Dealers and collectors are shocked and outraged at the theft of nearly $1 million in trading cards from a FedEx truck parked outside the PSA headquarters in Santa Ana, Calif.
According to police, around 250 packages of sports and Pokémon cards were stolen from a FedEx truck on Oct. 13, The Athletic reported. The packages included trading cards that had been graded by PSA and were being shipped back to the owners. PSA estimated the approximate value of the stolen cards at $963,000, according to police.
A FedEx delivery truck is seen in New York City, United States, on August 6, 2026. The vehicle displays the FedEx logo and is used for package delivery and logistics operations. (Photo by Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Santa Ana police said the packages were stolen when the FedEx driver left the truck, which was parked near PSA’s shipping and receiving facility, for between 60 and 90 minutes, according to The Athletic and Sports Collectors Daily.
“We are aware of a theft involving a third-party shipping vehicle carrying PSA-graded items,” Collectors, PSA’s parent company, wrote in a statement on the company’s website “We are working closely with law enforcement and the carrier as the investigation continues.”
Collectors also said that PSA deactivated the certification numbers for the stolen items and notified marketplace partners to be on the lookout for the stolen cards.
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The company also said that impacted customers had been contacted and the company is arranging compensation for the stolen items based on “fair market value” up to the maximum insured value for each item selected by the customer prior to grading.
PSA also emailed the impacted customers and vowed to “evaluate our processes and procedures to determine any enhancements or education for shipping partners that may help prevent incidents like this in the future.”
News of the theft spread on social media over the weekend and quickly created a firestorm of developments and reaction.
One dealer who is a victim of the theft is SKY-B Cards, which lost more than $100,000 in graded cards.
Many collectors and hobbyists took to social media to share news of the theft and help identify stolen cards.
