[Danny72]

At that point, you could of just done a bit of identity theft and bought yourself a new MBP.

[dreyfiz]

Being able to control your impulses and operate with some level of civilized executive function makes your identity worth stealing, because you're likely to have good credit. Petty thieves and other criminal morons are unlikely to have an identity worth stealing.

[rbanffy]

And that doesn't mention that you'd be committing a crime.

[alanl]

Yeah, I decided from the start that I wanted to stay on the right side of the law on this. Plus it was stolen from my house, so the guy knows where I live.