{"id":7276,"date":"2026-10-22T03:53:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T03:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vaultinsider.top\/?p=7276"},"modified":"2026-10-22T03:53:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T03:53:48","slug":"thieves-made-off-with-nearly-1-million-in-rare-pokemon-and-sports-cards-that-were-getting-graded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vaultinsider.top\/?p=7276","title":{"rendered":"Thieves made off with nearly $1 million in rare Pokemon and sports cards that were getting graded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-597663428-e1792616893433.jpg?w=2048\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Collectors send their cards to authenticators for one reason: to find out what they\u2019re worth, and usually to make them worth more. A card that comes back graded from an authenticator often comes sealed in plastic with a high grade can sell for many times what it did raw.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This month, a batch of them got the news they\u2019d been waiting for. Their grades were in, some of them perfect 10s, and the cards were on their way home via delivery. But suddenly, the tracking stopped updating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Oct. 13, thieves broke into a FedEx truck outside Professional Sports Authenticator\u2019s (PSA) office in Santa Ana, Calif., and drove off with nearly $1 million in Pok\u00e9mon and sports cards. The collectors who owned them had spent months and thousands of dollars in fees proving what the cards were worth\u2014all for thieves to take two pallets of the cards and make off with the rare collectors\u2019 items.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Santa Ana Police Department is actively investigating a theft that occurred on October 13, 2026, at 1610 E. St. Andrew Place,\u201d the department said in a statement to <em>Fortune<\/em>. An officer responded to PSA, and police said about two pallets of cards were stolen from the truck and a third was disturbed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe estimated value of the stolen cards at the time of the incident was $963,000. However, the exact value of the stolen items has not yet been determined,\u201d the department said, referring to PSA\u2019s insurance payout, which is capped at what each collector guessed before PSA graded the cards.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An increasing asset<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No arrests have been made, and the cards have not been recovered. And for the thieves, the timing was good. Pok\u00e9mon cards have risen 3,261% in value over 20 years, more than any other card category. Demand once ran so hot the Pok\u00e9mon Company doubled its print run to cool speculation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the collectors hit is a YouTuber with 148,000 subscribers who posts as SKY-B Cards. His channel usually shows his hands opening packs of cards. On Oct. 19, he showed his face and walked viewers through what he\u2019d lost. The video has more than 72,000 views.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese were 104 cards that I\u2019ve accumulated over two years,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are many irreplaceable cards in here that I will never see again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said he handed them to PSA at its booth at the National Card Show in late July, which is about as careful as a collector can be. Grading finished in October, 20 days ahead of schedule, and PSA shipped the cards back on Oct. 13 with next-day delivery. By Friday, they still hadn\u2019t arrived, and the tracking had stopped updating. He called PSA, which told him not to worry and to fill out a lost-item form.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next day, PSA emailed to say a FedEx vehicle carrying its orders had been burglarized \u201cafter leaving our PSA facility in Southern California.\u201d The company said it had deactivated the certificates on the stolen cards and warned selling platforms to watch for them. It also said it would pay him \u201cbased on fair market value up to the maximum insured value you selected for each card.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The YouTuber said he selected that value in July, before anyone had graded anything. Every card in his order was insured at up to $1,500, and the whole order at up to $156,000, and added he paid more than $8,000 in grading fees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When PSA grades a card and decides it\u2019s worth more than its declared value, it usually charges the customer extra. SKY-B said PSA\u2019s estimates put several of his cards above $1,500, including a Tyrese Maxey valued just under $2,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur customer service team has contacted affected customers directly and is arranging compensation based on fair market value,\u201d a PSA spokesperson told <em>Fortune<\/em>. \u201cWe understand the impact this has on collectors involved, many of whom see these cards as far more than a financial asset.\u201d A PSA spokesman told <em>NBC Los Angeles<\/em> the company would also return grading fees, which SKY-B didn\u2019t mention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His order included several one-of-one cards, printed in a single copy and serial-numbered to prove it, along with a Barry Sanders autograph numbered three of five and a LeBron James card that was cut wrong at the factory. Collectors often pay more for that kind of mistake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also had a question for whoever took them: \u201cIf you\u2019re watching and you\u2019re the guy that stole these cards, what are you going to do with them, man?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PSA\u2019s email said the company would review its procedures and look at \u201cenhancements or education for shipping partners.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe security of our customers\u2019 shipments is a top priority, and we are working with local law enforcement in their investigation,\u201d FedEx said in a statement to <em>Fortune<\/em>. \u201cFurther questions should be referred to local investigators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the SAPD,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>#Thieves #million #rare #Pokemon #sports #cards #graded<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collectors send their cards to&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4565,7588,4508,10362,1622,673,7589,2560,327,6331],"class_list":["post-7276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance-news","tag-cards","tag-collectibles","tag-crime","tag-graded","tag-law","tag-million","tag-pokemon","tag-rare","tag-sports","tag-thieves"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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