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Looking for stolen Michael Jordan RC PSA 9 - plus many others! SOLVED!

findingjordan86findingjordan86 Posts: 6
edited August 31, 2022 5:31PM in Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum

Hi, I'm trying to get some eyeballs on this stolen Jordan rookie that belonged to my father-in-law, Neil Taylor, who was a sports card & memorabilia dealer and collector in Kennewick, WA. He passed away in 2019.

It was ripped off, along with tens of thousands of dollars of other items, by an electrician that his widow hired - I know this is a long shot but here's the info. It's the only PSA number we have, and are hoping if it's ever located (even in several years), it may lead to other cards or who the thief sold them too. (if the cases weren't cracked).

I made two videos showing me going through his vast collection and examining the theft:
Part 1 -


Part 2 -

These videos tell the whole story so far. We've reached out to PSA already, and of course police, insurance, etc. But we're also trying a grassroots thing to see if we get any pings.

Email us at findingjordan86@gmail.com with any tips! (cash reward if they lead to cards)

We know this is an insane long shot, and probably pointless, but it's a wild story. So here we go. Might as well try - thanks for looking!

57 Michael Jordan RC PSA 9 #15448259

https://www.psacard.com/cert/15448259

Share if you can. Here's the whole list of what we know of.

Stolen Cards - Neil Taylor Collection

Here’s what we know of:
1955 Bowman #179 Hank Aaron RC PSA 4
1963 Topps Pete Rose RC PSA 4
1989 Upper Deck #1 Ken Griffey Jr. RC PSA 10

**1968 Topps **

50 Hank Aaron PSA 6

230 Pete Rose PSA 4 & PSA 6

247 Johnny Bench PSA 4.5

280 Mickey Mantle PSA 6

1971 Topps - dozens are missing, but here’s notable ones:

100 Pete Rose PSA 7 & 6

513 Nolan Ryan PSA 7,6,3

600 Willie Mays PSA 7,6

630A Roberto Clemente PSA 7,7,5

630B Roberto Clemente PSA ?

72-78 Topps - several PSA cards gone

1986-87 Fleer NBA stolen cards - all key cards gone

7 Charles Barkley RC PSA 8

9 Larry Bird PSA 8

26 Clyde Drexler RC PSA 9

31 Julius Erving PSA 8

32 Patrick Ewing RC PSA 8

53 Magic Johnson PSA 8

57 Michael Jordan RC PSA 9 - PSA 15448259

67 Jeff Malone RC PSA 8

68 Karl Malone RC PSA 9

68 Karl Malone RC PSA 8

73 Kevin McHale RC PSA 9

76 Johnny Moore PSA 9

77 Chris Mullin RC PSA 9

82 Akeem Olajuwon RC PSA 9

92 Alvin Robertson RC PSA 10

102 Jack Sikma PSA 9

107 Terry Teagle PSA 9

109 Isiah Thomas RC PSA 8

128 Al Wood PSA 9

132 Checklist PSA 9

132 Checklist PSA 8

1986-87 Fleer Stickers

6 Patrick Ewing PSA 7

7 Magic Johnson PSA 8

8 Michael Jordan PSA 8

Comments

  • Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,528 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That sucks. Sorry to hear and good luck.

    Mike
    Bosox1976
  • bobbyw8469bobbyw8469 Posts: 7,139 ✭✭✭

    Dang!!! I hate a thief!

  • Please be sure and look at the current Musser Brothers August Consignment auction. They are in Pasco, wa. Have website. Is many many cards and memorabilia at this current auction, and you can view past ones. I've seen lots of sports cards. They are a good company, and If by chance you could identify anything? I've not one doubt they would cooperate with LE. Best of luck...

  • AhmanfanAhmanfan Posts: 4,353 ✭✭✭✭

    Wow! Did you get any of the cards back?

    Collecting
    HOF SIGNED FOOTBALL RCS
  • secretstashsecretstash Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭✭
    edited August 31, 2022 9:33AM

    @findingjordan86 said:
    Hey, I should update this - I actually caught the guy selling our stuff on his ebay account in early June and he got arrested a couple weeks ago. Booyea

    @Ahmanfan said:
    Wow! Did you get any of the cards back?

