I realize this is probably not a typical thread on this platform but I thought I should probably post this anyways. Recently in my state (Massachusetts) a card shop was burglarized where roughly $115,000 worth of cards were stolen. It’s been a pretty big deal in this area and made many news outlets so I wanted to do my part and try and get the contents of robbery more eyeballs and awareness. Considering the concentration of serious collectors with extensive knowledge and reach within the community I figured it was worth a shot.
To be clear I’m not affiliated with this card shop in anyway I’m just simply trying to do the right thing.
As far as the items stolen; the boxes may be able to get tracked down assuming they aren’t cracked in which case it will be impossible and it’s likely the slabbed cards will be broken open and sold raw or possibly re slabbed. This is one argument you can definitely make in the case for AI grading (given it’s at least 99.98% accurate). Protecting the integrity of pop reports is obviously important, but preventing thieves from regrading stolen property is imperative.
