yeah this is old news/old photos, surprised it’s making the rounds on social media right now…
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Greetz,
Quuador
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Who is this person and what proof do they have?
The amount of cards on that table and with rainbows being roughly 1 in 69 packs for FS means it would have affected hundreds of thousands or millions of packs.
Trust TPCi to sweep it under the carpet if they really seized the cards. Probably destroyed them too.
He could’ve had a fortune slowly selling those alt arts instead of showing up with all of them in one public place.
This city deserves a better class of criminal.
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I was thinking the same thing. Imagine risking your job, reputation, and exposing yourself to tremendous legal risk to fumble the bag like this. Putting one or two alt arts up for auction across the various platforms monthly would have been a good slow way to sell them with basically no questions asked
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So what’s the implication on this? Fusion Strike alt-arts to the moon?
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Looks like the concerned store confirmed the rumors:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonTCG/comments/12ogvh0/statement_from_tcw_regarding_the_photo_of_stolen/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Copied text for those who don’t wanna click the link :
ANNOUNCEMENT
Many of you have recently heard a story involving stolen Fusion Strike hits and Trading Card World. Although, the release of this information is unfortunate, the truth of the subject is as follows.
1: TCW was approached by an individual inquiring if we were interested in purchasing hits from the set
2: TCW reviewed pics from the seller and advised they were either fake or stolen. Realizing the amount of packs it would have required to obtain that quantity of hits, it seemed clear that one or the other was true.
3: the seller explained his connection to the source and TCW immediately contacted Pokémon Corp through proper channels. The information was sent up the corporate ladder given the seriousness of the situation. A high ranking Pokemon official contacted TCW.
4: Pokémon Corp and TCW worked together to successfully retrieve and return the cards.
5: Pokémon Corp acknowledged Trading Card World for their critical contribution to the recovery of these stolen items. It was the largest return of stolen property to date.
6: Trading Card World was asked to keep this information confidential while an active investigation was underway. With respect to that request, TCW has kept this story and their important involvement out of the spot light.
I hope you all can appreciate the sensational aspect of the story and help to keep the facts straight while publicity seekers look to gain attention with misleading information.
POKEMON WORLD and Trading Card World are committed to the safety and well being of our members and the community at large.
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Thanks for the update! Love to see rational win out!
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Still would be nice to know if the general hitrate was effected.
I find it interesting many people are jumping straight to litigation. We all know that this is like, if not actually, gambling and being careful what you wish for should be taken into consideration. What kind of ramifications would we all be looking at if the US government, which is not known for subtlety and nuance with reactionary legalities, decided to enact some lootbox/gambling transparency and limitations to trading cards?
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I dont think there was any effect on pull rates from this. People saying anything about some sort of legal action towards Pokémon are misinformed, seeking internet karma, or are coping because they didn’t get good hits (which is subjective anyways).
The gambling part has been discussed before, but the gist of it is that Pokemon cards are not the same as a slot machine. Similarities are there, but the two are not the same both legally and in actuality.
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Will Pokemon North America ever disclose pull rates? Find out on the next episode of Never Gonna Happen
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Glad to hear that rundown and summary of the situation. This is the first positive thing I’ve ever heard about TCW/DFW Pokemon. Most of their antics and ownership are pretty cringe.
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What if pull rates of Evolving Skies and Fusion Strike were as good as Scarlet and Violet but this is the first set with cards not being stolen from the factory? 
Crotch picture in the car denotes high likelihood of stupid criminal print facility employee!
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Black label bubble on Moonbreon incoming
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Sad thing is, if this is true like it looks like it is, TPCI will most likely completely ignore it. I would love to be proven wrong.
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Could you possibly send the link to that post thanks.
I was honestly skeptical this really happened but here’s a statement from the LGS.
Many of you have recently heard a story involving stolen Fusion Strike hits and Trading Card World. Although, the release of this information is unfortunate, the truth of the subject is as follows.
1: TCW was approached by an individual inquiring if we were interested in purchasing hits from the set
2: TCW reviewed pics from the seller and advised they were either fake or stolen. Realizing the amount of packs it would have required to obtain that quantity of hits, it seemed clear that one or the other was true.
3: the seller explained his connection to the source and TCW immediately contacted Pokémon Corp through proper channels. The information was sent up the corporate ladder given the seriousness of the situation. A high ranking Pokemon official contacted TCW.
4: Pokémon Corp and TCW worked together to successfully retrieve and return the cards.
5: Pokémon Corp acknowledged Trading Card World for their critical contribution to the recovery of these stolen items. It was the largest return of stolen property to date.
6: Trading Card World was asked to keep this information confidential while an active investigation was underway. With respect to that request, TCW has kept this story and their important involvement out of the spot light.
I hope you all can appreciate the sensational aspect of the story and help to keep the facts straight while publicity seekers look to gain attention with misleading information.
POKEMON WORLD and Trading Card World are committed to the safety and well being of our members and the community at large.
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