Anyone in roped access had their kit nicked?

[ian.p]

Recently been posted in a gear selling group:

I have screenshots of the original post and comments which have now been deleted.
 

 

[PaulW]

i have also seen a post with 7x 10mm ropes of various lengths and a petzl caving harness

 

[Mark]

i have also seen a post with 7x 10mm ropes of various lengths and a petzl caving harness

I thought that one looked ok, (caving pictures on his profile)

 

[royfellows]

I was up at Dinorwig years ago and found piles of ropes etc strewn around and no one in sight. I eventually found a party in an old building quite some distance away and ascertained that it was their gear.
With such carelessness its hardly surprising that stuff goes missing.

An honest person could easily mistake stuff as being accidentaly left behind.

Years ago at Gunnerside I found a large bag full of photographic equipment, expensive cameras etc. Fortunately there was a name and address in it, in Holland!
I got the postage priced and invited payemnt of this for its return, which it was.
The next year the owner called at my home, they were nice people.

 

[CatM]

I happen to know the principle of the school the guy above went to (found from some brief facebook stalking) - if this looks genuinely dodgy and it might somehow help (confirming/alleviating suspicions), I could perhaps send some informal enquiries about him?