Capitol Hill Seattle has a rare happy bike theft story. After the buyer became suspicious of her baby-faced seller from "Sandy Point Way," she searched online and found the bike's rightful owner. Here's the description of the suspect as told to Cleo, the happy re-owner of the bike:

A 6 ft. tall man who looked like George Michael ("baby" face, good looking, captain of the football team/homecoming king type.)  He had an average build, definitely not homeless looking but was very friendly, smiley and almost charismatic.  He had a vehicle but did not park close enough to see what kind/type it was or its license plate #.  He used a GPS, was clueless about directions and was unfamiliar with Seattle.  He said he lived on Sand Point Way in North Seattle and was from the Portland area.  (He called it Sandy Point way...)  He gave a first name, but she has since forgotten it.  His story was that the bike was his girlfriend's but that she was pregnant and going to buy a car with the money.  All a big story, I'm sure.  The only other distinguishing thing about him was apparently a gauged earring in his left ear that looked like a dark curled spike.  She passed on a cell phone #, which he no longer seems to answer.   

This is all FYI for anybody buying a "used" bike online.  (If it seems suspiciously low-priced, it could very well be stolen.)