Just want to add to this thread, when I was around 10, I had just been given a brand new gameboy colour for Christmas. A special edition one with a load of games.
Went to a new years day lunch with the family, had been playing it that whole week, left it on the pub table in the case when we left, came back 5 mins later gone, with all my games.
I was a heartbroken little kid, I couldn’t believe someone had done that to me. Still hurts now. Totally relate.