C300: Camera Theft - C300 and C100s

Greg_E said:
Decent but cheap camera system:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA46G57R2213
Buy the optional bigger hard drive. The cameras are bigger than you might think, this is actually a bonus... You don't want to covertly capture the thieve's image, you want them to see the cameras and decide to move on to easier targets. The dome cameras are about 6-7 inches in diameter, and the other cameras are about 10-12 long from the mounting surface. The autodetect/record does not work on the first two channels, not sure why, but it is a known "feature", you can trigger them from a different camera or from IR sensor, door switch, etc. The cameras are all powered over IP, comes with eight 100 foot cables but you'll probably want to buy cable and connectors for a better looking install (Lowes has decent indoor/outdoor bulk cable) and Cables and Kits in Florida has decent prices on connectors, crimpers, and direct burial ethernet cable.

And all that said, I real "professional" alarm system may get your insurance rates lower.
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As well as installing a security camera system, you might also consider installing a few dummy security cameras too as they're even cheaper. (perhaps in places you might not have mounted a security camera anyway, for instance in places that wiring would have been too tricky to do easily) As simply their existence there will help be a little extra deterrent.
 
Paul F said:
Nice work. I suggest this thread be deleted immediately and go to quiet mode. Private messages etc. Eric, if you want it deleted, hit the exclamation point in the blue triangle in the upper right hand corner of your first post to get the moderator's attention and make your request.
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Agreed. Can someone please delete the thread?
 
Ben_Ericson said:
Agreed. Can someone please delete the thread?
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Getting a Mod involved would be the best option but in the meantime I believe Eric can change the name of the thread by using the “Edit” function, & then “Go Advanced”, on the original post. Then it be up to other members to delete their posts.
 
Bern Caughey said:
Getting a Mod involved would be the best option but in the meantime I believe Eric can change the name of the thread by using the “Edit” function, & then “Go Advanced”, on the original post. Then it be up to other members to delete their posts.
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Thanks. Deleted mine but I was quoted.
 
I don't feel like the thief would be likely to find this thread.

I may have a friend buy the item, hopefully get a return address if they ship it, and then someone on here messaged me saying EBay may refund me/my friend if it's shown it was a stolen item.

The police do seem to be acting slowly to solve this. Left a voicemail with the assigned detective earlier today and didn't hear back.
 
rob norton said:
Does anyone keep their gear in a secure storage facility?
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Not anymore sadly. My old business premises were in an old Commonwealth Bank building at Turramurra in Sydney. It had two massive walk in safes. All the equipment storage racks lived in the biggest one. Doors a foot thick! Scary if someone shut the door on you when you were inside. It was a dark as sin. Safest my gear ever felt.

Chris Young
 
Eric Coughlin said:
I don't feel like the thief would be likely to find this thread.

I may have a friend buy the item, hopefully get a return address if they ship it, and then someone on here messaged me saying EBay may refund me/my friend if it's shown it was a stolen item.

The police do seem to be acting slowly to solve this. Left a voicemail with the assigned detective earlier today and didn't hear back.
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I'd recommend trying to meet them in person! Tell them you're bringing cash to pay for it, to tempt them in
 
IronFilm said:
I'd recommend trying to meet them in person! Tell them you're bringing cash to pay for it, to tempt them in
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Unless you have the police there hiding, that's possibly dangerous. Not to mention throwing up red flags to the "seller". It's not unheard of, but how many eBay transactions are actually done in-person and with cash? He could offer to pick-up in-person, but not paying through eBay/PayPal/electronically going through their system in some way is against their policy, I believe.
 
Eric Coughlin said:
I don't feel like the thief would be likely to find this thread.

I may have a friend buy the item, hopefully get a return address if they ship it, and then someone on here messaged me saying EBay may refund me/my friend if it's shown it was a stolen item.

The police do seem to be acting slowly to solve this. Left a voicemail with the assigned detective earlier today and didn't hear back.
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Unfortunately, something like this, even though they have been handed a gift for a possible easy arrest, is very low on their priority list in Atlanta(probabaly 10 items behind figuring out where to eat lunch today). I've had to deal with the Atlanta PD personally over vehicle and equipment theft. And while my vehicle was found(my insurance company actually contacted me that it had been recovered, NOT the police), dealing with them was one of the most frustrating things I've ever been through.
 
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