been done.
I hope things get better from this point.

MattGold · May 16, 2013, 09:12:05 PM

Well hopefully he gets what's coming to him than... I will ask around mate and see if I can come up with something. Are you able to think of even just a couple of items that would better describe what to look out for?

Maybe his friends names incase he gives some to them to palm off.. Might want to inbox me those if you don't feel comfortable posting them for everyone too see..

Either way I will wait for you to put something together so it gives us more of a chance of something positive happening.

Matt

Nevol · May 16, 2013, 09:24:00 PM

So sorry to hear the bad news Wayne. It's a real kick in the guts when family do things like that after you've tried to help them.

I hope you can recover some of your goods. Maybe his other rellies in Sydney might be able to help but it would be difficult to orchestrate from that distance.

Try to make up a list of items that are missing and send it to all the Coin Stores you can think of in Sydney, or anywhere you think it's possible he might go to try to sell them. Some of them might be prepared to raise the 'alarm' as it were if someone comes in trying to flog stolen goods.

Keep us posted with any updates, there are quite a few members from here in the Sydney area, so you just never know who might stumble on something.

trout · May 16, 2013, 11:33:14 PM

What a bummer Wayne.
If you want get one of the Sydney members to lend you a .22 and "knee cap" the Bastard:good:

Steveqld · May 17, 2013, 06:44:55 AM

Although it can't replace the lost trust or the same coins I hope insurance comes to the party for you to at least cover the financial loss.

coxspau · May 17, 2013, 11:22:15 AM

So sorry to hear about your misfortune. This is the kind of horror story that every collector dreads. It makes it worse that it was family.

It is times like these that you hope Karma exists.

Best of luck in trying to recover compensation through insurance. Not quite sure what you can do about mending family ties assuming that there is an inclination to do so.

Robster · May 17, 2013, 11:43:24 AM

I concur with all the above comments- in times of trouble family should be there to provide support- not create it.! Best Wishes.

robbiegal · May 17, 2013, 12:00:30 PM

I am in a local coin club and usually the police alert the president to any larger coin thief - even interstate ones
the dealers are alerted as well

Brissyboy · May 17, 2013, 12:57:57 PM

Thanks all for your support and kind words. Due to being so busy when I was working, then caring for my Dad and now my Mum, I had little time to catalogue all my collection. The stuff that was listed was not in the locked cabinet and had been removed from the spare room (just in case). So all I can go is on memory of what I had in the cabinet and what is not there now. Also they were not insured. :-( Being on a pension now certainly sucks, can't buy the coins I want, can't look at the ones I use to have.

I found out last night he has also used my debit card details to purchase Apple Itunes for his mobile phone (I also heard he got a new mobile last Wednesday presumably with money he got from sale of some of my coins), so now my card is frozen, a new one will be issued. Of course the is Visa card fraud and the Federal Police will be brought into the matter. So sad. I think I will be giving him a jar of Vaseline for his next trip - JAIL.

ausjack · May 17, 2013, 01:10:28 PM

So very sorry to here this bad news mate but was wondering if you happen to get any pic that might help or post anything about them maybe ebay or emails that have info on them, sorry just trying to think of other ways to remember where you could find out

purplepennyhunter · May 17, 2013, 02:34:55 PM

This sort of thing is always in the back of my mind. I'm devastated that it's happened to one of our own. The frustration now must be huge on top of what you've given up to care for your ailing family. We're here for you mate, anything we can do please just ask.