briefcase stolen. turkey reds gone

[Edward]

briefcase was stolen. Included was t3 cobb sgc40, t3 young sgc 40. please be on lookout. any advice would be most appreciated. thank you. you are a great community

[Donscards]

Originally Posted by Edward

briefcase was stolen. Included was t3 cobb sgc40, t3 young sgc 40. please be on lookout. any advice would be most appreciated. thank you. you are a great community

Was the briefcase stolen at a show or work etc. hope all works out.

[AJR]

Edward,

Sorry to hear that.

Can you provide more information?

Where was the briefcase stolen? What city? What are some of the specifics of the robbery? Was it from your home, out of your car, on the train, in an airport, the more info you share the better we can be at helping you track it down.

Also, please include if possible the SGC barcode skew numbers for specific card identification.

Thanks, sorry for your loss.

[Edward]

thanks guys. from hotel in Maryland. don't have barcode numbers. was stupid I guess

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Edward

thanks guys. from hotel in Maryland. don't have barcode numbers. was stupid I guess

These type cards are literally like fingerprints. I know you said you don't have barcodes but how about a scan?

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by Edward

thanks guys. from hotel in Maryland. don't have barcode numbers. was stupid I guess

Where in Maryland?

[Jobu]

Scans would be great - I will definitely keep my eyes open for you. If no scans, do you remember any distinguishing characteristics that we can look for (e.g., corners, creases, stains, ad back or checklist)?

I would also keep my eye on the local Craigslist (found my friend's stolen laptop that way) and of course, EBay and local pawn shops.

Best of luck - and sorry for your loss!

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by Edward

briefcase was stolen. Included was t3 cobb sgc40, t3 young sgc 40. please be on lookout. any advice would be most appreciated. thank you. you are a great community

Did you buy them from ebay? Or an auction site? If either, you ought to be able to get their images from VCP or from the former auctions page on the auction site.

If purchased from someone you know, ask them where they got them and this may lead you to a site with scans as well.

Good luck.

jeff

[billyb]

Did you make a police report, the sooner you do that the better chance to recover them.
They will need complete descriptions/photos so they can enter the information in the police computer system.
They also have contacts with local pawn shop, who have to make all their transactions documented and sent to their local Police Departments.
But you have to do that now.

[Jay Wolt]

Originally Posted by jefferyepayne

Did you buy them from ebay? Or an auction site? If either, you ought to be able to get their images from VCP or from the former auctions page on the auction site.

If purchased from someone you know, ask them where they got them and this may lead you to a site with scans as well.

Good luck.

jeff

If Jeff's advice falls short. Why not contact SGC w/ your dilemma. I just checked their pop report & they
have graded 6 Cobb & 6 Young SGC-40's
If you were the original submitter they can easily give you the cert. #'s & if you bought them from the submitter
that shouldn't be too much of a problem to get the #'s.

[gnaz01]

Most likely if not returned they will show up at auction soon. Can you give any distinguishing characteristics so we can keep an eye out if they pop up on eBay, etc??

[BruceinGa]

Best of luck, hope you find them!

[Edward]

Thank you so much guys. don't even have scans. had em cuz I loved em. cobb had slightest of paper loss. im just very sad. came from my dad.

[jbsports33]

Part of the hobby that just keeps making me more upset - good luck with the search

We had a 1957 set taken at the Boston Show - theft seems to be up so be careful

Jimmy

[sporteq]

I'm not sure if anyone mentioned.. hotels/motels have VIDEO CAMS.. dude! Now go find who jacked your stuff.

Albert

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

This seems sketchy.

[Edward]

how in the world does this seem sketchy to you mr. young prosecutor?

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by Edward

how in the world does this seem sketchy to you mr. young prosecutor?

These are the things that stick out most to me.

(1) You don't have a long track record on the site - 13 posts

(2) The circumstances are very odd - You were carrying very rare baseball cards in a briefcase because you like to have them with you. You left the briefcase unsecured in a hotel

(3) You are not forthcoming with your story - You didn't name the hotel or details of the "theft"

(4) There aren't any photos of the cards - no way to verify story

Feel free to prove me wrong by posting a police report.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I read him to mean he OWNED the cards because he loved them, not that that is why he had them with him in a hotel.

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I read him to mean he OWNED the cards because he loved them, not that that is why he had them with him in a hotel.

Maybe he cleared that up when he filed his police report.

[irishdenny]

Originally Posted by Edward

briefcase was stolen. Included was t3 cobb sgc40, t3 young sgc 40. please be on lookout. any advice would be most appreciated. thank you. you are a great community

You also sad they the 2 Cards came from Your Dad.
We want to Help... As per Your Request.

Only You have not given us Any Information to go oN...
If You were me... How would You Help me?

You Couldn't, I'd didn't give You Any Pertinent Information for You to Help me!
So I guess I'm Right where I Started... I don't know anything...

