Nearly $1 Million in Graded Cards Taken in Fedex Heist

WHO:

NBC News - Santa Ana police spokesperson Natalie Garcia said officers responded to a trading card authentication company after a theft report.

NBC News - Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) is the company whose cards were stolen. It describes itself as “the leading third-party authentication and grading service.”

NBC News - Collector Nick Andrews, known on social media as the Boston Card Hunter, said there were multiple victims; he reported that one victim lost $500,000 worth of cards.

NBC News - Collector Sky-B, who asked to be identified only by that name, said he lost 104 cards.

NBC News - FedEx said it was working with local law enforcement. PSA said it was working with investigators.

Mashable - Collectors who had submitted cards for PSA grading were affected by the theft during FedEx transport.

WHAT:

NBC News - Nearly $1 million in sports, Pokémon, and other trading cards were stolen from a FedEx truck. Police estimated the loss at $963,000; the stolen shipment included two pallets and a third pallet that was “disrupted.”

NBC News - Andrews compiled a list of cards reported stolen that reached 383 items. Examples included a 1995 Upper Deck 23K Gold Michael Jordan card and a 2024 One Piece Simplified Chinese 1st Anniversary Set Nami.

NBC News - Sky-B said his 104 cards had been accumulated over two years and included “many irreplaceable cards.” He said the loss left him “absolutely financially destroyed.”

NBC News - Sky-B said he paid $8,000 in grading fees and had insured the cards for up to $156,000, less than their likely market value. PSA said it would return grading fees and pay the cards’ fair market value.

NBC News - PSA deactivated certificates for the stolen items and notified marketplace partners to watch for rare and serialized cards. Police said no arrests had been made and no stolen goods had been recovered; the case remained open.

NBC News - In a separate theft, 54 vintage baseball cards valued at $2.1 million were stolen from a hotel after delivery for a sports card conference. A hotel employee was sentenced to four to six years in prison.

WHERE:

NBC News - The theft was reported at PSA in Santa Ana, California, about 33 miles southeast of Los Angeles. Sky-B said his cards were headed back to him in Michigan.

NBC News - The separate 54-card theft occurred at a Best Western in Strongsville, Ohio.

WHEN:

NBC News - Police said the theft was reported Tuesday; the article said officers responded “last week.” Andrews’ list had reached 383 cards by Monday evening.

NBC News - Sky-B discussed his loss in a YouTube video on Monday.

WHY:

NBC News - Sky-B said the loss was especially painful because many cards were irreplaceable and the cards’ likely value exceeded their insurance coverage.

HOW:

NBC News - The cards were stolen while being transported in a FedEx truck after collectors sent them to PSA for grading and authentication.

(UPDATED October 20, 2026 03:05 UTC)

Nearly $1 million in sports, Pokémon and other trading cards were stolen from a FedEx truck while being transported from Professional Sports Authenticator in Santa Ana, California, after collectors sent them in for grading. Police estimate the loss at $963,000, and collector Nick Andrews has compiled a list of 383 reported stolen cards; one collector says he lost 104 cards, insured for up to $156,000, and PSA says it will refund grading fees and pay their fair market value. FedEx and PSA say they’re working with investigators, who have made no arrests and recovered no cards, while PSA has deactivated certificates for the stolen items and alerted marketplace partners.