Jake_Schlotterback
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So a few months ago I bought a used Mathews Mr6. After having the bow a few days I decided id call Mathews and see what all information I could get about the bow. Poundage, draw length. Just the basics. I left a message and received a call back pretty soon after. He gave me the specs I'd asked for. That's when the conversation turned. He asked if I was aware l was in possession of stolen property. I instantly was speechless. He told me that it had been reported stolen in 2013. He advised me to call the sheriff department. I did as soon as I hung up with him. After my talk with the sheriffs department I was pretty aware that they wanted nothing to do with it. After calling about 5 times and being asked the same questions each time I decided I'd just call Mathews back to see if I could track down the owner myself. They gave me the name and number of the gentlemen that owned the bow. After a few calls I got ahold of him. He was very surprised at the news he was getting. Someone had his bow and he was going to get it back. So I waited about a week until he got back to the state and we met up. You could just see his eyes light up when he seen the bow that he'd had so much time and money invested in finally back in his possession after two years. We chatted for a while in my front yard for about an hour. Before he left he was almost disappointed that I was out of a bow and the money I paid for it. I explained to him that it's no problem at all and he shouldn't feel bad about getting something back that was rightfully his. He shook my hand and deeply thanked me which was more then enough payment for everything. Well about three weeks later I get a call from a number I recognize and they leave a voice mail. It's Mathews wanting to talk to me. So I'm just thinking the original owner contacted Mathews and let them know that his bow had been returned. So I call back Expecting a thank you for your honesty or something along those lines. He tells me how he's happy that I handled it the way I did and went out of my way to get the owner his bow back. Then what he says next was hard for me to believe. Mind you it's about 7 in the morning so I had just woke up. He tells me that he has a new Mathews mr6 that they used as a show bow and it was being shipped out that afternoon to me. At first i think there is no way I just heard right. He explains that it's not everyday that something like this happens. At this point I'm speechless. Why would a company that owes me nothing, has nothing to do with what happened, do that for me? I can't even begin to describe how grateful I am. It's just goes to show that it pays to be honest. I am 100% certain that the person who stole this bow was not a bow hunter at all. Every bow hunter I've ever met has been a stand up hard working person that would never do something like that. Just a great ending to a bad situation.
