ALERT....huge, huge BB card collection theft....UPDATED

[Exhibitman]

With all due respect to the people here who feel that alarm services are a joke, blanket advice to drop it or not bother is very, very bad advice. Alarm services actually have one very, very important use: they are mandatory for coverages in many insurance policies. If you insure your collection it is very likely that you are contractually required to have an active, centrally-monitored alarm at the location were the cards are stored (except if they are in a safe deposit box). If you do not comply with a policy condition your claim can be denied or greatly reduced. The same is true of certain homeowners policies. Before dropping service, I strongly recommend that you check your insurance to see if you are required to have a centrally monitored alarm system as a condition of coverage.