Former Postal Employee Admits To Stealing Valuable Trading Cards

[PuddleMonkey]

Originally Posted by csmtampa

Package was stolen November 2022
Contacted by a postal inspector January 2024
Today I received the email that the thief pled guilty
Probably a long time before any restitution lol

Can we get a picture of you as an 11 year old?

[fabiani12333]

This case seems to have hinged on the phone number of the accused being matched with the seller of the stolen/lost cards.

Has this dumba$$ ever heard of a burner phone before?

[fabiani12333]

And why doesn't USPS film their employees working? Has the union resisted it?

[jlzinck]

Originally Posted by boxbuster7

nobody does that

Yes, yes they do

[sauceboy]

Originally Posted by ObanMontecristo

Also, your name, address and bank account number into which the restitution was or will be deposited. Because it was intentionally omitted from the publicly filed documents but critical to our understanding of the story.

Originally Posted by PuddleMonkey

Can we get a picture of you as an 11 year old?

God forbid I ask a question. I'm curious of the process if this were to ever happen to me or someone else that I know.

Thanks, csmtampa, for sharing.

[auctionjmm]

Originally Posted by sauceboy

God forbid I ask a question. I'm curious of the process if this were to ever happen to me or someone else that I know.

Thanks, csmtampa, for sharing.

It was an inside joke from another thread that had nothing to do with you. You would have laughed too if you were in the that thread.

[sauceboy]

Originally Posted by auctionjmm

It was an inside joke from another thread that had nothing to do with you. You would have laughed too if you were in the that thread.

Oh, my bad.

[Bambino22]

I wonder if he was looking at the insured value marked on the boxes along with the destination?

I don't insure many of my packages to PSA because that seams to make it more likely to get stolen. They mark the box that it is valuable by stating insurance information.

[auburn35]

Originally Posted by WallyatJCCards

My package doesn't appear in the text I see above, but I'll read the whole article...

I had a $25k+ package stolen from that PO around that time. They prosecuted the guy recently, but none of my cards were recovered, I even found two for sale online after they were stolen. It's such a long process and I doubt I'll ever see any cards or restitution, but hopefully!

Originally Posted by csmtampa

Package was stolen November 2022
Contacted by a postal inspector January 2024
Today I received the email that the thief pled guilty
Probably a long time before any restitution lol

Sorry to hear, hopefully you'll eventuality see some restitution.
Was your email update from the postal inspector or as a victim, are you in communication with the prosecutor?

[auctionjmm]

Originally Posted by Bambino22

I wonder if he was looking at the insured value marked on the boxes along with the destination?

I don't insure many of my packages to PSA because that seams to make it more likely to get stolen. They mark the box that it is valuable by stating insurance information.

Registered Mail is the way to go. And you can insure up to $50,000. A registered package won't get stolen by an employee because it's so important that more eyes are on it and every person who touches it has to sign off on it. They use safes and cages to pass along from person to person. Even a dumb thief wouldn't touch a registered package.

[frenchquarter]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

And why doesn't USPS film their employees working? Has the union resisted it?

The USPS has 550,000 employees. How are they going to film them and who is going to watch the films? 200,000 of them are out on the streets every day. You won't be able to film them.

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by frenchquarter

The USPS has 550,000 employees. How are they going to film them and who is going to watch the films? 200,000 of them are out on the streets every day. You won't be able to film them.

He was a sorter, working at some regional hub. Having a camera fixed on those types of workers would have likely prevented this or made it easy to identify the thief. The fact that he could just take and open high-value packages at a USPS facility without fear of being closely watched or recorded, is absurd.

[Archangel1775]

Originally Posted by frenchquarter

The USPS has 550,000 employees. How are they going to film them and who is going to watch the films? 200,000 of them are out on the streets every day. You won't be able to film them.

AI about to come in hard

[ottobord]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

He was a sorter, working at some regional hub. Having a camera fixed on those types of workers would have likely prevented this or made it easy to identify the thief. The fact that he could just take and open high-value packages at a USPS facility without fear of being closely watched or recorded, is absurd.

It wasn't a regional facility, I know the Clifton Main well. Nevertheless the facilities should have cameras, this is a no brainer. It won't prevent other types of mischief but in this case it would have. USPS also is understaffed that is a huge problem.

