aye, it happened to me, i locked the statue down on my castle steps... someone said in general chat they were paying a large amount for the statue at this very moment.. knowing i would anwser to it. I said i would sell it to him, i unlocked it, gone...
I didnt handle the situation positively though... i blamed EA and everyone i could before i would think and realize it was my own fault and careless mistake i made. Lesson to be learned...
1) ALWAYS... use detect hidden even though your house might be private.
2) NEVER lock a rare on steps if you intend on keeping it.
3) If something seems to good to be true, it usually is..
4) Trust NO ONE! This rule goes along with rule #1. Even your freind may take advantage, be on your feet at all times...
As soon as the statue was stolen from me, the guy broke party, never heard from him again... Later i found out he stole from one of my freinds, my freinds first ever Event Drop he had gotten, he stole it from him. He just returned and forgot about stealthers, went to lock it down in his house, guy took it, and oddly recalled away. My freind saw his name and it matched perfectly with the name of the guy who i was in party with. So... you cant trust people in this game anymore. People would rather steal from those who worked hard for their stuff instead of earning it them selfs. But its how this game is ran sad to say.