A Pokemon trading card shop in Japan is offering a cash reward for anyone who successfully captures a thief that broke into the store. While burgled card shops typically work with the police to try and find the culprit, this is an unusual move for a Pokemon TCG store to make.
Card thieves breaking into stores to steal high-value Pokemon cards has become unfortunately common news in recent years. Generally, these thefts are committed while stores are closed, or the thieves choose to break into Pokemon TCG store warehouses rather than storefronts. While it's always a relief when no one is harmed during moments like these, some business owners seem to be getting more than fed up with the prevalence of theft.
A pair of thieves have been arrested in Japan following a heist involving a collection of Pokemon cards valued at more than $200k.
Now, a store in Japan called Kaitorip is offering a 1 million yen bounty for a thief that broke in on July 22. Kaitorip has shared surveillance footage of the thief making off with cards, as well as the broken front door that they got in through. The store owner has stipulated that...
