Massive theft at Dallas card show, Nearly 2 Million Dollars worth of cards stolen

[1954 topps]

I’m hoping when these guys are caught and they absolutely will be are made an example of. Serious jail time.

Occasional I bring inventory and cash to shows worth way more than I’d hate to have stolen. It certainly gives me an uneasy feeling. I’m sure others can relate.

[packs]

This really sucks. Do any of you guys setting up at shows use air tags or something similar for your own cases? I was wondering if the hobby has adopted them or similar devices.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by packs

This really sucks. Do any of you guys setting up at shows use air tags or something similar for your own cases? I was wondering if the hobby has adopted them or similar devices.

I don't sell at shows, but I stick air tags in anything of great value or of importance not to be stolen or where tracking would be helpful. The batteries last like a year and they are pretty cheap and small. They have stood up to more than I expected they would, pretty durable. This is a great recommendation for anything of large value.

[BioCRN]

Unlike the opportunistic hotel heist that happened recently, hopefully these guys will get snagged soon.

They most likely have more knowledge of flipping this stuff compared to the hotel kids which means they're more likely to break the cards out of their slabs and alter them to hide their identity.

That said, there's good video and many eye witnesses given how long they hung around the venue waiting to strike.

It seems they're destined to be caught, but hopefully before they crack slabs. Hell, hopefully they're more ignorant of what they had than it seems, but that seems like a longshot.

[jbsports33]

We have multiple shows in New England and will be looking out and will let others know as well. These are all extremely high-end cards, so these will be hard to hide if these thieves are stupid enough to try and sell them, sorry this happened. We had a complete 1953 Topps binder stolen from us and had other issues over the years – sometimes it’s hard to swallow. Hang in there and good luck to you and your family – your sons must feel the pain too. These thieves work together and after a show or before one can be hard to watch it all. We had multiple tables at one time, sometimes cutting down how many tables or what you bring is the best defense.

Take care Jimmy

[samosa4u]

Last week, I decided to ride my nice red CCM bike to the post office (to mail out some cards). When I got there, I leaned it against the store window and went inside. I had to use the washroom, but I made it quick. And I decided to come out of the washroom while I was rubbing soap on my hands, so I could keep my eye on my bike. In short, I took my eye off my bike for maybe 30 seconds (I made myself pee hard and fast!) Why? Because I didn't want someone to ride off with it. I was very, very careful.

So when I read about massive thefts like this, then I just ... don't ... get it ...

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

Last week, I decided to ride my nice red CCM bike to the post office (to mail out some cards). When I got there, I leaned it against the store window and went inside. I had to use the washroom, but I made it quick. And I decided to come out of the washroom while I was rubbing soap on my hands, so I could keep my eye on my bike. In short, I took my eye off my bike for maybe 30 seconds (I made myself pee hard and fast!) Why? Because I didn't want someone to ride off with it. I was very, very careful.

So when I read about massive thefts like this, then I just ... don't ... get it ...

If you had really been careful, you would have locked up the bike. It sounds like maybe you were more lucky than careful since you left it out in the open where anyone happening by could have taken it. The card theft occurred inside where there were a limited number of people who the dealer probably assumed were all supposed to be there. While it's easy to look at what happened and point out how they could have done things differently that might have avoided the theft, they didn't just leave the case out in the open with no one around.

[notfast]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

Last week, I decided to ride my nice red CCM bike to the post office (to mail out some cards). When I got there, I leaned it against the store window and went inside. I had to use the washroom, but I made it quick. And I decided to come out of the washroom while I was rubbing soap on my hands, so I could keep my eye on my bike. In short, I took my eye off my bike for maybe 30 seconds (I made myself pee hard and fast!) Why? Because I didn't want someone to ride off with it. I was very, very careful.

So when I read about massive thefts like this, then I just ... don't ... get it ...

Sounds like you have a criminal a window to steal your bike. Thankfully none were around at the time.

I just ... don't ... get it ... when bike locks exist.