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That's what I was thinking. Stuff in my house is either too bulky or don't have much resale value (as stolen goods). Our house was burglarized while living in Switzerland, and they did not touch any of the electronics, presumably too bulky. Cost of replacing the broken window/frame was the most costly aspect.

From all the things listed, jewelry seems to be the most likely target.

Back up a pick-up with a house maintenance/painters/renovations company logo on it and no one will look twice. But yeah, probably not worth their time when new 60"s sell for under $1000 at Best Buy.

50 bucks is enough to get a junk his next shot. I had 2 CD's and a 10$ Walmart rain jacket stolen once from a car when somebody smashed the window in.

50 bucks is a lot of money for some people.