md02geist did a very noble thing in ponying up the cash to buy the armor back. Although after carefully reading that thread, which I've been following for some time, it doesn't look like the armor was actually stolen, but more the product of unclaimed goods as a result of the car reposession. I'm not sure why the owner didn't claim his goods after getting his vehicle back from the reposession company without its contents, as I think that would have saved a huge headache from ocurring.
What's sad is that despite knowing the truth the ebay 'seller' didn't care and still just wanted to make a quick buck and take advantage of a legal but unfortunate situation. md02geist is to be commended for his generosity in helping out the original owner.