Would you (moral question)

What does the T&C's of lotto tickets say? If it has "No purchase necessary" then the loser (fnarr) is stuffed, and the finder wins. Else it is rightfully the loser's (fnarr fnarr) money.
 
If I found one, and it had won a significant sum of money, I'd contact the Police and seek the actual owner. If it had won a £10, I'd just cash it. No point fussing over trivial sums.
 
AcidHell2 said:
Don't you legally have to hand missing goods to the police.
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like I said the legal obligation relates to the value of the amount (definitely if finding money, I would assume applies to property as well) the value of this ticket prior to the draw was only £1, so I see no issue that anyone would keep it.
 
Keep it, althought if the so called owner goes to the lotto to say they have lost there ticket the lotto might ask where you bought it which would inevitably mean you wouldn't get it.
 
If I was walking around and just found it, I'd keep it, without any doubt. It was nobodies, now it's mine. Probably give the original owner of the ticket £50 if they stepped forward.
 
If I saw the person drop it I'd hand it back to them, but if I just found it on the street then I'd keep it.
 
If I simply found it as I was walking through town: I'd take it. I'd also be aware that in England someone would then try and claim it back and give a huge sob story and probably I would be made to pay it back.

So if I found one, I'd take it and give the money to charity.

If someone is going to be that careless then tough TTs. Also I'd love to see what kind of person would try and make a charity give money back.



edit: This procedure would only be for 'small' sums of money up to the amount listed in the OP. If it were a jackpot winning lotto ticket, I suppose I'd have to hand it in to the police as if I had won a lotto jackpot I'd remember my numbers and also the place where I bought it shows up.
 
Claim the money. Cant you do it anonymously?

I would be gutted if i had 30k then lost it. Id rather spend it all asap or rip the ticket up
 
skolem said:
What's so difficult to understand? It isn't yours just because you found it, it belongs to someone else, they just lost it.

How about I'll find your car by the side of the road. How careless of you, finders keepers though, it's mine mine mine!
Obviously that's a different situation, but the same principle applies. If you find something then it belongs to someone else, so you should hand it in otherwise it's theft. If it isn't claimed, it becomes legally discarded and you get to keep it. Otherwise it is returned to the owner.


Interesting that people think it's OK to steal when the victim is faceless and the chances of getting caught are practically 0. That doesn't make it right!
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That's a rather poor comparison.
 
I think the worth of the ticket cannot be calculated until after a draw so £1 worth is not true its either worthless or a winner, you could say the finder found an investment that could be worth £X's or nothing. I suppose a good way of sorting that kind of thing out would be like a percentage awarded to the finder. The buyer should beware of loss and the finder should come forward for a return on stepping up. I say all this as a lottery ticket is different to most things you could find being probably worthless but has a minute probability of massive worth.
 
Hitman_Leon said:
I think the worth of the ticket cannot be calculated until after a draw so £1 worth is not true its either worthless or a winner, you could say the finder found an investment that could be worth £X's or nothing. I suppose a good way of sorting that kind of thing out would be like a percentage awarded to the finder. The buyer should beware of loss and the finder should come forward for a return on stepping up. I say all this as a lottery ticket is different to most things you could find being probably worthless but has a minute probability of massive worth.
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Dont think this would work. The buyer would have the rights to the ticket so therefore try and screw the finder over.

What would happen if I found a ticket, found the buyer of the ticket and told them if they demanded the ticket back by going to the police, i would burn it.
 
The real question is, if you accidently damaged a parked car so that there was little aesthetic damage but with a potential huge repair cost, would you leave a note?

I did - I'm just too nice *sob*
 
mjones1 said:
I would kerep it like i found a blackberry on the floor that works the other day!
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I hope you're joking. Otherwise you've just openly admitted to stealing somebody else's property.

Put yourself in the shoes of the person whose phone you've stolen, how would you feel.
 
Nitefly said:
The real question is, if you accidently damaged a parked car so that there was little aesthetic damage but with a potential huge repair cost, would you leave a note?

I did - I'm just too nice *sob*
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What did you do, light thermite on the bonnet of someones car, burning a hole through the engine and everything else, then stick a piece of chewing gum over the hole?
 
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