Wheel trim theft?

[mg4 ade]

One of my MG4 wheel trims 'disappeared' in a garden centre car park whilst we were inside, I had not kerbed my car or collided with anything. I looked to ebay for a new one but those there were all used. Are some people pinching wheel trims only to sell them back on ebay and get a 'good ebayer' comment? I paid the extra for a new trim from the dealer to discourage this trade in, and potential theft of used wheel trims. If this happens again, I shall remove them all, powder coat the alloys gloss black and live with the slight loss of aerodynamics and associated range. Has this happened to anybody else?

 

[Kithmo]

Wheel trim theft is very unusual these days and doubtful if it came off itself, they are very difficult to remove.
I heard they were expensive so this may be the reason someone took it.
Some people will nick anything, I once caught a guy nicking one of my alloy valve caps on another car I had, I told him how pathetic he was and gave him the other 3.