Alert.....HUGE baseball card collection stolen!

SDSportsFan · April 11, 2010 6:50AM

Here's a link to a thread over on Network54 about the recent theft of a large baseball card collection in New York:

Please Read!

I ask everyone to please keep their eyes and ears open, so this collection can be returned to its rightful owner.

Steve

sportscardtheory · April 11, 2010 8:59AM

bump

metsfan · April 11, 2010 1:20PM

Will keep an eye and ear out, i live in NY. Hopefully the collection gets found and returned to the owner.

Ahmanfan · April 11, 2010 3:55PM

wowww thats like a million dollar collection... shame...

divecchia · April 11, 2010 4:12PM

That's a terrible thing to have happen. Hopefully it will be recovered...

Donato

stown · April 11, 2010 10:11PM

<< 100+ Old Judge's

521-card T206 set....includes Plank (70 cards are Graded)....in Ex (or better) condition

T201, T202, T205 and T207 sets

1920's Strip (W-type) cards......including W514 Joe Jackson
Note......
All above T-cards and W-cards are in the miniature size top-loader plastics.

1933, '34, '35, '36 Goudey sets in Near Mint condition

1951-1970's Topps sets, including......
Near Mint, near complete 1952 Topps set Master set (500+ cards)
Mint 1955 Topps set

Most HOFer's and Rookie cards from 1951 - 1970's (in Near Mint condition)......
1948 Bowman Musial, 1954 Bowman Ted Williams, 1954 Aaron, 1955 Koufax, etc.

All Mantle cards from 1951 - 1969, including......

1951 Bowman's (2 cards, and one with a mark on it)
1952 Berk-Ross with writing on back
1952 Topps Mantle has a minute pinhole
1954 Dan Dee that is exceptional >>

Collection was uninsured and alarm system was disabled by cutting two wires.

People, if you have a comparable collection; get it fully insured, keep it in a secured location (either in a bank safety deposit box or fireproof safe), and invest in a dependable and reliable alarm system. Let this terrible experience be a valuable lesson learned for you.

larryallen73 · April 12, 2010 12:24AM

People, if you have a comparable collection; get it fully insured, keep it in a secured location (either in a bank safety deposit box or fireproof safe), and invest in a dependable and reliable alarm system. Let this terrible experience be a valuable lesson learned for you.

A lot of people do not insure collectibles for either of two reasons I know of: 1) it can be costly to get good insurance and/or 2) the reason they have a million dollar collection of stuff is because they are really rich so they just "self insure." The financial loss is not great to some. In my line of work I talk to many wealthy people with multi-million dollar collections of art, cards, coins, etc... and the majority are not insured.

Morgoth · April 12, 2010 1:46AM

I still would probably choose to store those things in a safe or in a bank.

KatsCards · April 12, 2010 2:07AM

I read that thread and a few things puzzle me. Someone alluded to the perpetrator being close to the situation--i.e. knew enough to know the owner was gone. But it has to go deeper than that--

1st off, the electric was cut and the phone line was cut right? Okay, well alarms have backup batteries in them. Should keep the system armed regardless of the phone line and elctricity. The perpetrator had to know 1) where the alarm panel was located. If the key wasn't left in the alarm panel, they'd have to pop it open, find the leads to the battery backup and cut them/disconnect them within the 45 seconds most alarms give before going off. Either that or just the doors on the house were protected and not the windows. If the alarm wasn't set to go off with the slightest movements, the perp had a lifetime in the house. 2) they'd have to know where the collection was to swipe it. With that much stuff, it's not just a smash and grab--it would take time. Whoever took that poor guy's stuff knew a lot more than the owner realized.

If and when anyone here goes and gets their house armed with an alarm, make sure you take the key out of the alarm panel!

iahawks55000000 · April 12, 2010 2:21AM

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Collection was uninsured
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Is that from personal knowledge? I hadn't read that in the original post....

scooter729 · April 12, 2010 2:43AM

Yep, that was later on in the N54 thread...

jamesryanbell · April 12, 2010 2:43AM

Good grief, that makes me sick. I can't imagine what that guy must be feeling.

stown · April 12, 2010 7:15AM

<< People, if you have a comparable collection; get it fully insured, keep it in a secured location (either in a bank safety deposit box or fireproof safe), and invest in a dependable and reliable alarm system. Let this terrible experience be a valuable lesson learned for you.