Edward... Honestly, If You Really came here for Help, Then Spill the Beans!

[vthobby]

Originally Posted by Edward

briefcase was stolen. Included was t3 cobb sgc40, t3 young sgc 40. please be on lookout. any advice would be most appreciated. thank you. you are a great community

Guys: I'm not a detective by trade but I have dealt with this in my line of work. The VERY first post raised a red flag in my mind. There are absolutely no details whatsoever. No sentence structure either. If this really happened I would think maybe: " To all on NET54, on 11/XX/2014, a brown briefcase was stolen from my room at the Hilton in XXXX. I was in town to ______ and these cards were very special to me. "

or something like that. There is so much documentation out there also that it would be very difficult not to know the serial #rs. If you got them on ebay, look the item up. If you got them from SGC well.....how hard is that?

Not buying it. New guy wants a bit of sympathy or just fishing for thrills or whatever. I applaud those who actually brought up this point to begin with because we all want to help if this really happened.

peace, mike

[Luke]

Originally Posted by vtgmsc

Guys: I'm not a detective by trade but I have dealt with this in my line of work. The VERY first post raised a red flag in my mind. There are absolutely no details whatsoever. No sentence structure either. If this really happened I would think maybe: " To all on NET54, on 11/XX/2014, a brown briefcase was stolen from my room at the Hilton in XXXX. I was in town to ______ and these cards were very special to me. "

or something like that. There is so much documentation out there also that it would be very difficult not to know the serial #rs. If you got them on ebay, look the item up. If you got them from SGC well.....how hard is that?

Not buying it. New guy wants a bit of sympathy or just fishing for thrills or whatever. I applaud those who actually brought up this point to begin with because we all want to help if this really happened.

peace, mike

Yeah, I had that exact reaction when I read the first post.

[frankbmd]

Lateral thinking is required on this one.

I suspect the briefcase was locked because of the valuables within. Therefore the thief was interested in the briefcase and had no knowledge of the contents. The briefcase was made of fine leather, either black or brown. A three digit code or a key would be required to open the case. If the thief had the wherewithal and time a total of 1000 three digit codes could be tried and the case could be opened safely. He would then gain access to the case. I suspect that he knew what might be in the case and was interested in the classified documents rather than cardboard. If the thief was in a hurry, a crowbar was probably used to crack the case and obtain the documents. I therefore conclude that the Turkey Reds are essentially a red herring in this drama and can be found in a dumpster behind the Motel 6 in Ocean City, Maryland.
I could be wrong, but if there is a board member in the vicinity of Ocean City, let me know what you find.

[BruceinGa]

I can see it now, all dumpsters in Md with two or three sports card collectors up to their waists in trash!

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by BruceinGa

I can see it now, all dumpsters in Md with two or three sports card collectors up to their waists in trash!

That might be necessary since most of the Maryland hotels have had an "Ed" registered this week.

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Lateral thinking is required on this one.

I suspect the briefcase was locked because of the valuables within. Therefore the thief was interested in the briefcase and had no knowledge of the contents. The briefcase was made of fine leather, either black or brown. A three digit code or a key would be required to open the case. If the thief had the wherewithal and time a total of 1000 three digit codes could be tried and the case could be opened safely. He would then gain access to the case. I suspect that he knew what might be in the case and was interested in the classified documents rather than cardboard. If the thief was in a hurry, a crowbar was probably used to crack the case and obtain the documents. I therefore conclude that Turkey Reds are essentially a red herring in this drama and can be found in a dumpster behind the Motel 6 in Ocean City, Maryland.
I could be wrong, but if there is a board member in the vicinity of Ocean City, let me know what you find.

Espionage - I don't know why I didn't think of it sooner.

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Lateral thinking is required on this one.

I suspect the briefcase was locked because of the valuables within. Therefore the thief was interested in the briefcase and had no knowledge of the contents. The briefcase was made of fine leather, either black or brown. A three digit code or a key would be required to open the case. If the thief had the wherewithal and time a total of 1000 three digit codes could be tried and the case could be opened safely. He would then gain access to the case. I suspect that he knew what might be in the case and was interested in the classified documents rather than cardboard. If the thief was in a hurry, a crowbar was probably used to crack the case and obtain the documents. I therefore conclude that the Turkey Reds are essentially a red herring in this drama and can be found in a dumpster behind the Motel 6 in Ocean City, Maryland.
I could be wrong, but if there is a board member in the vicinity of Ocean City, let me know what you find.

Motel 6 "leaves the light on" so the surveillance footage might prove useful. Of course, in order to keep rates down, they haven't upgraded the security system and they haven't been able to get the tape out of the VCR since 1998.

[ALR-bishop]

.....he guessed correctly in post 4

[toledo_mudhen]

Originally Posted by Bocabirdman

Motel 6 "leaves the light on" so the surveillance footage might prove useful. Of course, in order to keep rates down, they haven't upgraded the security system and they haven't been able to get the tape out of the VCR since 1998.

