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

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Who collects baseball cards in Bulgaria?

Bulgarians?

[Directly]

A Wake up call--Were all vulnerable -- A dealer friend deals in coins--he recently attended a coin show in St Louis. He was only there to buy and purchased $51,000 in gold coins. Some criminals saw him purchasing. He left and stopped at a restaurant on his way home. The criminals followed him and broke into his car while he was dining. They even put a spike under his car tire if he had took his briefcase with him. They punched out the door lock, and got the briefcase. He might have lost his life had they rob him down the road.

[jingram058]

Would have thought the announcement of perps arrested, cards recovered would have happened by now. Of course, we don't know what's happening behind the scenes.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Originally Posted by Directly

A Wake up call--Were all vulnerable -- A dealer friend deals in coins--he recently attended a coin show in St Louis. He was only there to buy and purchased $51,000 in gold coins. Some criminals saw him purchasing. He left and stopped at a restaurant on his way home. The criminals followed him and broke into his car while he was dining. They even put a spike under his car tire if he had took his briefcase with him. They punched out the door lock, and got the briefcase. He might have lost his life had they rob him down the road.

I wouldn't be buying gold out in public like that in the first place.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman
Who collects baseball cards in Bulgaria?


Originally Posted by D. Bergin
Bulgarians?

Tobacco smoking Germans have long been associated with Bulgarian cards picturing baseball and boxing stars. And Bulgaria was an ally of Nazi Germany during WW2, so in a sense Bulgarians in the past have sympathized with baseball card collectors from another country.

The thieves are thus almost assuredly Bulgarian.


Brian

[ALBB]

OK then, there you have it !

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

The thieves are thus almost assuredly Bulgarian.


Brian

Of this I have no doubt. Likely a Bulgarian cartel driving a fleet of souped up Yugo's, racing to cross the International Date Line into Siam.

Siam has a well known voracious appetite and lucrative black market for Mickey Mantle cards, and Mickey Mouse plushies.

[vansaad]

Here's an AI sketch artist of the Bulgarian buyer. BOLO

BULGARIAN CARD COLLECTOR.jpg

[packs]

Seems like it would be pretty hard to sell cards from Mexico. I think you'd have to put that much more faith in the postal service of two countries to get a deal done.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by vansaad

Here's an AI sketch artist of the Bulgarian buyer. BOLO

Attachment 628498

Roll up that guys sleeves. I'll bet he has tattoos.