(noun) A person who buys, takes, or purchases goods and/or products that have been stolen. (verb) To sell an item or product that has been stolen.
Bobby worked in sales and known as an effective fence. If ever Chuck and BoBohit a good lick and needed to move their stolen booty out of sight of everyone they knew that they could get in touch with Bobby to make the such things happen as well as get the very top dollar price such items might merit.
A trustworthy individual who acts as a middle man between a seller and a network of buyers in black market exchanges, especially those relating to illegal goods. Usually helps facilitate the sale process and is in place to keep the seller (and, consequently, posesser) of the illegal goods from getting set up or screwed over.
Origins: The idea that the fence around the yard keeps the neighbors and cops from looking in and seeing what people are doing.
Fence (on phone to dealer) ~ Yo I got these people who are gonna want a cut, I'll be over in an hour
Dealer ~ Okay man that's $40
Fence ~ okay (calls buyer) I've got your shit, meet me at the Plaza in two hours with $40