Stolen 1952 Mantle
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This would really suck.
Mickey Mantle rookie card stolen in Orange Park sports shop burglary
Posted: Monday, March 17th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Burglars busted into Dan’s Sports Cards in Orange Park this morning and stole a set of baseball cards worth $50,000, including a rare rookie of New York Yankee Mickey Mantle.
Owner Dan Williams said the burglary at 2177 Kingsley Ave. occurred shortly before 3 a.m. He said someone cut power to the strip mall where his shop is located and then busted into the business by throwing a piece of concrete through the glass front door.
Once inside, the thief or thieves stole three display cases, including a full set of 1952 Topps cards, including the Mickey Mantle Rookie. Williams said the Mantle card is worth about $20,000. He placed the total loss at $100,000.
Williams is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those involved. Anyone with information should called police at 264-6512.
Read more in Tuesday’s Times-Union
Mickey Mantle rookie card stolen in Orange Park sports shop burglary
Posted: Monday, March 17th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Burglars busted into Dan’s Sports Cards in Orange Park this morning and stole a set of baseball cards worth $50,000, including a rare rookie of New York Yankee Mickey Mantle.
Owner Dan Williams said the burglary at 2177 Kingsley Ave. occurred shortly before 3 a.m. He said someone cut power to the strip mall where his shop is located and then busted into the business by throwing a piece of concrete through the glass front door.
Once inside, the thief or thieves stole three display cases, including a full set of 1952 Topps cards, including the Mickey Mantle Rookie. Williams said the Mantle card is worth about $20,000. He placed the total loss at $100,000.
Williams is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those involved. Anyone with information should called police at 264-6512.
Read more in Tuesday’s Times-Union
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Man, that would suck though!
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
My Mantle 52 Topps rookie was stolen.
I had a insurance check in my hands the next week
and here's his current basketball inventory. Doesn't look like the guy who lost $100K in inventory including a 52T 311.
Yeah, that's the ticket!
This is a clear case of insurance fraud.
Did the thieves take the jewlery and mink coats? One of my friends was stealing from his father for years, then like ALL thieves he got greedy and organized a break in and theft. The father LIED and said all this "other" crap got stolen...and guess what???? The kids got CAUGHT with the real stolen mechandise. Then the cops asked "where is the jewelry and mink coats" The kids were like "huh, what mink coats?"...lol Busted insurance fraud! BTW he was asking around people to doctor reciepts for him so I KNOW he lied to the cops...AHOLE!
FINISHED 12/8/2008!!!
Not to go negative on this story---if insured, would this not require some sort of proof from the insuree of what was covered on the policy? I would be more interested in the amount of coverage he had. A small card shop(mom and pop size) probably wouldn't carry more than $50,000 to $100,000. I would also want to talk with buyers from the store that shopped there on a regular basis--especially the kids (more likely not to lie) to back up the owner's story.
If all is true--i hope they hang the S.O.B's that did this.
<< <i>Since when is the 52 considered his rookie? I always thought it was his 51 bowman... >>
Topps rookie.
And everbody is right, who would keep a full set of '52 Topps in a strip mall. At the very least, I'm taking that sucker home with me every night. And really, that is not something you would keep in a store to sell anyway. Auction house for a sale like that.
ebay i.d. clydecoolidge - Lots of vintage stars and HOFers, raw, condition fully disclosed.
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<< <i>"Even if someone had the money, it would be almost impossible to find a complete set of those cards to buy, even if you could afford to buy them," said Williams. >>
And you're offering a reasonable $1,000 reward.
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight
And, like all the card shops in my area, all the expensive stuff is waaaaay in the back and under lock and key.
If this clown had a "$30,000.00" Mick in a regular-ole display case... that seems really weird if you ask me.
Who's dumberer Dan or the crooks trying to remove display cases?
In an unrelated story;
I'm sure you had that set to attract people when they come in or something, and i'm sure he used to take it home every single day in the begining until he left it there once, then twice, you get the picture. I think somebody really stole it, because I can see a few jerks coming in seing the Mantle and so many other great cards and plan such a thing. People should tka their stuff home every single day when they close, no matter how muh of a hassel it is, because trying to get insurance money for something like this isen't easy at all!
Really sucks!!!
Giovanni
Back to the orginial subject, I agree it sounds a bit weird (I would never keep a '52 set in a shop!) but let's give the guy the benefit of the doubt, after all we have all done dumb things before.
That's really sad.
A friend of mine has a shop and all the high end cards and sets get locked up in the safe every nite.
I'm guessing the thief knew what they were looking for?
mike
For future reference, if you see this lady pull up to your 7-11, you may want to get your cell phone ready cuz she aint fixin to buy a box of mouse mattresses.
ebay i.d. clydecoolidge - Lots of vintage stars and HOFers, raw, condition fully disclosed.
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There are virtually NO exceptions to that rule.
It is a PITA, but it goes with the territory.
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LOL.................exactly!! Who leaves that lying around at night???????? 1,000 reward...thats it????????????????
