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Where do stolen items land up?

Following a rise in the number of high-end items being stolen from retail stores, individuals and residences, we asked local residents what they thought happened to these stolen items. Here is what they had to say ...

November 13, 2017

Staff Reporter Less than a minute

VICTOR HLOGWANE: All the stolen merchandise is sold on the black market to people that can't afford those expensive items. They sell it between 30 and 50 per cent of the price.

SIPHO DYNASTY:
They sell the stolen merchandise at taxi ranks and in their own communities. Some people don’t even know the items are stolen.

JASNA CAMERON: I think it is mainly young people that buy the items. They buy it online. It is sold as items that fell off a truck.

CLAIRE MARINTZ: I think they sell the items across the border or even on the local street. They sell it at cost price, take the label off and resell it.

ORBET MULAUDZI:
These guys sell the items on street corners. They have their clientele who buy the items and probably sell it for half the price or less.

November 13, 2017

Staff Reporter Less than a minute