Two million dollars worth of sports card were stolen at the Dallas Card show. 

If I had $2 million in a case it would never leave my reach...NEVER!

You have a million dollars of merch and no paid security? 200 bucks could get you an armed guard to keep eagle eyes on your stuff. How rich and careless do you have to be to let someone take a million dollars of anything or not pay attention to it.

Its so careless to have 1mil in cards and not hire security or somebody for loss prevention.

Shady as hell...no one lays a million bucks on the floor. Think about comic guys....you have AF 15 in 9.0 at a show. It's literally never leaving your sight....never....ever...

I'm suprised we're not hearing about this sort of thing more often. That said it only takes one instance to motivate others. Protect your stuff ladies and gents.

If you have multiple storage cases of cards like that, you should think about securing them all together with a cable lock. That way, unless the thief has bolt cutters, they wouldn't be able to snag just one case.

Id recommend to dealers using Apple Airtags and attaching one to each showcase.

I've worked some shows as a dealer. You CONSTANTLY have to have your head on a swivel. You can't stay locked in on one person, and that's with a lot less in value. Keep your head moving. This royally sucks, hopefully at this value the police will be massively involved

Stop selling cards at shows just to avoid paying taxes!!!!!

Guess he got sick of stacking chairs for free

4 men there, that's a significant split. You can't just move this stuff at retail, lol. Every sale is an opportunity to be caught. And if they just split the cards 4 ways, with a promise never to re-slab, and not to sell anything for 10 years, good luck with one of the 4 never breaking the pact. Their best bet would be to sell the lot to a high net worth private collector who just wants to own these cards and doesn't care to show them or sell them. If these cards would sell for 1.5M at auction, I doubt a collector would give them more than 300k for that with all the heat and limited options. IT sounds like a huge score here, but the reality is that even if these men get away with it, none of their lives will be significantly impacted financially. All 4 men are wearing hats, but you get really good looks at the bigger, goofy guy. They just need to find one of them, and that'll be the end.

Cameras outside the hotel and shopping center across the street if they parked there. I think they will be caught

I know an inside job when I see one. First nobody is walking away from a 50k case let alone 2 million. Distraction with showing them something on their phone. The guy who grabs it doesn't even take one last look to make sure everyone is still turned around.Too many things don't make sense even the case being at the far end from where they were. Anybody in this hobby is more of a hustler then the average joe and the dealer is 10x the HUSTLER then the collector.

This shit was planned very carefully. In a wide open conference room someone was stacking fucking chairs to blend in. Grabs the goods without anyone noticing. Looked to be the youngest of the bunch too. Word is they changed clothes throughout the day. This wasn't planned on the fly in a single day. Someone has had their eye on this dealer for weeks or months. The small details of this heist are too carefully orchestrated. The older accomplices are distracting the dealers to perfection. The female at the top of the frame is suspicious as well. None of them looked at any cameras. You know they knew they were there. Some thieves are simply brazen enough to not care and someone experienced knows that looking straight at one is a sign of nervousness. The guy bumping the kid is definite post-grab jitters but everyone else was calm as a glass of water. Even the kid bolting with the case. He grabbed that shit like he owned it and knew the most direct route out of there while looking normal. Being caught on camera and actually caught in the act are two totally different things. Luckily it only takes one suspect to talk and the dominos start to fall.

Here is the deal...when you have cards of that value. Cards you are not wanting to hang on to and want to sell. Then have a big auction house and sell the cards for you. Trust me they will get you more money for one and they will prevent this from happening. Do stupid. There was nobody in there whatsoever. Like how dumb can a person be to not see what was going on. All these people working together. This has to be an insurance scam. Has to be probably paid these people to take his stuff and meet him back at the hotel. They are wearing the same polo shirt and hat

Reach out to PSA/SGC/BGS/CGC (and more) with detailed pictures of the actual cards/specific imperfections that each card has. They will most likely crack and attempt to reslab

Thanks for info NEO. This weekend is the big Vegas show. 450 tables. Front Row Card Show. Promoter is growing. Rotating every month between Vegas, Phoenix, and Pasadena, CA. 🙂

The idea that they don't have security with millions of dollars laid out on a table infront of them is just ridiculous tbh

The 2nd reason not to attend shows as a seller~ the downside is just too high.~ The first reason is running into youtube podcasters. lol...

