Birds reclaim stolen bike shocker. Pls Advise

You buy a stolen car for say £25,000 and the police find it then you lose it, no compensation.

I agree that in this instance it would be nice to help out the buyer as long as they are completely innocent- but how would that be established, and also as someone else has pointed out Brick Lane has a reputation for what kind of bike?

You say that but there are a couple of honest traders down there, Keith for example has a plot there every week, you get reciepts and a traceable history.