{
  "id": 15937337,
  "title": "Collectors sent rare Pokémon and sports cards to get graded. Then thieves stole nearly $1 million worth of them from the FedEx truck taking them home",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/collectors-sent-rare-pokemon-and-sports-cards-to-get-graded-then",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-21T18:33:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/10/21/collector-rare-pokemon-sports-cards-thieves-graders-million/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Collectors send their valuable cards to authenticators to determine worth and often to increase their value. Recently, a shipment of rare Pokémon and sports cards faced theft. The valuable items were on their way home via a FedEx truck from Professional Sports Authenticator's (PSA) office in Santa Ana, California. The theft occurred on October 13, 2026, with thieves breaking into the truck and driving off with approximately $1 million worth of cards. The collectors who owned the cards had spent months and thousands of dollars in fees to have PSA grade the cards, only to have them stolen. The Santa Ana Police Department is actively investigating the theft, with about two pallets of the cards stolen and a third pallet disturbed. The estimated value of the stolen cards was $963,000, but the actual value is still being determined. No arrests have been made, and the cards have not been recovered. A YouTuber who owned some of the stolen cards, SKY-B Cards, posted a video showing his loss, highlighting that many of the cards were irreplaceable. Collectors often pay a premium for unique cards, such as one-of-one printings and autographed items. The FBI and PSA are working together to investigate the incident and enhance security measures for shipping partners.",
  "summary": "A YouTuber who lost 104 cards says PSA’s payout may be capped at $1,500 a card, even for cards PSA valued higher.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}