I'm not familiar with the owner of these cards, and from the comments it seems like they have character and wouldn't do this, but this feels like an attempt to collect the insurance. No doubt cards have lost significant value since 2021, so it's within the realm of possibilities that this was an inside job. I hope that's not the case but you don't just lose this amount of cards so easily.

All the comments bashing him, playing arm chair quarterback etc is very easy to do. Use that energy to good use and share the cards, images etc to help spread the word.

Professionals. Like in a movie

I know this dealer and have bought cards from him before. He has a lot of exposure on FB. Problem is he is always advertising where he will be next and pics of the key cards he will have for sale. With hundreds of thousands collectors on FB and familiar with this dealer, this could be a racket, and who really knows how many crooks are involved. A couple million dollars is life changing, but so is a couple hundred thousand if you want to keep it under the radar.

Ridiculous not to have better security for that much product.

After the second distractor walks off the dealer with a black shirt realizes that something's not right you can see him stop and look around like something is off

They pulled off an oceans 11

Oh no! Not Ash! He's one of the most stand up guys in the industry. I hope he gets his stuff back

I saw a person say this was nash.. i know that dealer.. he is in chantilly and philly every time I go.. he has the BEST of BEST vintage high end cards of any dealer in each show… I know he is a HIGH HIGH end dealer.. big big cards in his cases…. I certainly can belive he has a million dollar case.. I think I see his whole set of showcases I estimate at like 5 million or more… I hope he gets those cards back.. keep us posted on this

The suspect in the white polo and hat appears to be talking on the phone as he’s walking down the aisle, then puts it in his pocket before distracting the 2nd dealer to make the window for the theft. Maybe there’s another suspect somewhere else in the venue watching the actual owner of the cards who was not present at the table at time of this incident, giving the green light to his co-conspirators by phone once confirmed the owner was also distracted and/or far enough away to not make it back during the heist. Wonder if the owner was having a conversation with someone at this same time and if they have that surveillance to ID another suspect?

Hopefully they kept the chairs Separate to dust for finger prints given all the chairs he touched

wow very coordinated. so sorry to hear about this and see this happen. really hope they are found and they get these items back. 🙏

So lucky to have clear photos of every card stolen! And every card has a large price sticker on it. $4800 for a 1974 Aaron? Wow!

Ohhhhhh they're in trouble. Thou shall not steal.

Reminds me when Dustin left his cards by the wall at the National in Atlantic City and Flipping Steve was like WTH LOL

A+ tier collection 0 tier security with table run by highschool kids 😢

Should be no suprise that people in the hobby will fuck over other hobbyists at rhe drop of a hat. Nobody in this industry has any real shame whatsoever.

Crazy

& in the end......it's only CARDBOARD

These will be cracked and resubmitted over the next few years, little by little. Maybe a little Kurt's rub as well.

If the thieves are smart they will sit on this for 5 years minimum. Then sell it a little bit at a time over 10 years as raw cards. Or better yet just divvy it up and keep it for their personal collections.

These guys are toast.

Absolutely heartbreaking for Ash, these scumbags are gonna get caught, this is massive.

Should of had the cops dust those chairs for prints

I've always been shocked this isn't a normal occurrence. Even going back to the pandemic, when people were looting stores, but had no clue there was hundreds of thousands in inventory in card shops. The National being near Chicago, multiple years, and nobody pulling up on the hundreds of clueless, non-confrontational guys, walking around with their cool guy card lunch boxes.

