Ok... so if I were to liaise with any member from btctalk who had offered information here regarding my find,.. would you be the most trustworthy and be able to resolve this in the most morally appropriate manner? If not.. who? I am happy to offer up any finders fee the actual owner proposes.. if any? Would other members agree that you were the most trustworthy? Genuine question.. if plan a falls through.. who do you all recommend here is most trustworthy? Is it based on merit points?
I think you misunderstood o_e_l_e_o: you don't have to (and shouldn't!) trust anyone. There's no need to share the private key (really, don't do that!), but you can post the address here. Make sure you don't confuse the address with the private key though.
Other than that, I don't think anyone here can help you to find the owner. It's up to the owner to find you, so after posting it basically relies on search engines.