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06-12-2023, 04:12 PM
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Ouch. It seems somehow a little sadder to me when the incident involves a destruction or possible destruction of the card than a theft where the card will probably at least remain extant and in the hobby for the next generation.
I’ve been pretty lucky, my worst has been misjudging where a card was in the envelope and tearing it in half when opening the envelope. Felt like the dumbass I am. Thankfully it wasn’t expensive, but I hate to see any T card get destroyed. 
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06-12-2023, 04:18 PM
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- Justin D. Player collecting - Lance Parrish, Jim Davenport, John Norlander. Successful B/S/T with - Highstep74, Northviewcats, pencil1974, T2069bk, tjenkins, wilkiebaby11, baez578, Bocabirdman, maddux31, Leon, Just-Collect, bigfish, quinnsryche...and a whole bunch more, I stopped keeping track, lol.
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06-12-2023, 04:27 PM
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Talking about theft...did you see this story?
Japan rocked by Pokémon card crime spree as thieves go to extravagant lengths to steal from shops By Bradford Betz FOXBusiness A Pokémon card crime spree has reportedly been sweeping Japan, with shop owners reporting tens of thousands of dollars in losses. A new report from The Wall Street Journal details the extravagant lengths thieves have gone to steal these highly sought-after cards – some of which fetch six figures. Last August, thieves stole around 540 cards worth about $200,000 from a shop in Tokyo. And last month, thieves targeted a shop in Kyushu, stealing some 600 cards worth around $47,000, according to The Journal. In another incident that defies belief, a man tied a rope to the top of a building and rappelled down to the sixth floor where he smashed the window and stole a collection of Pokémon cards. The suspect, who was eventually nabbed by police, said he used the skills he learned in his high school rock-climbing class. Shop owners have taken to investing in more security, buying safes, or making copies of their collection for display, though such measures have cut into sales. "Do you want to look at fake paintings on display when you visit a museum," Hosaka, a shop owner from the Tokyo suburb of Machida, asked The Journal. Last edited by GasHouseGang; 06-12-2023 at 04:34 PM.
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