check out "14B.90.080 Reporting of Secondhand Dealer Transactions"
details differ by state and city, but the gist is "electronic records of serials are transmitted to law enforcement" etc. Also items are held for a while, not sold immediately.
States enforce pawn laws through electronic systems like LEADS. FB, offerup, and every other platform out there letting thieves fence things with impunity could implement same.
Yes, those GG bikes are confirmed. And yes its on PB somewhere in the forums. And many Colorado FB groups, which is how new victims which we knew nothing about are now trickling in. Please spread it wherever you can.
Guess I'll just run with this:
Since this article was published, here's what has transpired
My inbox became:
a) various cyclists in Mexico giving me more info
b) new victims who have read the article, identifying their stolen bikes in this guy's sales that we posted, including commercial shop robberies
c) people sending copies of his "official message" to his clients he posted, in which he denies the claims we make and essentially calls us liars, etc and asks for his customers support
After that, Mexican Cycling FB picked it up. FWIW Mex cycling folks are awesome, we had some really good input and comms with folks in that community.
For about 24 hours the store would remove any negative comments from their page from cyclists and/or customers, far as we could tell, and all his customers were chiming in how much of a great shop he was with great deals and great service. Nobody would address the proof we posted of stolen in his sales.
As of an hour ago (?) or so the guys page is now gone.