Huge theft at the Dallas Card show today.
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it looks like well over $1MM worth of vintage was stolen from a dealer at the dallas card show this afternoon. terrible situation. I hope the dealer can recover these. included were multiple 52 Mantles and a 33 Goudey Ruth amongst many many others.
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
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That sucks. Hope they catch and prosecute the perpetrator.
https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com/2-million-worth-of-vintage-cards-stolen-in-theft-caught-on-camera-at-dallas-show/
$2 Million Worth of Vintage Cards Stolen in Theft Caught on Camera at Dallas Show
So at least 4 perpetrators. How can a venue hosting something with that many $ not have more than one security camera feed. Doesn’t seem like there is a good view of anyone’s face. Hopefully they are stupid enough to ty to sell encapsulated.
If I were Ashish I would put good back scans on Blowout and ask BODA if they could identify some identifying marks and then see if PSA/SGC would work with you to look for them.
Video footage and a good breakdown of the heist here.
Ashsh is one of the good guys too. I think at least one of the criminals was caught in a pretty clear shot.
Late 60's and early to mid 70's non-sports
I have read on other forums of people putting blame on both the promoter and the venue. I guess I am in disagreement with that sentiment. I have set up at many shows and have never expected any venue/promoter to offer any security or cameras etc. I take responsibility for all of my own inventory.
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
Completely agree!
Frankly, it seems to me that the owner was quite lackadaisical with a suitcase containing a million dollars worth of cards. The suitcase was even in the back of the display area and nobody was even watching it. Perhaps being in the venue gave him a false sense of security, which was a costly mistake on his part.
If it was me, I'd of had that dam suitcase handcuffed to my right arm in a setting such as that, getting ready to pack-up and leave, etc.
Obviously it was not safeguarded the way it needs to be. However the dealer is a victim of a crime. I don’t think he isn’t taking responsibility.
That said, I think in this day and age venues should have decent camera coverage. It isn’t expensive - my small condo building (20 units) has better coverage than this venue has.
No idea why the promoter would be to blame.
I'm not mad at the dealer because someone ELSE stole his stuff. For those of us who've been victims of theft or burglary it becomes obvious pretty quickly that no matter what you do someone can find a way to rob you.
Those guys that did it are criminals and deserve to be in jail. An example needs to be set.
History does repeat itself. The train robbers still exist. Card shows have been vulnerable just the same as shows with precious gems, guns and even vintage automobiles. The price of admission is going to rise when the promoters can't help but insist on better protection for dealers.
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sorry to hear, Ash is a good guy. I have sold to him before.
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I have dealt with the seller at the last two shows. I got both my Seaver and Aaron rcs from him. Great guy and easy to deal with. The perpetrators will be caught. So much heat and $$$ here
Two high profile thefts with the National coming up.
Oh boy. oceans 11?
I dont mean to victim blame at all. the robbers are the sole parties to blame. I was just commenting that I disagree with some comments i have read on other forums that some blame rests with the promoter/venue.
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
I hope the cards are recovered quickly. I fear they will get cracked and resubmitted or sold raw.
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
Man, that would be just throwing a tragedy on top of a crime. I really hope this doesn't happen and he gets them all back in the same condition.
I'm surprised this type thing doesn't happen more often with some of the prices being thrown around these days.
Horrible would those folks did. All they need to do is identify one of the individuals and then rat on the others involved. I am sure they will identify one of them as the hotel has cameras throughout so I'm sure police are watching hours of hotel footage. Once caught, they deserve some serious prison time. None of these 14 months light sentencing crap. At least 20 years at minimum since we're talking about over 1 million dollars here. FBI should get involved because this is a serious theft.
Agreed, reeks of organized crime and could go deeper than that.
High-priced items draw crime…theft, counterfeits, altered cards fake packs are all crimes.
A video was just released with shows the dirtbag pretty clearly with a tattoo..I expect he will be arrested soon and hopefully sent to prison.
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.
Heard theif has all cards secured at a Best Western