A Pokemon fan had a valuable Pokemon TCG card stolen from them, but they've been lucky enough to get it back. The Pokemon TCG thief was tracked down pretty quickly by the police due to their method of trying to unload the card.
Pokemon TCG crimes have become unfortunately frequent. Rare Pokemon cards or packs that potentially contain them can often go for high prices, and as they lack serial numbers of other methods of identification, it can be incredibly difficult to get them back once they're stolen. Criminals have broken into businesses and even stolen Pokemon TCG cards in broad daylight from storefronts. While the perps are sometimes caught, the cards are often already long gone, making this a rare feel-good story.
Pokemon TCG is a card game with several rules, and a few of them are unwritten but still vital for an enjoyable gameplay session.
The BBC has reported that in Heathfield in East Sussex, England, a Charizard Pokemon card with a value of up to £30,000, or roughly $39,000 USD, was stolen sometime between September 2-5. The card was discovered being sold on Facebook by the police, who tracked down the sale to a nearby town...