A family card business is “heartbroken” after $100,000 worth of Pokémon cards were lifted out of their possession.
Pokémon cards have always been big business, but the sales side of things has exploded in popularity in the last few years. Collectors have gone digging through the family homes in the hopes that they still have their original collection and cards that could be worth big money.
However, with big money being involved, there has been plenty of nefarious activity too. Fake cards have been floated, scalpers have bought up boxes so that actual collectors have to shell out above retail, and incredibly expensive cards have been stolen.
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While criminals have gone to prison for stealing cards, businesses are left in the lurch for a while as they try to recover.
Texas Pokémon collectors have $100k stolen in cards & cash
On June 2, family business Evolutions Trading was broken into by criminals who targeted a number of high-value cards and cash.
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The Killeen, Texas-based collectors revealed that “an estimated $100,000 worth of vintage Pokémon cards” were stolen in the robbery. This included Skyridge Umbreon, a Gold Star Charizard, and a FireRed LeafGreen Charizard EX, which are all graded 10. These have price tags of $10,000, $18,000, and $5,000, respectively.
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“This is a devastating moment for our small, family-owned business. We’ve poured our hearts into building a space for collectors, players, and the community. To have it violated like this is heartbreaking,” they said on Facebook.
Facebook: Evolutions TradingThe family business was “heartbroken” by the robbery
The Pokemon collectors noted that the criminals were masked and their security cameras didn’t get all that great of a look at them. That has been passed onto law enforcement to deal with.
Their town came together for a ‘Trade Night’ that saw people donate money, helping them clean up the broken glass, and, of course, buy cards.
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“We will come back from this. Stronger, more determined, and more grateful than ever,” they said.
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