Don't Buy Hot Antiques

Here's a site to check now and then. It is a bulletin board for stolen antiques.
Sadly, a number of the items were stolen from churches and cemeteries.
One post says a pair of reproduction lightning rod balls were stolen from the roof while the family slept! The lady sounds mad and I can't blame her. It's kinda creepy to think someone could get away with something like that while you're home. And the balls weren't even the real thing. The post says they are clearly marked 2001.
Maybe it was the "Lighting Rod Man" .
In case you don't know, lightening rods were invented by Benjamin Franklin and were placed on houses to prevent a lightning strike and fire. Here's more on the decorative balls.