At 6:31, the one distractor in the white shirt even runs into the little boy in the blue shirt in a hard way and with a heavy push.

Gotta put some blame on the DCS. This is no where near the first time this has happened on a high value level. Not to mention the numerous times small theft has occurred and not gotten this attention.

reminds me of a case where cards were burned in a house fire. Anyone who has such an expensive collection has done a lot of things right in their lifes. Still, it's amazing that people save money at every turn instead of saying: You've put together something great.,How about insuring yourself against a "life fucks you up you didn't see it coming" moment for a fraction of the cost? hope he gets it back. noone no matter the $ amount deserves to loose their collectionpieces.

Why can’t we have HD CCTV cameras?

Jackpot.

If I was a dealer with cards like that I’d bring at least 2 people with me to the show and make sure the cards in the case are never left unattended

That wild wow wtf

Daddy gonna be mad they lost his money

Dealers need to have cameras set up at their immediatel stations!

Car thieves steal $100,000 cars, and get paid $500. The guys on film are long gone. Ring leader is likely a shady dealer, who's set up at that same show location a few times with the victim dealer ; (easy to check). He's watched the wealthy dealer carelessly exit with his big $ cards before. Likely the graded cards are cracked. In a few months, at shows far away, young paid criminals will go to a show and sell or trade the raw cards for expensive cards. PSA/SGC could provide a private link to the sponsors of large shows going forward, with clear photos of the stolen cards, which are provided to the paid dealers at each show.

That really sucks Ash is a great guy

Love all the jealous little boys here in the comments calling members of the hobby sleazy and presuming that the dealer here is committing insurance fraud... Talk about projection!

Show closed at 4pm today - how are these guys still in the space after 6pm

Good luck trying to move $2m in stolen iconic cards without raising suspicion

If this was not a highly coordinated INSIDE job (notice how even the vendors who were done being "distracted" kind of meanders a bit, not turning around, not one of them looking back at their table right away, but slowly doing so heistantly like they are waiting to be sure the "robbers" are clear of the area), this should be fairly easy to track where those guys are going. There are cameras everywhere nowadays. If they can easily backtrace Jussie Smollet's attackers from the scene of the hoax all the way back to their home via the street cameras, business camers, ring camers, car cameras etc.... This isn't some farmhouse in the middle of nowhere. This is a major hotel in the middle of a major city. If they wanted to, they can probably backtrace each person and know exactly where each of them went and what they did all day. Not to metion, all they have to do is identify one of those guys names (many ways to do that), get their cell number, and viola, gps-track them. That is, if it's not an inside job....

Fantastic video and investigative work, NEO! I’m hoping the local news channels grab onto this as well, which seems likely given the video in place. This certainly falls within the dollar threshold of the FBI as well. A good lesson learned here for so many of us walking around with backpacks and Zion’s filled with too much money.

Good video thanks for sharing and breaking it down. I shared it in my Instagram Stories

Good thing it’s on video, these guys will get what’s coming! What scumbags

Nice of you to post this NEO. Ok if I share it? I don’t have many subscribers but would like to help Ash.

People in the comments need to stop blaming the dealer. The fact is that the cards were stolen. The only people to blame here are the thieves and they deserve to be thrown in jail.

How is it going to look when they force dealers to have less staffers at the table at the National and something like this happens again?

Elementary advice you're giving and I totally agree. With super high end cards, these poor guys should shoulder some of the blame! Those Mantle's, Jackie's, Mays, etc. should be immediately isolated and secured!! I'm a former sports card show Dealer and Promoter and have no love for thieves. Likewise I shake my head here. What an expensive lesson! 🙄

This sucks for them hope they can recover their losses

Feels like a insurance scam why bring so many dups of high value cards

Awww Too bad All that cardboard & plastic Can the world itself possibly recover?

