Stolen Pokemon TCG Collection Worth a Ton Gets Seized by Police

Stolen Pokemon TCG Collection Worth a Ton Gets Seized by Police

From Game Rant (Written by Sarah Fields) on | OpenCritic

Police have come across an incredibly expensive collection of stolen Pokemon TCG cards. The Pokemon TCG cards are valued at $330,000, and the police are hoping that they can find the original owners in order to return them.

Stolen Pokemon TCG cards are unfortunately more common these days. Pokemon TCG thieves have broken into warehouses, stores, and even attacked individual sellers for their cards after arranging meet-ups. While collecting the cards can be fun and lucrative, those coveted collections can also end up in the wrong hands.

A Pokemon TCG fan can't believe their luck when they check under the shelves at a retail store and discover a hidden cache of cards.

Such seems to be the case with a recent police bust in the UK. According to the BBC, on May 14, the Greater Manchester police raided a home in Hyde, and discovered a massive haul of Pokemon cards valued at £250,000, or $330,000 USD. The police shared some photos of the collection, which include cards that had previously been valued and graded, including some Mint-condition Pokemon cards. Store price labels were even left on the cards' packaging in some cases, with individual cards priced as high as...

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