    Did Ebay help you out directly in this instance or only law enforcement? I can never seem to get them to take removals seriously.

  • Oh yeah!!! That is awesome news!!

  • CakesCakes Posts: 3,450 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's great news.

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  • Kepper19Kepper19 Posts: 312 ✭✭✭

    love to hear corrupt individuals get busted and hopefully he has to serve time...these idiots will never learn...has a good electrician job and he just couldn't help himself...

  • By the way, the list of stolen in my first post is just the tip of the iceberg! I found a lot more I didn't even know Neil had once I found the ebay sales info.

  • BBBrkrrBBBrkrr Posts: 936 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's a great resolution even if you lost some of the collection. I love the stories where the scumbag gets their due. It truly is another story of a greedy person doing so many stupid things that gets him caught.

    Good for you, and I hope that idiot thinks about Ebay every day he's in prison.

  • daltexdaltex Posts: 3,477 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @findingjordan86 said:
    Here's a thorough update for the curious!

    People want to know if we're getting any cards back. Sadly, all the stolen cards are in the wind - though we essentially know what happened to all of them. All the higher-end stuff has been sold and resold multiple times by now, and we know the Jordan rookie card has been sold 2 or 3 times since last fall. The thief sold it for cash to a card dealer in Tacoma, who photographed his drivers license since the thief wanted cash (the dealer had this policy regarding cash transactions).

    But what we learned (and already kind of knew going into all this) is that since none of the people who bought cards off of the thief knew they were buying stolen goods, they are under no obligation to return the items. So, there’s no point in us pursuing that. But the thief owes us all the money he made selling our stuff (about 40k restitution for the sales) - if he ever pays up, that is. That end of things is just beginning for us - he confessed to everything once confronted with the drivers license photo the police got from the card dealer in Tacoma. The dude is going to prison 1-2 years for this, and apparently is in the process of taking a plea deal.

    I'm sorry. I can't believe this is true. I mean (obviously) the thief can't give good title to the cards he sold. Are you seriously suggesting that if I were to steal a card that was worth $10,000 and sell it to an ostensibly unaware third party for $4,000 that you can't recover the card once you trace it, but are only allowed to recover the $4,000. I can't understand why you wouldn't get whatever cards that you could find back and that everyone who was victimized by this clown by buying cards to which he didn't have good title has a claim of restitution from him.

  • findingjordan86findingjordan86 Posts: 6
    edited August 31, 2022 6:11PM

    Daltex - I was told this by the FBI and the local police, and two civil attorneys. Technically, law enforcement can’t force the new owners to turn the stuff over to us. It’s not that we CAN’T pursue the cards or that it’s impossible - it’s that in this case it would require us filing a civil suit against the new card owner. One could pursue it, but generally that doesn’t end well, and can drag on for years - this is according to the FBI’s hobby crimes specialist. In these posts, I’m only referring to what I learned and went through in our specific circumstances.

  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,480 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow, that just doesnt sound right to me, either. Stolen property by definition cannot be legitimately sold and if the cards are traced they should be returned to the rightful owner. Otherwise, just fence the stolen goods and the rightful owner is SOL?



    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • daltexdaltex Posts: 3,477 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @findingjordan86 said:
    Daltex - I was told this by the FBI and the local police, and two civil attorneys. Technically, law enforcement can’t force the new owners to turn the stuff over to us. It’s not that we CAN’T pursue the cards or that it’s impossible - it’s that in this case it would require us filing a civil suit against the new card owner. One could pursue it, but generally that doesn’t end well, and can drag on for years - this is according to the FBI’s hobby crimes specialist. In these posts, I’m only referring to what I learned and went through in our specific circumstances.

    That is so horrible. I'm not sure if I could live with myself knowing that a prized collectible was stolen. YMMV.

  • CakesCakes Posts: 3,450 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thank you for the long explanation. Great job following up and not giving up!

    I hope they don't let him plea his way out of prison. He needs to be sent away to prison, not spend a year in county.

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