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Date : Sun Aug 06 2023 21:30:03

$300K worth of Magic: The Gathering cards were stolen at this weekend's Gen 
Con

Date:
Sun, 06 Aug 2023 20:16:07 +0000

Description:
Thieves made off with $300K worth of trading cards whilst vendors were 
setting up for the event.

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The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is appealing to the public 
for help identifying two thieves who made off with $300,000 worth of trading 
cards, including Magic: The Gathering packs, at this weekend's Gen Con. 

IMPD detectives have released photographs of the two suspects, who reportedly 
made off with an entire pallet of trading cards on August 2, the day before 
the show opened to the public. 

According to the police report, the robbers were equipped with a pallet jack 
and appeared to have walked out with the pallet of cards in the middle of the 
day. 

Ravenburger  which launched Disney Lorcana trading card game at the event 
over the weekend  quickly assured fans that the theft had not affected its 
stock of the highly-anticipated cards. ***Update*** two additional photos 
have been added. Detectives are still seeking help in identifying both 
individuals. https://t.co/s7mMPbcR6I pic.twitter.com/nB9uVGaCT1 August 5, 
2023 See more 

"On Wednesday 2nd August, 2023, in the downtown area of Indianapolis. The 
people of interest reportedly acquired a pallet jack, removed one pallet of 
gaming cards, and moved them to an unknown location," the police said 
(thanks, Dicebreaker ). 

"The alleged theft took place before the opening of events in the downtown 
area and while vendors were setting up their displays at various times." 

Maybe the thieves are hoping to luck out like Canadian Brook Trafton, who 
sold his one-of-a-kind Lord of the Rings Magic: The Gathering card to 
musician Post Malone for a staggering $2 million. 

Trafton said he realized his "childhood dream" when he discovered the 
mint-condition rare card  from the TCG's Lord of the Rings set  earlier this 
year. When noted Magic: The Gathering collector Post Malone contacted him to 
get a peek at the unique card, he didn't expect to sell it to him  however, 
when Malone offered Trafton $2m for the collectible, Trafton admits that he 
"cried a lot" and let the card go. 

"It was so magical. I'm not going to lie. I cried a little bit. I cried a 
lot," he said at the time. 

 Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield has founded a new game studio 
alongside veteran developers from Hearthstone, World of Warcraft, and Halo.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/dollar300k-worth-of-magic-the-gathering-cards
-were-stolen-at-this-weekends-gen-con


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