I know that it's illegal to receive or sell stolen merchandise. I also know
that if a company sends you a product in the mail that you didn't ask for
you are under no obligation to return it.

Because of motor oil and other contaminants, it's probably illegal to throw
it into a dumpster.

My guess is that you need to put a glass top on it and use it for a table in
your living room.

"Ignoramus3242" wrote in message
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Suppose that you receive a parcel that you never expected. For example
a crotch rocket motorcycle engine. There is no return address. All
reasonable efforts to find the owner fail. No one contacts me in, say,
2 weeks.

Does this item become my property?

Would it be legal to throw it away in garbage?

Would it be legal to sell it on ebay?

Is there a registry of stolen motorcycle engines?

What if I sell it and a month later, an owner materializes. Do I owe
anything to the owner.

I am very leery of the idea of selling this motor on ebay. It looks
like plenty of stolen motorcycle stuff is sold there and I, with the
lame story of fedex leaving it in my driveway, would look like a
thief. If I do not mention that story at all, then people would ask
all kinds of pointed questions like "how did you end up with this
engine if you do not know anything about it".

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