Most things are very expensive these days, and that fact definitely applies to Pokemon. From clothing to décor and beyond, Pokémon are asking for more cash than ever before. This is especially true of the trading card scene where used retailers are pricing Pokemon cards at sky-high levels. In recent years, those prices have made Pokemon incredibly competitive, and now more than 2.2 million yen worth of cards have been stolen at a store.
Yes, this is correct. Hobby shop cards in Tokyo worth more than 2.2 million yen have been stolen, and the police suspect a young man working for the company is responsible.
According to NHK, a 25-year-old man has been taken into custody on suspicion of stealing 2.2 million yen in cards equivalent to nearly US$16,000. The card store, which is located in Fujiyoshida, said a number of its cards were seized including one worth just over $1,200.
Currently, the authorities believe that the suspect came to the card store at 1:00 am local time with a total of 74 cards. When the store opened that morning, the workers noticed that their inventory was in disarray. Pictures were posted on social media of the scene which showed broken display cases. Thanks to the security footage, the police were able to quickly apprehend the suspect, and the 25-year-old confessed to stealing the Pokemon cards.
What’s more, the suspect admitted that they were also targeting other stores. The suspect took trading cards from other stores around Tokyo, prompting the police to confiscate a “large amount of Pokemon cards” from the man’s home. At this point, no other robberies have been linked to the suspect, but police are now looking into other open investigations in the area for connections.
As you can imagine, this arrest is just one of many in recent years associated with Pokemon cards. The US has had its own incidents ranging from Pokemon violence to shoplifting. During the height of the Pokemon craze in 2021, many stores like Target and Walmart were forced to carry card packs behind the counters due to rampant theft. And as it turns out, trading card theft remains a concern for collectors to this day.
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