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

[D. Bergin]

That's just awful news. Hopefully whoever took the collection tries to flip it quick. A collection like this doesn't just show up somewhere un-noticed.

[usernamealreadytaken]

Hopefully, this bum tries to sell them and gets busted! I hope (and have to assume) his collection was insured?

If graded, any serial #'s would be good to keep an eye out for.

[tedzan]

That's exactly my thinking and that's why I posted it today. Also, I will be contacting the major Auction houses to alert
them of this collection.


TED Z

[JasonL]

and a terrible violation of personal space...hopefully he has details on the slabs and cards that can be shared, and hopefully the thieves try to dump the whole thing quickly and raise eyebrows in the process

That is quite a significant collection...I really hope that this collector was not also relying on this for any retirement/financial security.

Hoping for a quick return...

[Cowboy Fan]

Unreal this crap make me sick. As for the "well known' alarm company if it was the one that advertises all then time and changed names, I know those 24 hour monitoring is a HUGE JOKE. When I was in law enforcement most of the time the neighbors called about the alarm an hour or so before the company ....Best advice there is just buy one of those signs at that is about what you are paying for anyway.

I hope these cards are recovered and I'll buy the rope for the scum that stole them.

[tedzan]

Other than the 70 cards (T206's) that I have noted, the 1000's of other cards are ungraded.

There are certain identifying marks on some of the major cards that may help in identifying this collection.


TED Z

[T206DK]

Wow, that's such bad news to hear. I would think that some of the cards stolen would be hard to resell. Your friend might want to contact card dealers and stores in his vacinity also. there are also probably small auctioneers in the area...I would not leave any stone unturned, so to speak. You've got to think the thief will either sell them himself or sell them to someone else who in turn will sell them.

[canjond]

Hopefully a group on the ungraded will show up with some of the more identifiable cards (for example, the Plank).

[frankb22]

The alarm/monitoring thing is a bit of a joke. As mentioned above you
are primarily paying for the sign which scares off most.
For awhile I decided to stop paying for the service but left the sign up
and I'd get hassled all the time about having the sign without the
service. A dog and the sound of an alarm is more effective. That and
neighbors that look out for each other.

[Orioles1954]

Ted,

Please contact us at Huggins & Scott with the details and what to look out for. Our thoughts and best wishes to your friend.

James

[T206Collector]

If the house was actually protected by an alarm that was disabled by thieves, then it is virtually certain that the victim knew the thieves to some capacity and may very well be an inside job.

[Chicago206]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

If the house was actually protected by an alarm that was disabled by thieves, then it is virtually certain that the victim knew the thieves to some capacity and may very well be an inside job.

I hope you understand the definition of "inside job" before you go speculating. That implies that the owner had the theft staged to profit from an insurance claim. Thats a mighty big accusation to be spewing online! While I dont doubt that the thief somehow knew the owner, its simply not fair to suggest the owner was in on it!

[collectbaseball]

I don't think there was any implication that the theft was staged....

At any rate, I hope we find the cards soon and I'll keep my eyes open!

[ChiefBenderForever]

It had to be someone that knew the cards were there especially if nothing else was stolen. They will definitely be trying to sell,the question is where and when. A 40 year collection is a lifetimes work I hope the thieves get caught and card's returned. They also must have known he was gone for a few days and made the heist.

[Chicago206]

"That and
neighbors that look out for each other. "


This is HUGE! I have a cop on my immediate left, and another cop 3 houses down on my right. In fact, my neighborhood is so heavily populated with city workers that I would wager there are at least another couple Chicago cops on my block that im not even aware of! Needless to say, there arent many break-ins in my neighborhood. Just not worth it to any would be thieves!