Originally Posted by toast3d

If people stop buying used bikes on CL, theft should in theory go down because it won't be worth the thief's time to steal a bike in a lot of cases. High end bikes will probably still get stolen, but it may significantly reduce mid-to low end thefts if less people are willing to use CL. I believe CL is probably one of the largest places where stolen bikes end up.

Originally Posted by Milton Keynes

You're the one who made the claim that bike theft would go down if people stopped buying bikes on Craigslist.

Originally Posted by toast3d

I think you will find that I did not make that claim.