steal it back

if you have had anything stolen recently, one place you can look for it is
propertyroom.com (along with ebay and your local flee market).
this site auctions off police seized properties such as laptops, jewelry, laptops, bicycles, and even land.
the interesting feature of this site is that there is a 'steal it back' section. if you notice that an item stolen from you is listed here you can claim it back for no cost.

of course you can always take advantage of other people's misery here, as there are ton on interesting items for sale.