The card is a 2025 Topps Finest Purple Refractor numbered 230/250, and its certification number appears on PSA’s list of 6,451 stolen items.
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Stolen Slab Flagged
- What happened: Kapture says a user scanned a PSA 9 2025 Topps Finest Victor Wembanyama Purple Refractor #98 before buying it and saw it flagged as stolen.
- Key date: Kapture made the claim on Oct. 27. The theft happened on Oct. 13, and PSA published its full list on Oct. 23.
- Why it matters: The list PSA shared with marketplaces and auction houses is now tied to a specific card that was reportedly about to be resold.
How the Card Was Caught
According to Kapture, the collector scanned the slab before paying and the scan returned a stolen flag. The certification number matches one of the 6,451 items PSA listed after a FedEx truck was broken into near its Santa Ana facility. PSA published the complete list on Oct. 23, with certification numbers and serial numbers for serialized cards, which we covered in our earlier report on PSA’s official stolen-card list. PSA said it has deactivated the stolen graded items’ certification numbers.
We will not ask impacted customers to wait for the investigation to conclude before receiving compensation.
PSA
Police said Pokémon and sports cards were among the items taken, and their first estimate for two pallets was $963,000. Collectors who haul graded cards to shows or grading submissions can use Graded Card Case, a hard-shell case listed for up to 100 slabs.
Checking Slabs and Storing Them
PSA’s official certificate list gives item descriptions alongside certification numbers, so a buyer can compare a slab against it. PSA also said it shared the list with marketplaces, auction houses and digital commerce platforms. Once a slab checks out, BCW Slotted Graded Card Box is a burgundy slotted box that holds 26 slabs from PSA, CSG, CGC or PCG, so each one can be pulled out without disturbing the rest.
A Check That Worked
The detail that stands out is when the flag appeared: before the sale, not after. That is the situation a published list of certification numbers is meant for, and this reported case shows it in action.
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