Meet up, ask for a test ride, don't come back. Pretty sure I read a story about someone doing that before. Hope you find a solution though!
Don't take personal risks like that.
I'm sure there are some swashbucklers who can pull that sort of thing off, but it's illegal, it doesn't cause the perpetrators to be brought to book, and it can go wrong.
It's illegal to take your own property back?
@Oliver Schick started
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Meet up, ask for a test ride, don't come back.
Pretty sure I read a story about someone doing that before. Hope you find a solution though!