[BNM] [OT] Advice needed: my hard drive turned up on Ebay

[Remy Sharp]

Hi all,

I was hoping someone might be able to offer some advice on a possibly  
bizarre situation.

I had a accident back in late 2006 which resulted in my laptop as a  
write off.

(If you're interested in pointing and laughing, I blogged it back  
then: http://remysharp.com/2006/12/14/the-delicate-apple/ )

As such, it was sent to an independent insurance claims validator (not  
sure what their real names are - but the chaps who allow the claim to  
go through).

I was eventually told that the machine was irreparable, and a new one  
would be purchase from Apple.

I enquired about the hard drive - since there was personal and  
business documents on it (I know, I could have formatted it, but I  
honestly expected them to repair the screen) - and I was told, in no  
uncertain terms that the hard drive would be incinerated as per their  
policy.

Low and behold - 1 year later, I receive an email from a guy saying:

"You dont know me but i bought an apple powerbook from ebay and it has  
some documents of yours on. i guess it must have been yours at one  
point."

If this turns out to be my drive, I'll be extremely pissed that I had  
be lied to.

Can anyone offer any advice, or suggestions as to how I should proceed  
with action - in particular again the insurance company (or the  
validators)?

Thanks,

Remy Sharp
Left Logic

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