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lol, how do you know something is stolen?

The burden is on the buyer to take that risk or not. If the buyer isn't sure, then they are free _not_ to buy from a non-authorized source.

This is simply untrue. When you look up the topic on the posession of stolen goods, you'll quickly find out that you have to know that they've been stolen for it to be illegal[1]. If you don't believe me, take a good look at the US law[2]. Notice how it contains the phrase "knowing the same to have been stolen."

[1]: https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/possession_of_stolen_goods

[2]: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2315

That only applies to stolen property that has crossed state lines.

I can't post laws for each and every one of the 50 states, but you get the idea.

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