Can the CRE Mark be removed from an item?
As with any marking system it can be removed, but it is difficult to do so withoutdamaging the surface of the item the ‘MARK’ has been placed on. This makes it quite obvious the item has been tampered with and reduces its value to a thief. Marked items have very little appeal to thieves as they have to sell them to someone else who then sells the property on. These people are known as Fences, FENCES will not touch anything that is marked, traceable and especially has the words “Stolen From” on the item, so by marking your possessions overtly with CREMARK, it will deter thieves from stealing your items in the first place.
