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Toyota Tacoma Tailgate Thefts Are Soaring... As Thousands Pop Up for Sale on Facebook Marketplace (fuelarc.com)

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I’ve been watching this weird trend of Toyota Tacoma tailgate thefts cropping up all over the country… and I think I’ve found where they’re going.

Thousands of Tacoma tailgates are popping up on Facebook Marketplace right now, and some of these sellers? Let’s just say they’re moving an improbable amount of product if the tailgates aren’t stolen.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

I think it also comes and goes in waves. For a while, a specific model of Ford SUV was having its factory alloy rims stolen. Because they were being stolen so much, and there weren’t replacements available, junk yards were able to sell rims they ‘happened’ to buy sans vehicle for near retail prices. They also paid more for the wheels than other parts, so it was sort of a self-sustaining theft economy.

Huh. It’s like little criminal entrepreneurs chasing pricing bubbles in inelastic goods. But they also create demand for those goods by doing crime.