Most of us don't buy everything from a merchant at once, if the merchant makes a variety of items. We might scoop up the rest of the hair or all the textures or all the clothes for a particular model if we have been pleased with a prior purchase... but we don't sweep the shelves of everything not nailed down including the shelfpaper. This, however, looks more like someone who is part of a ring of thieves. Whether the files end up on a CD at computer shows or get shared online, it is going to hurt. I'm not sure what the FBI limits are for damages, but if this person also struck other merchants here with the same thoroughness, he probably crossed them. You might talk to Cooler about how to track down pirates. sorry. :( Carolly