[mfw13]

Originally Posted by ottobord

USPS also is understaffed that is a huge problem.

Elections have consequences.

Louis DeJoy has been doing everything in his power to degrade the USPS so that his GOP buddies can then swoop in and argue to privatize it.

[ottobord]

Originally Posted by mfw13

Elections have consequences.

Louis DeJoy has been doing everything in his power to degrade the USPS so that his GOP buddies can then swoop in and argue to privatize it.

USPS has been problematic for decades. I don't care who's in power.

[kobemagee29]

Originally Posted by mfw13

Elections have consequences.

Louis DeJoy has been doing everything in his power to degrade the USPS so that his GOP buddies can then swoop in and argue to privatize it.

100% true & this piece of #@#@#@#@ was appointed by trump for a reason

[BoSoxFan1999]

Originally Posted by mfw13

Elections have consequences.

Louis DeJoy has been doing everything in his power to degrade the USPS so that his GOP buddies can then swoop in and argue to privatize it.

I'm simply amazed that DeJoy was able to keep his position despite Biden becoming POTUS. I mean WTF.

[mfw13]

Originally Posted by ottobord

USPS has been problematic for decades. I don't care who's in power.

It's gotten a lot worse since Trump appointed DeJoy as Postmaster General towards the end of his first term. Everything is slower, more stuff is getting misdelivered, and there are a lot fewer counter employees in actual post offices.

[frenchquarter]

Dejoy has made a mess of things, but this sort of thing has been happening at the USPS for many years. Postmasters, District Managers, Area VP's are hired off of the street with no Postal experience. They have never delivered a letter, never sold a stamp, never sorted mail. Yet, here they come - large and in charge and in every case they just add to the mess.

[kobemagee29]

Originally Posted by frenchquarter

Dejoy has made a mess of things, but this sort of thing has been happening at the USPS for many years. Postmasters, District Managers, Area VP's are hired off of the street with no Postal experience. They have never delivered a letter, never sold a stamp, never sorted mail. Yet, here they come - large and in charge and in every case they just add to the mess.

I've never seen this happen

[prospectorgems]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

He was a sorter, working at some regional hub. Having a camera fixed on those types of workers would have likely prevented this or made it easy to identify the thief. The fact that he could just take and open high-value packages at a USPS facility without fear of being closely watched or recorded, is absurd.

When I worked as a Postal Sorter like 20 years ago, they had those overhead catwalks that were encased with double sided mirrors and was told that there were people watching us along with having security cameras all around too. This was a medium sized facility as well so would have to imagine even bigger facilities would still have this in place?

[vintg]

this guy is a PIECE OF #@#@#@#@ !!!

they are NOT listed in the complaint, BUT, after working with rick

i received TWO different emails from the postmaster general in clifton

that it was an INSIDE JOB (theft) !!!

1940 playball ted williams psa 3, 2nd year beauty

1972 julius erving rookie - dead centered , high end

1959 bob gibson rookie - excellent centering and color , beckett 7

1957 koufax

1964 mantle

1957 drysdale - rookie

1975 pete rose

1978 eddie murray - rookie

those were the main cards , all graded


estimated value 6.5-8 k


max insurance was/is 5k.

postal service turned me down TWICE (b/c i didn't have receipts of purchases - cards shows , duhhhhh !!!!)

rick got involved, wrote a letter, third and final time got 5k approved.

lost $1,500 - $3,000

and, YES, you read that right, i included the emails FROM the post office
admitting the theft, and still got turned down not once, BUT TWICE !!!

[Cracktoast]

Are we really that concerned though ? This guy was targeting high value cards/memorabilia not $3 eBay singles which are usually 99% of the stuff sent through the USPS. The other 1% who are stupid enough not to do in person transactions be it face to face or driving the item to it's final destination are simply asking for what they get.

[Bambino22]

Originally Posted by Cracktoast

Are we really that concerned though ? This guy was targeting high value cards/memorabilia not $3 eBay singles which are usually 99% of the stuff sent through the USPS. The other 1% who are stupid enough not to do in person transactions be it face to face or driving the item to it's final destination are simply asking for what they get.

What are you talking about. Many of us do high value with USPS.