Police in Delaware, OH are looking for clues in a destructive burglary at Neuhart Cards late Saturday night. Someone used force to break through the glass window at the front of the shop to gain entry, then smashed a display case where a selection of vintage cards was housed. It's believed the only card taken was a PSA 1 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle. Last night, our … [Read more...]
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Notes: Thief Steals Dionne’s 1st Skates; 1880s Newspaper Touts Goodwin Album; Tiger Talks Upper Deck
Sometime in the last five weeks, a thief stole the first pair of skates ever worn by Hockey Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne. Stored in the back room of his memorabilia shop in Niagara Falls, Ontario, the brown leather skates with straps were given to him as a Christmas gift in August of 1953 when he was just two. A photo of him dressed in a Montreal Canadiens sweater and … [Read more...]
Maryland Man Found Guilty in Sports Card Storage Unit Theft Case
A Maryland man has been convicted of stealing thousands of dollars worth of sports cards and other collectibles from a storage unit owned by a former New Jersey card shop owner. According to the Cecil (MD) Whig newspaper, David E. Stone, 46, was found guilty of theft of more than $25,000 and less than $100,000, a felony that carries a maximum 10-year sentence and a fine of … [Read more...]
Police: Man Steals Baseball Cards, Pulls Knife at Walmart
A late night Walmart run for baseball cards turned violent in Alaska. Police in Anchorage tracked down a 21-year-old man late Monday night after police say he stole baseball cards from a local Walmart, pulled a knife on a member of the store’s security staff who confronted him and then took off. Police say the store’s security team watched as Joshua Pressley tried to … [Read more...]
Man’s Lifelong Autograph Collection Stolen in Burglary
An Arizona man says his collection of over 10,000 signed baseball cards is missing after someone broke into the garage where he kept them last month. Scott Cooper says he began collecting as a kid back in the 1970s and obtained all of the autographs in person. The collection included numerous Hall of Famers. Early in the morning of August 25, Cooper says someone … [Read more...]
News & Notes: Tigers Talk Fan Mail; Heritage Expands in Chicago; eBay & ESPN
The mail comes from kids. From adults. From fans. From collectors. And it keeps coming. Spring training. Regular season. Off-season. Fan mail is nothing new, of course. Fans have always sent players notes of admiration, praise, encouragement--- or something not so nice. In an age of social media, though, most of … [Read more...]
Search on for Stolen PSA 8 Clemente Rookie, Thief
Theft happens at card shows, but one dealer was the victim of a major heist at last weekend's East Coast National show at the Westchester County (NY) Center when someone walked off with his 1955 Topps Roberto Clemente rookie card graded PSA 8. The card is worth $20,000-$30,000. It was inside an unlocked case on the dealer's table at the show when the incident took … [Read more...]
Burglary Hits Minnesota Vintage Card Dealer Hard
The rash of sports card-related burglaries in Minnesota isn’t over. Police in St. Paul say thieves broke into a building just after midnight Thursday and stole more than 500 vintage sports cards, valued well into six figures, from the inventory of a long-time dealer. Police say they responded to an alarm and arrived to find a back window broken and the building … [Read more...]
New Minnesota Hobby Shop Wiped Out by Burglary
Burglars swiped thousands of sports cards, collectibles and even the security system of a Hopkins, MN hobby shop last week and the store's owners say they're offering a "substantial" cash reward if the crooks can be caught. Police there say the break-in happened at Ultimate Collectibles late last Monday night with an estimated $100,000 loss in inventory and other … [Read more...]
18 Years for Man Connected to Home Invasion Robbery of Collector
A suburban Chicago man who played a role in the violent home invasion robbery of a sports card collector nearly three years ago has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. Cook County prosecutors say Steven Chung, 29, of Des Plaines, knew the victim and his valuable collection. They say Chung relayed that information to two other men and led them to the man’s … [Read more...]
