Here is a service which is now free with an interest to reduce crime in South Africa.
It's called Tagga and aims to kill the illegal second hand market and so prevent crime.
www.tagga.co.za- Tagga is a website where you can securely list serial numbers of your goods. Anyone wishing to purchase second hand goods can search the Tagga database (for free) and check if the goods have been stolen - you willthenbe informed who to contact to recover your items.
The Second Hand Goods Bill will soon make it compulsory for second hand dealers to search before purchasing: download it here: 350KB
Second hand dealers throughout South Africa are registering withTagga in order to searchthe database to ensure that they don't lose their money through buying goods that might be stolen property.
No one can search your private details, butTagga willadvise you where you can collect those valuables that have been found or attempted to be sold!
See here for more details on how Tagga works and how to register: http://handytechtips.blogspot.com/search?q=tagga
If everyone puts their belongings on the system beforethey gets stolen then we can reduce crime bykilling the illegal second hand goods market!