A lot of people do not insure collectibles for either of two reasons I know of: 1) it can be costly to get good insurance and/or 2) the reason they have a million dollar collection of stuff is because they are really rich so they just "self insure." The financial loss is not great to some. In my line of work I talk to many wealthy people with multi-million dollar collections of art, cards, coins, etc... and the majority are not insured. >>

True but I would think they have a better security system and safe/box.

Feel bad for the guy but to have an uninsured million $ (?) collection and inferior security.... He should know better.

SDSportsFan · April 13, 2010 6:44AM

Here's a link to another report of this theft:

SCD - TS O'Connell

Steve

SDSportsFan · April 14, 2010 9:02AM

TTT to keep this visable.

Steve

ndleo · April 14, 2010 9:09AM

I doubt this collection will show up anytime soon. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a buyer already lined up for the cards.

mumu · April 14, 2010 9:19AM

<< People, if you have a comparable collection; get it fully insured, keep it in a secured location (either in a bank safety deposit box or fireproof safe), and invest in a dependable and reliable alarm system. Let this terrible experience be a valuable lesson learned for you.

A lot of people do not insure collectibles for either of two reasons I know of: 1) it can be costly to get good insurance and/or 2) the reason they have a million dollar collection of stuff is because they are really rich so they just "self insure." The financial loss is not great to some. In my line of work I talk to many wealthy people with multi-million dollar collections of art, cards, coins, etc... and the majority are not insured. >>

Insurance just takes the value of your collectibles away from you more slowly than a thief.

SDSportsFan · April 16, 2010 11:01AM

ttt

italianstallionyankees · April 16, 2010 11:11AM

This makes me sick ...Hearing this stuff lately has made me really start to question my small collection of cards....
I am downsizing and selling raw cards and getting organized and focusing on completing my graded card sets and not starting new ones until I complete one at a time. For the graded cards that I own I am taking front and back pictures of all cards that I own of value. Hopefully this will be a learning lesson for us collectors of cards. Times are getting crazy folks!

Ryan

SDSportsFan · April 16, 2010 11:19AM

<< For the graded cards that I own I am taking front and back pictures of all cards that I own of value. Hopefully this will be a learning lesson for us collectors of cards. Times are getting crazy folks!

Ryan

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That's a good idea Ryan. At the absolute least, any PSA or SGC graded cards you own should be loaded into the set registry, whether you're working on any sets with the card(s) or not. That way, there's a record of you owning the card. Then if, Heaven forbid, your cards get stolen, you'll be notified if the thief or their buyer tries to load it into the registry themself. Of course, this won't help if the cards are broken out of the slabs, but it's a good step none-the-less

Steve

italianstallionyankees · April 16, 2010 11:26AM

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<< For the graded cards that I own I am taking front and back pictures of all cards that I own of value. Hopefully this will be a learning lesson for us collectors of cards. Times are getting crazy folks!

Ryan

>>

That's a good idea Ryan. At the absolute least, any PSA or SGC graded cards you own should be loaded into the set registry, whether you're working on any sets with the card(s) or not. That way, there's a record of you owning the card. Then if, Heaven forbid, your cards get stolen, you'll be notified if the thief or their buyer tries to load it into the registry themself. Of course, this won't help if the cards are broken out of the slabs, but it's a good step none-the-less

Steve >>

Yes I have all cards registered onto my Psa registry

Really keeps me organized on Population reports and money I have spent on each card.. I am slowing uploading my Bgs and Bvg graded cards onto the Beckett graded registry (*not the best registry but it at least it helps a little) I will reduce the raw vintage cards that I own and put em in Psa slabs! I wish a $5 special was going on right now on cards worth under $100 .. I have a stash of raw minty fresh 1951 red backs just waiting to be in Psa (8-9 ) plastic holders lol

How about a May special anyone??

Ryan

Alert.....HUGE baseball card collection stolen!

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