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5 minutes with: Stephane Philippe

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Published: July 02, 2010 2:30 a.m.
Last modified: July 02, 2010 2:35 a.m.
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Stephane Philippe (www.theringfinders.com) helps those desperate people try to find lost rings or other pieces of jewelry.

Tell me what you do?
I help people find their rings that have been lost in the backyard or the beach or anywhere that they think they lost it. With my (metal detector) I basically find their item.

Are you making a living at this?
No, this is purely just a hobby, just a passion. I like helping people out. When people lose something, especially a ring, there’s a story attached to it. What I do is I make that story continue by finding the ring or the chain or the bracelet.

You work on a reward basis. How does that work?
It’s the same way as you would put an ad in a newspaper or on the Internet — if you lose a ring or a wallet, you would offer a reward. I go to collect the reward and I take 15 per cent of the reward and give it to charity.

Nice. Do you have a favourite charity?
CHEO. A friend of mine, her son is autistic, so he’s been to CHEO quite often, and it’s something I really care about.

Ever lose your car keys?
Yes I have.

Was the metal detector any help?
No, it wasn’t (laughs). I actually lost them at the shopping centre and, unfortunately, the machine didn’t help at all, but I’ve helped people find their car keys and all kinds of stuff like that. As long as it’s metallic, I’ll be able to find it. My success rate is over 95 per cent.

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