26-year-old Ste Burke was on his way home when three men came up to him asking if he wanted to buy a bike. They were trying to sell the￡1, 350 bike for￡100. Not only that, Burke realized that there must be something wrong because there was still a lock on the bike. Then Burke immediately bought it for￡80.
After he bought the bike, Burke posted a photo of it to social media in hopes of finding the first owner. "Has anyone lost his/her bike? I just bought this bike for￡80 and it's got a bike lock on it. It is clear that it's from the Crosby area. I know it's a￡1, 350 bike and I'd be heartbroken if it was mine, " wrote Burke.
Within hours, Burke received a phone call from a woman who knew the bike's owner. A man whose house had been burgled (入室偷窃) earlier that very same week lost his bike. Since the man had saved up more than￡1, 350 of his own money to buy the bike, he was very thankful for its return. The man tried to pay Burke the￡80, but Burke refused, "I didn't feel right accepting money from a man who had just had his house broken into. "
Burke has since been showered with social media praise for his honesty, although he says over and over that he did not return the bike for media attention. An owner of a bicycle store offered to give Burke a bike for free as a reward (奖赏) for his honesty.
