Found a ring

Kurtis

I was out earlier and found a nice looking "diamond" ring on the pavement. There was nobody else about so I brought it home. Not sure what to do with it.
It's probably junk but to my untrained eye it looks really nice. An engagement type, "silver" with a largish stone and lots of small stones on the band. I can see there are a couple of small marks inside, but I can't see them well enough. I think one might be 925 which would suggest silver? 

I was going to take it to the cop shop but wondering if something on a local Facebook page or something like that might be better? I'm not actually on Facebook but could use someone elses account I suppose.
Take it to a jewelers to see if it's real? 

drofluf

Take it to the police station. It’s not yours and probably important to somebody. 

I believe it’s also an offence to keep it. 

Sporky

Take it to the police. 

Kurtis

drofluf said:

Take it to the police station. It’s not yours and probably important to somebody. 

I believe it’s also an offence to keep it. 

Yeah, want to get it back to the owner but just wondered how "active" the cops would be about it.
Will probably just take it there tomorrow. 

drofluf

Kurtis said:

drofluf said:

Take it to the police station. It’s not yours and probably important to somebody. 

I believe it’s also an offence to keep it. 

Yeah, want to get it back to the owner but just wondered how "active" the cops would be about it.
Will probably just take it there tomorrow. 

I doubt they’ll be active, but will return it to its owner if they come to them. After 6 months I believe it becomes yours. 

robgilmo

I would take it to the police, someone could be missing it, it could be very important to them, it could also be nicked or already reported as lost so getting it valued could be very suss on your part.
The right thing to do is return it via the police.

Kurtis

Not bother with Facebook or anything then? 

Kittyfrisk

They might not be very proactive over it (or even want to take it) , but you'll have done the right thing & anyone looking for lost property would be likely to ask the police.
https://www.themix.org.uk/crime-and-safety/your-rights/lost-property-9126.html

Kurtis

robgilmo said:

I would take it to the police, someone could be missing it, it could be very important to them, it could also be nicked or already reported as lost so getting it valued could be very suss on your part.
The right thing to do is return it via the police.

Wasn't so much to get it valued, just to see if it's cheap rubbish. Suppose it doesn't really matter. 

Kurtis

Kittyfrisk said:

They might not be very proactive over it (or even want to take it) , but you'll have done the right thing & anyone looking for lost property would be likely to ask the police.
https://www.themix.org.uk/crime-and-safety/your-rights/lost-property-9126.html

Yeah, just don't have a huge amount of confidence in them getting it to the owner. 
Not much else for it though. 

viz

Take it to the police, and then post about it on the various facebook local pages

Kurtis

viz said:

Take it to the police, and then post about it on the various facebook local pages

Yeah, think that's a good plan. 

Hurling_Fruitmig

Kurtis said:

Not bother with Facebook or anything then?

Both. I'd take some clear photographs and post them on a local lost and found social media page - after I'd taken it to the Police.

Once people have revisited wherever they think they last had something, the copshop is usually their next port of call in case some public-spirited individual has handed it in. This also leaves them to deal with the potential myriad fraudulent claims that it was their Mum's/Granny's/significant other's.

Sporky

Wouldn't pictures mean anyone can turn up and accurately describe it?

Basic description and roughly where it was found might make it more likely the real owner collects. 

Kurtis

Hurling_Fruitmig said:

Kurtis said:

Not bother with Facebook or anything then?

Both. I'd take some clear photographs and post them on a local lost and found social media page - after I'd taken it to the Police.

Once people have revisited wherever they think they last had something, the copshop is usually their next port of call in case some public-spirited individual has handed it in. This also leaves them to deal with the potential myriad fraudulent claims that it was their Mum's/Granny's/significant other's.

Yup, only thing is I probably wouldn't put pics so that there is some evidence they can describe it?

Just something like engagement ring found at such and such street? 

Kurtis

Sporky said:

Wouldn't pictures mean anyone can turn up and accurately describe it?

Basic description and roughly where it was found might make it more likely the real owner collects. 

Posted at same time! 

Just thought though, they might not be the owners they could have stolen it and could still describe it?

Think I'll just take it to the police and let them deal with it. They maybe have a Facebook presence anyway. 

tony99

Sporky said:

Wouldn't pictures mean anyone can turn up and accurately describe it?

Basic description and roughly where it was found might make it more likely the real owner collects. 

I suppose he could post pictures of a completely different ring. That way anyone claiming it as theirs would immediately reveal themselves as a scammer.

JAYJO

Use your phone. Piccy and zoom in. Google camera it and it may give you the value.

Kurtis

JAYJO said:

Use your phone. Piccy and zoom in. Google camera it and it may give you the value.

Ooh, cool. Think I'm just interested now as much as anything. 

Kittyfrisk

Hope it isn't a vintage Ratners ring...

Kurtis

Probably fell out a kinder egg