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Hmmm. Mildly interesting dilemma. Dave, I probably would've done exactly what you did; i.e., I'm not sure it would have occurred to me to try to track back to the owner of damaged phone. But Rich's points were good ones, and that does seem like the right thing to do. So I guess I'd be inclined to suck it up, go back to the person I gave it to and say something like: "Gee, I'm really sorry, but I didn't think to try to find the phone owner before I offered up the phone to you. Seems like the right thing to do would be to get the phone back to the original owner. I trust you'll agree and return the phone to me so I can get it back to the owner. Or you can do that yourself if you feel so inclined. And oh, by the way, if I can't get the phone back to its original owner, or if he/she doesn't want it, then the phone is yours." Advice worth precisely what it was sold for... Regards, John Fishbeck Physical Plant Computer Systems and Networking Group -----Original Message----- From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of David McFarlane Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 2:00 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Use for broken iPhone? At 3/23/2009 01:37 PM Monday, Richard Wiggins wrote: >The owner might benefit to have it back, in case they had phone >insurance. I believe the MSU Union building is still the best central >campus lost and found. > >Or, if you wanted to go way above the call of duty, take it to an AT&T >store and see if they could look up the owner using the serial number. Hmm, OK folks, etiquete question: If I find a lost & broken item, offer it to somebody else, and they accept, and then I find a way to possibly return the item to its original owner, is it polite to take the item back after I already agreed to give it to someone? Or should I still give the item away, and leave it up to the next person to follow through with the lost & found work? Thoughts? Thanks, -- dkm >/rich > >PS -- well, I suppose it's possible the owner ditched it iPhone in >favor of a newer model from LG. :-) > >On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 1:28 PM, David McFarlane ><<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Anyone have any use for a broken iPhone? I found one cracked open on >the sidewalk while biking in this afternoon, let me know and I can send >it through campus mail. > >-- dkm