Massive theft at Dallas card show, Nearly 2 Million Dollars worth of cards stolen

[packs]

I feel like views on the theft are heavily influenced by movies. For example, if I stole these cards it would be easy for me to regrade them one at a time and sell them one at a time over a pretty long period of time. The last thing I would do is attempt to sell anything now and it would be an even worse idea to try to sell everything at the same time.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by packs

I feel like views on the theft are heavily influenced by movies. For example, if I stole these cards it would be easy for me to regrade them one at a time and sell them one at a time over a pretty long period of time. The last thing I would do is attempt to sell anything now and it would be an even worse idea to try to sell everything at the same time.

You remember what happened in Goodfellas. Some of these guys will start buying their girlfriends caddys and fur coats.

[packs]

Well, that is usually a downfall but in this case stealing baseball cards is a pretty inconspicuous crime. It's not like stealing a car, for example. And unlike cash, if a casual observer at your house catches sight of them, it's more likely than not that it wouldn't even register with the person.

People suggested they might leave the country with them. But I really don't see why you would. I wouldn't. Nobody even knows I have cards unless I tell them. And if you came to my house, you'd never see them.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by packs

Well, that is usually a downfall but in this case stealing baseball cards is a pretty inconspicuous crime. It's not like stealing a car, for example. And unlike cash, if a casual observer at your house catches sight of them, it's more likely than not that it wouldn't even register with the person.

People suggested they might leave the country with them. But I really don't see why you would. I wouldn't. Nobody even knows I have cards unless I tell them. And if you came to my house, you'd never see them.

Their faces are all over the internet. That's the problem for them, not the cards so much. If you were planning this crime and knew you would likely be on surveillance video, how would you plan to avoid the domestic authorities?

[packs]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Their faces are all over the internet. That's the problem for them, not the cards so much. If you were planning this crime and knew you would likely be on surveillance video, how would you plan to avoid the domestic authorities?

I would first reason that the domestic authorities probably wouldn't look very hard and the person who actually stole the case is wearing generic featureless accessories like glasses and a hat. He's not distinct in any way that I can tell other than having a tattoo of something. He's got a little facial hair. He looks like a generic "dude" to me, which is of course probably his ideal observation.

If he were 6'9 and had red hair with nothing covering any of their features, then maybe I'd consider he might not be concerned with his appearance because he doesn't plan to stick around.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by packs

I would first reason that the domestic authorities probably wouldn't look very hard and the person who actually stole the case is wearing generic featureless accessories like glasses and a hat. He's not distinct in any way that I can tell other than having a tattoo of something. He's got a little facial hair. He looks like a generic "dude" to me, which is of course probably his ideal observation.

If he were 6'9 and had red hair with nothing covering any of their features, then maybe I'd consider he might not be concerned with his appearance because he doesn't plan to stick around.

If my plan is to steal the inventory of a major dealer, I would assume the authorities are going to put in a very solid effort to find me.

[packs]

I don't doubt all of us feel the same way. But I do wonder if that's because we have an emotional investment and it's very important to us. There's a lot of crime out there though. It's hard to know what's important to someone else.

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

If my plan is to steal the inventory of a major dealer, I would assume the authorities are going to put in a very solid effort to find me.

Peter, we know you would not do anything like that.

It's been a few days now since the police have issued any update. At least there should be a,"There are several people of interest" (duh.)

[Jewish-collector]

Unfortunately, it would be trivial for them to break them out of the slabs and resubmit a few at a time to any grading company and no one would even suspect anything unusual.

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by packs

I feel like views on the theft are heavily influenced by movies.

This. Fake tattoos and beards? Why not the face mask generator from Mission Impossible?

[packs]

And the Plan B stuff.

The only real way to recover the cards is for someone to know who took them and for that person to still have them. Otherwise it will be years of auction watching and trying to cover every conceivable avenue of sale which I think will both get exhausting and turn up little in the end.

I do hope the cards are recovered and the person who lost them is made whole. I just don't think there will be any theatrics involved.