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

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by packs

I don't doubt all of us feel the same way. But I do wonder if that's because we have an emotional investment and it's very important to us. There's a lot of crime out there though. It's hard to know what's important to someone else.

I tend to think whatever was stolen, if you're talking a million or more in value, law enforcement would take it pretty seriously.

[packs]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I tend to think whatever was stolen, if you're talking a million or more in value, law enforcement would take it pretty seriously.

I admit to being a natural skeptic but if you're a cop and a guy is telling you he's had two million dollars in baseball cards stolen, I don't know what the reaction is.

I know how I would react because I like cards. But if you replaced two million dollars worth of baseball cards with two million dollars worth of my beer can collection, you may feel a different sense of urgency.

That's what I was getting at. I don't know how important it is to anyone who is in a position to help. I would hope it's as important to them as it is to the hobby but I honestly don't know.

[jayshum]

It appears that the theft of Memory Lane cards was taken pretty seriously. I'm not sure why this theft would be different.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by jayshum

It appears that the theft of Memory Lane cards was taken pretty seriously. I'm not sure why this theft would be different.

Well for one, I'm not sure the seriousness but there was a limited amount of people who had access to the fed ex package..kind narrowed it down to what 10 people? I don't think there are even 25 employees at the best Western. Sheer luck aka stupidity, it was one of them. They knew who was working that day and time. Doesn't take Monk to solve that one.

It's a jungle out there

[JollyElm]

Every time I check this thread when new posts appear, (like everyone else, I assume) the only thing I am ever hoping to (finally) see is, "THE F*CKERS HAVE BEEN CAUGHT!!!"

Everything else is just noise (no offense to anyone).

And yes, I do realize that since this very post refreshes the thread again, it also rightfully gets thrown onto the heaped up pile of 'noise,' too.

[jingram058]

AMEN! And they will be!

[Beercan collector]

Originally Posted by packs

I admit to being a natural skeptic but if you're a cop and a guy is telling you he's had two million dollars in baseball cards stolen, I don't know what the reaction is.

I know how I would react because I like cards. But if you replaced two million dollars worth of baseball cards with two million dollars worth of my beer can collection, you may feel a different sense of urgency.

That's what I was getting at. I don't know how important it is to anyone who is in a position to help. I would hope it's as important to them as it is to the hobby but I honestly don't know.

C’mon now 😐

[Kutcher55]

Since we are entering the phase of rampant speculation I would put in my two cents and say these guys are Mexican cartel. I would have thought authorities would have them by now and with facial recognition technology they should know who this guy is.

Then again it took them 5 days to catch the Tsarnsev bros in a situation with a few parallels although one non-parallel is that the bombing was a much bigger crime and the manhunt resources were significantly bigger. That said we are ten years down the road of technology and I still feel like this will break by the weekend.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Kutcher55

Since we are entering the phase of rampant speculation I would put in my two cents and say these guys are Mexican cartel. I would have thought authorities would have them by now and with facial recognition technology they should know who this guy is.

Then again it took them 5 days to catch the Tsarnsev bros in a situation with a few parallels although one non-parallel is that the bombing was a much bigger crime and the manhunt resources were significantly bigger. That said we are ten years down the road of technology and I still feel like this will break by the weekend.

The Tsarnaevs were caught (at least initially, as one escaped) because their kidnap victim escaped, immediately called 911, and alerted the police to their location and plans which they had shared.