$2 Million in Baseball Cards Believed Stolen from Ohio Hotel

[Bosoxfan5990]

Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

I wonder what this guy’s banned BO ID was?

BostonHero

[seanbros55]

$2,000,000 into $4,200 is the EXACT ratio that wax buyers can expect from case purchases from Fanatics as of May 2024

[Bosoxfan5990]

Originally Posted by seanbros55

$2,000,000 into $4,200 is the EXACT ratio that wax buyers can expect from case purchases from Fanatics as of May 2024

too true.

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan5990

$4,200?!?!?

What local dealer only offered $4200 for all those cards? Can they get in trouble purchasing hot goods? Can they get arrested for stealing those cards from the guy?

[MarsAttacks]

Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

What local dealer only offered $4200 for all those cards? Can they get in trouble purchasing hot goods? Can they get arrested for stealing those cards from the guy?

What if he purchased them cheap because he knew the thief was an idiot and did so that he could take possession of the cards and hand them over to authorities?

[hammertime]

I mean it literally says the dealer who bought the cards alerted the authorities.

[Archangel1775]

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan5990

$4,200?!?!?

It would be funny if the seller wanted $5,000 and was finessed. It would've also been epic if it was on HD Ring Camera or something.

[anusinha]

Probably more than trading them in at Gamestop.

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by hammertime

I mean it literally says the dealer who bought the cards alerted the authorities.

Did the dealer know they were hot goods before or after the transaction?

[hermanotarjeta]

Michael Dawson would have been offered at least $5k on pawn stars.

[KhalDrogo]

That’s not a real article guys.

[Bosoxfan5990]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

That’s not a real article guys.

Oopsie daisy.

[2010GBPackers]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

That’s not a real article guys.

I can't believe it took that many comments before someone actually check out the truth. You can clearly see the difference in shades of black text (very bold black text in the headline vs. the less-bold black text throughout the rest of the image) not to mention the sharpness of the headline vs. the blurriness of the rest within the photoshopped document.

[3124508 on COMC]

Originally Posted by 2010GBPackers

I can't believe it took that many comments before someone actually check out the truth. You can clearly see the difference in shades of black text (very bold black text in the headline vs. the less-bold black text throughout the rest of the image) not to mention the sharpness of the headline vs. the blurriness of the rest within the photoshopped document.

Some of us were just having fun while watching it play out.

[bub838]

It’s like boomers on Facebook.

[Triple B]

Originally Posted by 3124508 on COMC

Some of us were just having fun while watching it play out.

I just wanted to see people lose their minds.

[christhecpa]

I think the whole situation is hilarious. Has made reading the crying and devastation on vintage card forums fun to read.

[Archangel1775]

Yes, Google is my friend anytime someone posts anything that needs to be fact checked and never mind the court room picture in whatever podunk town the 2 milly was sent. Also there was nothing on TMZ about anyone being caught

[TheGZA]

Really dumb move shipping those cards. I wouldn't think this should be too tough to figure out though; it's gotta be either a hotel employee or someone attending the show who knew the cards were being shipped and paid off a hotel employee to tell them when they arrived.

[tobytyler]

Originally Posted by seanbros55

$2,000,000 into $4,200 is the EXACT ratio that wax buyers can expect from case purchases from Fanatics as of May 2024

perfect

[bub838]

They got’m

https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.co...overed-arrest/

[awz50]

Originally Posted by Triple B

“Hookers and blow”!

Those three in that photo look like a bad parody

[Slvnumber2]

Memory Lane has been great to deal with in the past, but their reputation is taking a bit IMO over this one. How stupid, lazy, cheap… would you have to be to ship to $2 million dollars worth of cards rather than have an employee buy a $400 airline ticket, fly the cards to the show so they never leave their possession? Plus they kept the auction rolling despite if the cards were still going to be available for sale, and they use the excuse “the detective” gave them advice. Make a boneheaded decision to ship the cards, and then try to cover it up so you don’t lose the potential sales. Why would someone trust them with a $20k card in the future?

[Empty77]

Originally Posted by Slvnumber2

Memory Lane has been great to deal with in the past, but their reputation is taking a bit IMO over this one... Plus they kept the auction rolling despite if the cards were still going to be available for sale, and they use the excuse “the detective” gave them advice. Make a boneheaded decision to ship the cards, and then try to cover it up so you don’t lose the potential sales. Why would someone trust them with a $20k card in the future?

I don't think the motivation was a "cover up". The auction is a separate issue, leaving aside the clear issues there are with the courier choices made and way it ended up with losing the items at that show. But once that happened, they were left with limited options to make good on their obligations, and it seems to me that running the items made the best of that bad situation.

It established a full market value for the items for the consignors. So whether the items were found, and so ultimately paid for by each bidder, or paid by MLI/insurance, the consignor would be made whole. It seems they determined that was their primary obligation.

Had the items not been recovered, the persons who would have been left wronged were any bidders that in winning one or more of the unknown stolen items caused them to need to underbid on other non-stolen items that they may have otherwise pursued. As a buyer I'd have been peeved if that had happened to me so as to end up with nothing I was interested in purchasing.

[Slvnumber2]

Originally Posted by Empty77

I don't think the motivation was a "cover up". The auction is a separate issue, leaving aside the clear issues there are with the courier choices made and way it ended up with losing the items at that show. But once that happened, they were left with limited options to make good on their obligations, and it seems to me that running the items made the best of that bad situation.

It established a full market value for the items for the consignors. So whether the items were found, and so ultimately paid for by each bidder, or paid by MLI/insurance, the consignor would be made whole. It seems they determined that was their primary obligation.

Had the items not been recovered, the persons who would have been left wronged were any bidders that in winning one or more of the unknown stolen items caused them to need to underbid on other non-stolen items that they may have otherwise pursued. As a buyer I'd have been peeved if that had happened to me so as to end up with nothing I was interested in purchasing.

Not saying a cover up per se, but if an auction house knew the items they had listed in their auction were stolen and they did not possess them how can they in good conscience still auction them off. They knew exactly which cards were stolen and which lots were affected, so they should have pulled them from their website once it was confirmed they were not available. IMO they were selfish in protecting their own backside and trying to erase the moronic decision to ship $2 million in cards instead of taking them with them.