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Thieves steal over 6000 graded trading cards from FedEx truck

Professional Sports Authenticator revealed that 6,451 graded collectibles, including sports and Pokémon cards, were stolen after a pickup from its Santa Ana facility.

FTMQ News, written by our newsroom24 October 2026 at 02:400 views

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Professional Sports Authenticator disclosed on Friday that 6,451 graded collectibles were stolen from a carrier truck in California, the New York Post reported. The theft occurred on October 13 after the truck picked up customer orders from the company facility in Santa Ana. [1]

Authorities previously estimated that the haul was worth 963,000 dollars, according to the New York Post. The stolen items involved nearly 250 packages and contain thousands of prized sports and Pokémon cards. [1]

The company stated it is collaborating with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Santa Ana police to track down the missing collectibles. Professional Sports Authenticator published a full list of the stolen items and deactivated their certification numbers to prevent unauthorized sales, the New York Post reported. [1]

The theft coincides with heightened activity in the trading card market. As FTMQ News reported earlier, special events and promo card distributions were scheduled to launch on October 24, 2026, ahead of new official expansion sets. [3]

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In short

A total of 6,451 graded collectibles were stolen from a carrier truck in Santa Ana, California.
The theft involved nearly 250 packages previously estimated to be worth $963,000.
Professional Sports Authenticator deactivated the certification numbers of the stolen cards to hinder sales.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

[1]Trading card nightmare as PSA reveals stunning list of more than 6k collector items swiped in brazen heistNew York Post, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)

Background

[2]The Nightmare Before Christmas on Wikipedia
[3]New Pokémon Trading Card Game Promos and Events Revealed FTMQ News, 19d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 3 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

Earlier reports of ours on the same people and subjects.

Thief steals nearly 1 million dollars in trading cards from FedEx truckTop Stories, 3d ago
New Pokémon Trading Card Game Promos and Events RevealedFilm & TV, 19d ago
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Thieves steal 30000 bottles of wine worth 5 million euros in ItalyTop Stories, 14d ago
Thieves steal high value handbag collection from Los Angeles homeTop Stories, 9d ago

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