[notfarnow]

I'd have done the same. Could he be lying or scamming? yes. But we can only control OUR actions and decisions. I try to do right, even if I know I could be getting hosed. But the world has a way of sorting out the rest.

I do think you should call the manager though. If that kid is stealing parts and selling them, then he shouldn't be getting away with it by virtue of you "saving" him. I've worked in small businesses where we've really struggled with inside theft, and it's a bastard of a thing to have an employee you SUSPECT is stealing. Your info might be all he needs to put it to rest