Am I the only one who is having a problem with items I have looted (not stolen) later being marked as stolen? It usually happens after I have used my blacksmithing skills to upgrade them. Of course, once they are marked stolen they cannot be sold. For instance, I had Lydia carrying some steel swords for me. When I got to the Warmaiden I took them back from her. They did not show as stolen. I bought steel ingots from the Warmaiden to work on at the blacksmith area to improve them. I did the upgrade on them and then went back in to the Warmaiden and tried to sell the swords. I could only sell a couple of them, because the other three were now showing as stolen!! I have probably 50 or 60 weapons stored in my home, Breezehome, that I cannot sell because suddenly they are shown as stolen. I have not been stealing, just looting the people I have killed, which is normal, not theft!!

If u have a follower take all from a chest it will happen. I found out u have to drop everything and command her to pickem all up. Had this problem before but the above seemed to fix it for me.

I check all the chests myself. I either drop things and ask her to pick them up, or if they are already on the floor or a shelf, ask her to take them. The strange thing is, she can drop it and it is normal, but once I have done some smithing on it, then it becomes stolen. Thanks for your reply, xBooKouT.

Yea, someone else posted about this issue. http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1356477-why-can-anyone-explain/

Thanks, Agrona, I did not see that thread before I posted mine!