Sent to 2 dealers I’m friends with at Chantilly

those slabs already been cracked and long gone but hope they catch the insider sounds like a insurance claim

Notice the nervous perp walk out at 5:36 trying to exit around the family walking by, going left and then right, attempting to shield his face from camera and then hurriedly pushing and knocking the poor kid with blue shirt without any acknowledgement or apology. For those saying fraud, this suggests to me a level of desperation and non-pros trying to be pro. May these fools be caught quickly and pay their penance many times over.

There were a lot of people talking about stolen cards at this show.

Smh reckless af

Why is it always 2 million doll hairs worth of cards getting stolen? This time, 2 million. Last time, 2 million. My prediction, next time 2 million. People, stop taking 2 million doll hairs worth of cards out of your house!!!!

The "Flipper" community is where I lay the blame. My heart goes out to the dealer.

How the hell did they know that case was there ? This is a definitely an insurance job

Call my cynical but if I owned that much inventory at those prices, am I just leaving it in a black case, under a table, while my backs are turned? I understand the video shows a "coordinated" team of people distracting the people working the booth but when I see people pack up from shows, I see them leave the cases on top of the table, in eye view, so they can watch them and if someone walks up to them, they always seem to have 1 eye on their inventory? I have never seen anyone pack away this level of inventory and place under a table like it is some box of supplies for your office? Again, hope they get their stuff back if this is legit but with sports cards being in the new recently with the last "theft" in Cleveland (I believe), is it beyond the realm of possibility that these folks need to "make some cash" quick, knowing the cards could be returned and their claim would be based on todays prices vs. what they went for 4+ years ago? Great Video NEO as always

Check the cameras and let the FBI get involved.

….. “backs” constantly turned, AND WHY ARE NOT BEHIND there booth? Why are talking to these guys outside their booth vs behind? I’m not sure I buy this idea….. guy in a hoody, another guy STILL WEARING THW JAB MASK……. I don’t man = but I just saw my insurance go up again FOR NO APPARENT REASON, so stick it the insurance company, hopefully 🍻

Hopefully the owner has alerted the big 3 (PSA, SGC, BGS) of the theft so they can be on the lookout for these cards coming in for grading; IMO it would be a red flag for someone to submit them for grading. Also letting the bigger card shops like Burbank know to be on the lookout for them, in the end they may have no avenue for selling them. And if everyone floods social media with the news and shares it there will be no way to unload them at all.

Good

There needs to be more security. I was there and suspected someone was stealing, but I wasn't sure enough to make an accusation. Something seemed off about the guy.

Bring in Texas Ranger

Terrible...

Watched a lot of videos and always wondered why there isn’t paid private security with the inventory.

Why bring 2 million worth of cards to one show? 100k worth of cards is enough

What's the insurance payout?

The worker in the black shirt almost seems like he knows something happened after everyone walks away - I’ve worked retail and know the feeling…your spidey senses start tingling and something just doesn’t feel right. I hope they can find the perps and get their stuff back.

Great beats

So many video cameras these days. With a theft of this dollar amount, no way they get away with it. People generally get away with theft because the police can't prioritize that particular case. Close to two million dollar theft will be a priority. The dealer is a really good guy so this sucks.

Ethan hunt getting into sports cards

This is only going to hurt that venue unless they promise competent security next time.

Sounds super suspicious I don’t buy it

It looks like they have done this before. They seem to work well as a team. Very planned and organized in their actions.

Can they claim insurance on the cards 🤔

Just awful, I blame the flipper community for bringing in all of these bad actors into the hobby. It’s not supposed to be a business it’s just supposed to be a fun hobby but now days half the people in it only care about how much money they can make flipping. Unless cameras catch him, he’s just going to break them out of the slabs and sell them raw or just regrade them. They are mostly likely just gone sadly.

need digital photography in 100x like a fingerprint for cards of that value

So many comments on how much smarter you are than the dealer. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Complacency with valuables. Maybe some air tags for cases. Remove the speaker inside of them