I thot Motel 6 was the one that "left the seat up"?

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Lateral thinking is required on this one.

I suspect the briefcase was locked because of the valuables within. Therefore the thief was interested in the briefcase and had no knowledge of the contents. The briefcase was made of fine leather, either black or brown. A three digit code or a key would be required to open the case. If the thief had the wherewithal and time a total of 1000 three digit codes could be tried and the case could be opened safely. He would then gain access to the case. I suspect that he knew what might be in the case and was interested in the classified documents rather than cardboard. If the thief was in a hurry, a crowbar was probably used to crack the case and obtain the documents. I therefore conclude that the Turkey Reds are essentially a red herring in this drama and can be found in a dumpster behind the Motel 6 in Ocean City, Maryland.
I could be wrong, but if there is a board member in the vicinity of Ocean City, let me know what you find.

Not classified documents and not fine leather, but I think I could find the time to crack open this case with one of a thousand three digit codes.

[AJR]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GSXbgfKFWg

solved!

[KingFisk]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Not classified documents and not fine leather, but I think I could find the time to crack open this case with one of a thousand three digit codes.

Is it possible that this is the breifcase that Jules Winnfield and Vincent Vega were securing for Marsellus Wallace? The T3s give off a glow when the case is opened?
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uV-QtaYVo2w

[EvilKing00]

Totally reminds me of that guy adrien, amusing thread and not sure why lol

[BicycleSpokes]

I imagine Ed took out the first two dudes with his ninja skills, but the third guy unfortunately got away with the T3s...

[bobbyw8469]

Very weird thread.....not sure why I read it.

[Tcards-Please]

With a little help from Frank, I think I am on the trail.

While walking behind a rent by the hour motel (no name mentioned), I found a briefcase beside a dumpster. I remember that a long time board member mentioned something about losing a briefcase and was needing help. Excitement filled the air and I was feeling a sense of accomplishment. I immediately thought back to all those times of watching Hong Kong Phooey (Saturday cartoon show) and thinking how one day all that time sitting in front of the TV would pay off.

Sorry, I got off track. Anyway I walked over and picked up the briefcase and noticed that there was something in it. My heart was racing as I thought man this is it. As I opened it up to review the contents, my joy was replaced with sorrow as no T3s were in there. The only thing in the briefcase were copies of "Effective Communication" and "Correspondence Made Easy".

I will continue my search.

r/
Frank

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

I believe I have identified the suspect. As I was reading the Washington Post I noticed a very suspicious picture taken in Hagerstown, MD. At first this looks like a normal meat packing plant but upon further inspection the nefarious truth is revealed. Is that hooded fi gu re working or (more likely) inspecting the stolen contents of a briefcase of cards? You be the judge.

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by I Only Smoke 4 the Cards

I believe I have identified the suspect. As I was reading the Washington Post I noticed a very suspicious picture taken in Hagerstown, MD. At first this looks like a normal meat packing plant but upon further inspection the nefarious truth is revealed. Is that hooded fi gu re working or (more likely) inspecting the stolen contents of a briefcase of cards? You be the judge.

I think he is retching after seeing his co-worker handling the ground meat with her bare hand. That wedding band has years and years of everything hanging on it

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by Bocabirdman

I think he is retching after seeing his co-worker handling the ground meat with her bare hand. That wedding band has years and years of everything hanging on it

Hahaha probably so

[frankbmd]

Her left thumb may also be in the product.

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Her left thumb may also be in the product.

Actually, the meat is being processed in a subway station men's room. That is painfully awkward Rob Lowe, unable to go with anyone else in the room.

[grainsley]

I may have missed it due to my quick peruse, but was it ever confirmed that this was reported to the local PD? Which one? Assigned for follow-up? Call me negative.....

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Apparently this clown could give two shits about this so called briefcase with these cards in it with no paper trail that we know of.

I bet he stole the briefcase, then someone stole it from him.

Good troll


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[Danny Smith]

Is it against forum rules to sell briefcases on the B/S/T?

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by Danny Smith

Is it against forum rules to sell briefcases on the B/S/T?

Not if it is slabbed and the blood on the handle is yours.

[ATP]

Originally Posted by Danny Smith

Is it against forum rules to sell briefcases on the B/S/T?

Yes, coincidentally I actually did buy a nice metal briefcase from someone on bst last year, seriously...

[Danny Smith]

That is awesome.

Originally Posted by ATP

Yes, coincidentally I actually did buy a nice metal briefcase from someone on bst last year, seriously...

[Bpm0014]

Has the original poster ever answered any of the questions? No doubt that this is all a lie, but very peculiar in that I don't understand the motive?

[the 'stache]

I can't be the only person that immediately thought "you have two T3s your father left you, Ty Cobb and Cy Young, and you don't have a scan, a picture, or even the serial numbers from SGC"?