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Former Mail Carrier Admits to Stealing Cards Instead of Delivering Them

March 3, 2022 By Rich Mueller

A collector who sent cards he sold to another person in Kansas City last summer wondered why his packages—complete with tracking—turned up missing last summer.  Federal prosecutors say it was because a mailman opted to steal them. In federal court Thursday, that former US Postal Service employee pleaded guilty to federal information charging him with mail theft.  … [Read more...] about Former Mail Carrier Admits to Stealing Cards Instead of Delivering Them

Notes: Goldin’s Big Tease; Early Signed Mantles; Stolen Mail

August 9, 2017 By Rich Mueller

Goldin Auctions says it will be offering “the most valuable and historically significant sports-related collectible ever to be sold” in its October Legends auction. Now that’s a tease. They’ll reveal it at a news conference soon. Sometimes such proclamations don’t live up to the hype but the company says “rest assured there will be zero doubt in anyone’s mind” it’s a … [Read more...] about Notes: Goldin’s Big Tease; Early Signed Mantles; Stolen Mail

Ex-Postal Worker Sentenced In Theft Of High-End Cards

June 22, 2016 By Bob D'Angelo

A Massachusetts dealer-collector finally will be getting his exquisite — and expensive — basketball cards back. And the former postal clerk who stole and tried to sell that dealer’s 23 high end cards through the internet — including a 2003-04 LeBron James Upper Deck Exquisite rookie patch card worth at least $25,000 — was sentenced Tuesday to three years of probation by a … [Read more...] about Ex-Postal Worker Sentenced In Theft Of High-End Cards

Retrieving Cards Stolen By Postal Worker Was Long Process

February 5, 2016 By Bob D'Angelo

A Massachusetts dealer-collector thought he had lost something exquisite through the mail, but thanks to patience, persistent detective work and some good luck, some valuable rookie cards soon will be back in his possession. And a former postal clerk is awaiting sentencing for stealing a package that contained sports cards worth at least $68,668. The 37-year-old dealer knows … [Read more...] about Retrieving Cards Stolen By Postal Worker Was Long Process

Ex-Postal Worker Pleads Guilty in $68,000 Sports Card Theft

February 1, 2016 By Rich Mueller

Roxbury MA

A Dorchester, MA woman has admitted to stealing $68,668 in sports cards from the U.S. Mail while working as a clerk at the U.S. Post Office. Venecia “Melissa” McLaren, 30, has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to theft of mail by a postal service employee. Prosecutors say on Jan. 21, 2015, while working as a clerk at a post office in Roxbury, McLaren stole a Priority … [Read more...] about Ex-Postal Worker Pleads Guilty in $68,000 Sports Card Theft

Trade You a Blaster Box for Some Smack…

September 9, 2011 By Rich Mueller

A Howell, Mich., man has been sentenced to 12 days in jail for his role in a retail fraud scheme involving the theft of sports cards from Meijer stores in the southern part of the state. According to WHMI radio, 20-year-old Daniel James Bolenbaugh (right)  pled guilty to a charge of receiving and concealing stolen property.  Police say he was the lookout for … [Read more...] about Trade You a Blaster Box for Some Smack…

Lost in the Mail: Hockey Collector’s Set Vanishes

March 10, 2010 By Rich Mueller

Parkhurst Maurice Richard

Joe Yetman has what would seem to be one of the best hockey card collections in all of Newfoundland and Labrador. Dozens of vintage NHL sets, multiple rookie cards of some of the game's all-time greats and everything else in between. He does plenty of buying and selling online, but his last experience has left him feeling like a beaten goalie.  A 1957 Parkhurst hockey set … [Read more...] about Lost in the Mail: Hockey Collector’s Set Vanishes

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