PSA’s parent company, Collectors, has deactivated certificates for the stolen cards and alerted marketplace partners.
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Theft at a Glance
- What happened: Santa Ana police say two pallets of graded sports and Pokémon cards were stolen from a FedEx truck near PSA’s Santa Ana facility.
- Key date: October 13, when police say the theft occurred.
- Why it matters: Police put the initial value at $963,000, and Collectors has deactivated certificates for the stolen cards.
What Police Reported
Santa Ana police said the truck was robbed near PSA’s facility and that the load included both sports and Pokémon cards. The initial estimate was $963,000, but police said the exact value has not been determined.
Our customer service team has contacted affected customers directly and is arranging compensation based on fair market value.
Collectors
Collectors said it deactivated certificates for the stolen cards, notified marketplace partners and contacted affected customers directly. Certificate numbers are how buyers confirm a slab is genuine, a system that also drew attention when Beckett brought its services back in phases, as we covered in our report on Beckett restoring submissions and certificate lookup.
Community Reaction
A post about the theft in r/mtgfinance reached 881 upvotes, so the story has traveled well beyond Pokémon and sports collectors. Because the cards were taken in transit, anyone carrying slabs to a show or a shop may want a lockable hard-shell carrier such as Graded Card Case.
Why Certificates Matter
The most useful detail here is the certificate deactivation, since it gives stolen slabs a flag that buyers and marketplaces can check. Collectors who keep graded cards at home have options like Hobby Guard Collectors Graded Slab Storage Case for locked storage.
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