<< <i>"A friend of mine has a shop and all the high end cards and sets get locked up in the safe every nite."
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There are virtually NO exceptions to that rule.
It is a PITA, but it goes with the territory. >>
And I'm sure some, if not all, insurance policies require it in order to be covered.
<< <i>A $1,000 reward, cheap ___ with a few choice words there! >>
LOL, thats 1% of his stuff! What do you want? 50%???
I would catch the
Giovanni
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<< <i>A $1,000 reward, cheap ___ with a few choice words there! >>
LOL, thats 1% of his stuff! What do you want? 50%???
I would catch the
Giovanni >>
I dunno.
For an "almost impossible to find" set and assumed several other high priced cards, a $1k reward doesn't sound like much to me.
While I don't have a '52 Mantle, if my collection was stolen, I sure as heck would offer more than $1k.
<< <i>here's the website where he says he's selling all his cards
and here's his current basketball inventory. Doesn't look like the guy who lost $100K in inventory including a 52T 311.
im fairly certain thats not the same Dan Williams.. i know the Dan Williams in the news story pretty well..
<< <i>i know the Dan Williams in the news story pretty well.. >>
Details dammit!
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<< <i>i know the Dan Williams in the news story pretty well.. >>
Details dammit!
robber traded it for some freshies
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<< <i>i know the Dan Williams in the news story pretty well.. >>
Details dammit!
just from my own experience, he's actually a really nice guy.. he used to have a shop closer to my home, and whenever i went to a local shop it would be Dan's.. he's further away now in Orange Park, but i'd still drive out there before I went anywhere else.. he's always given me good deals..
he's not big into the grading game, i think the most graded cards ive ever noticed at his store was probably 8-10 random cards in slabs, but i havent shopped with him in probably a year..
other people who have dealt with him may disagree, i dunno..
as for whether this is insurance fraud or not, i have no opinion.. however, he should know better than having an ungraded '52 Mantle..
I could also see someone leaving it there unprotected too.
After a while one gets a false sense of security.
Sucks
Steve
While that does sound strange , I know for a fact it is done and it is done by a friend / shop owner of mine, I mean in his store I know of two items that are left out that border that price , not to mention at least another 2.5 mil in other stuff just laying all over the place ,
That is not to say his security situation is the same as that
ACME/Mickey Mouse security system
Seems beyond lame in every way , Nothing like being quiet when the guys were breaking in too throwin concret through the door , they knew exactly what they were going for , no question .
On the surface it seems so shady, I'd like to know the final outcome on that one .
For a thousand bucks though, he aint really askin for much help
here is the "clown" you are referencing to.
Steve
read the post right above mine for the lack of taste comment
nevermind I'll not go any further with this.
Steve
Ahhh i found it---It figures--Onlythe1O's get's the credit for the comment "clown".
Here ya go ONLYTHEBRAINDEAD10'S
I'll give you $5 if you call him a clown to his face.
p.s. i actually have this set psa graded 5.56 and even if i did sell it, no chance in hell would it ever be in a showcase in a store in a stripmall.
I would suggest installing cameras--if he hasn't done so already. I see 6+ framed jerseys hanging on the wall and in the case you clearly see alot of 50's and 60's cards. If they only hit the vacant spot on the table, these people were in his store prior to this. They new exactly what to go for.
id do it for free
all kidding aside,do you know him marc??looks like a nice shop, we sure dont have any around here
If you guys wanna see a mind blowing shop You have to see Cardboard Memories in E. Northport Long Island , as a matter of fact he just bought a new building and put a few of those giant screen TV's in there , it is not finished yet, but this guy has the most stuff I have ever seen anywhere as a matter of fact he has more autographed memorabilia than I have seen EVERYWHERE !
By far the most amazing shop I have ever been to .
I am really happy he got a new place , he has needed the room for a while , stuff is litterally stacked from ceiling to floor , I don't even think he knows what he has, stuff has been buried for so long .
When he finally makes the big move he is going to be holding a huge sale so he has less to actually move , I can not wait for that !
I have wondered on more than one occasion how he could keep all that valuable stuff in that store , but where the heck are you supposed to put it all? You're not throwing a rock through his window though because he has the roll down steel doors.
In this guy's case though I would have secured those cases because it does not seem there is all that much "extremely" valuable stuff, but it is so easy to second guess after the fact .
Well, someone that didn't have some really wonderful cards , does now !
What if they do find the cards ?
How could this guy prove they are his cards , I mean does he have his name written on them ?
I could see if they were Slabbed By PSA, then you have some proof as to ownership ? is this true or false ?
Another question , what if they were slabbed by PSA and the person sold them , a lot of times I buy cards/ memorabila and never get a receipt and I feel a lot of people do the same , especially at shows .
Memorabilia seems like a very hard thing to prove ownership of because it is constantly being sold or traded , so even if they do find the stuff , I think it will still be hard to prove unless someone has the guy on camera taking the stuff