Is it legal to sell a found personnel item

[chuckinnc]

I guess it varies by state. I found a high school class ring with the full name engraved inside the
ring. It's a 1984 ring so it's old and probably been lost for many years. Does anyone know the
laws regarding personnel items like this, is it ok to sell as scrap gold?

 

[dholland02]

Yea and u ask people who George carlin was and most dnt know cuz he sucked at stand up.

The person who started this topic asked for opinions, I stated mine and some got up in arms about. Big deal get over, how I do things dnt affect u. Last I checked we lived in the good old USA so I'm pretty sure I can detect how I want so get over it.

 

[Keppy]

nasty little buggers who live in the ground and bite right thru your clothing. Bad year for them, at least for us. Aggressive and territorial.

.......... You know some of those buggers got a hold of me this summer...... Man did i hurt after they got done with me.......

 

[lookindown]

If people all acted and thought the same way it would be pretty boring...I aint mad at ya.

 

[lookindown]

Yea and u ask people who George carlin was and most dnt know cuz he sucked at stand up.

The person who started this topic asked for opinions, I stated mine and some got up in arms about. Big deal get over, how I do things dnt affect u. Last I checked we lived in the good old USA so I'm pretty sure I can detect how I want so get over it.

George Carlin sucked at stand up?...now youve lost all credibility.

 

[lookindown]

.......... You know some of those buggers got a hold of me this summer...... Man did i hurt after they got done with me.......

I see why they would be called meat bees...they get on deer and fish when Im trying to clean them...I call them yellow jackets.

 

[creskol]

If people all acted and thought the same way it would be pretty boring...I aint mad at ya.

You're right lookindown! .. As my Grandpa use to say .. "It takes all kinds to make the world go 'round!"

 

[Sandman]

dHolland, it is OK to not go out of your way to return a item and not feel bad about it. We do this hobby for the fun of just finding stuff and not having to worry if the item belongs to someone else. It is in our possession now and if I know the owner they will get it back without any bad feelings on my part. I hand out business cards to the lifeguards to give to people that lose things and have them put their name on the back of the card in case there is a reward offered, the life guard gets half. I am interested in the hunt and after I find something I am off to find something else. Without that card the lifeguard handed out, I wouldn't know there was something to find at that place.

 

[TCAWarriors]

nasty little buggers who live in the ground and bite right thru your clothing. Bad year for them, at least for us. Aggressive and territorial.

Well there you go, learn something new every day never heard a yellow jacket called a meat bee before.

Thanks for the education.

 

[cudamark]

Unfortunately, what you do as a detectorist DOES reflect on the rest of us. Just try leaving holes in your local park and you'll see what I mean. If people equate negative activity with metal detecting, I tars all of us with the same brush. Keeping what you find to yourself won't do that so I don't think it will have any profound negative effect but declaring it publically might. Most of us will just keep hoping that you will see the light and enjoy the benefits of making others happy.

 

[k5koy]

I have found 3 class rings in my career with enough info present to track down the owners. 1 was at Texas Tech University. He was so happy to get it back that he paid me double what I could have scrapped it for. And not just at a gold exchange, Im in the jewelry business, and that was double the refinery price! Second one ended up an accountant, who has done a really great job with my taxes for the past 5 years, free of charge. The third one gave me $100 and a very special, lifelong friendship.
I say find em if you can...

Koy-Dallas, Tx. Garrett Ace250, Garrett Pro Pointer

 

[cudamark]

I agree! I've found and returned at least 20 rings, a couple of pendants, and several phones and cameras and wouldn't have it any other way.