Hah, my phone was stolen and being sold on eBay. I found it because the person who bought it on eBay got my contact info and asked me to unlock the phone, I refused, he demanded a refund from the seller and gave me the seller's info, who lived about ten minutes away from me.

I found my phone. On my phone, and each and every phone I bothered to try, the IMEI failed checksumming because the last two digits had been transposed. Effect: seller looked "legit" (hah), and I couldn't find the listing by searching my actual IMEI.

What was on his page of listings? 100+ phones, most "activation locked", all "no chargers, cables, accessories.

Same with laptops. "No chargers, no cables, no accessories", many "locked".

All ridiculous prices (like $500 for a 'like new' m3 pro MBP).

Gave this info to the police.

They could not care less.

"Well, he probably didn't steal them himself..." (i.e. even they felt pretty sure it was all stolen).

"Isn't it still a crime to knowingly sell stolen property?"

"..."

"..."

Could not care less. They had a slam dunk case in mine alone. My phone had been stolen, a police report had been filed with them, and it had shown up in California where someone who bought it on eBay gave them the seller's info, someone who lived near me.

Nope.