Shoplifting, Larceny, Robbery, Theft I have question about things I sold on craigslist

[xyjipytib]

I got tickets from a "friend" to disneyland and I didn't want to use them cause I already had a pass so I needed extra cash and I sold them to someone I met them at disneyland got the money even let them take a picture of my id..Well it come to find out the tickets were bought with a stolen credit card and my so called friend is MIA..These people are threatening to go to the police..I fill if I give them back their money I've done nothing wrong..I didn't know..Heck I even gave these people a copy of my id that's how confident I was about the tickets being real.

 

[mightymoose]

You never asked a question.... but I am guessing you want to know if you should pay the money?
That is for you to decide, but you aren't obligated to pay anything at all until a judge orders you to.

 

[Michael Wechsler]

I got tickets from a "friend" to disneyland and I didn't want to use them cause I already had a pass so I needed extra cash and I sold them to someone I met them at disneyland got the money even let them take a picture of my id..Well it come to find out the tickets were bought with a stolen credit card and my so called friend is MIA..These people are threatening to go to the police..I fill if I give them back their money I've done nothing wrong..I didn't know..Heck I even gave these people a copy of my id that's how confident I was about the tickets being real.

Let's look at it this way - you've got a problem either way. Someone has to bear the risk of loss and, if you didn't pay for the tickets at all but as a "gift", then your return of the money isn't going to put you out of pocket not even one penny.

Now I understand how confident you were about the tickets being real. But let's look at it the way a police officer or judge might observe the facts - they might come to the conclusion that you knew full well what you were doing. After all, your friend just decided to give you a give of at least $200 without selling them him or herself? They might conclude that any reasonable person would tell their friend that they didn't need the tickets and you had an idea that they were stolen. Your giving an ID was to play innocent in the event that it was discovered that you committed fraud.

I'm not accusing you - I'm just telling you what some might conclude. Now MightyMoose is right about you not having to pay back the money until ordered to do so. But if these people are mad enough, is it worth fighting for the money and possibly having to deal with the repercussions which might include a criminal charge or dealing with having to offer up your friend?