TLDR Thieves stole about $963,000 in sports and Pokémon cards from a FedEx truck in Santa Ana, California, on Oct. 13. Police said two pallets of cards were taken and a third was disturbed. Collector SKY-B said his full 104-card PSA submission, worth over $100,000, was lost in the theft. PSA says compensation will be based on fair market value, capped at each card’s declared insured value. The theft comes as card breaks and digital card packs face questions over gambling rules.
Nearly $1 million worth of trading cards was stolen from a FedEx truck in Southern California. Police say the haul included sports cards and Pokémon cards.
The Santa Ana Police Department said the theft happened on Oct. 13 at 1610 E. St. Andrew Place. An officer responded to Professional Sports Authenticator, known as PSA, after reports of stolen cards.
“Approximately two pallets were stolen, and a third pallet was disturbed,” the department told Gambling Insider.
Police estimated the value of the stolen cards at $963,000. They said the exact figure has not yet been determined.
Collector Loses 104 Cards Worth Over $100,000
Content creator SKY-B was one of the collectors affected. On Oct. 17, he posted on X that PSA had told him his entire 104-card submission was stolen.
PSA just emailed me letting me know that FedEx STOLE my 104 card submission. Over $100,000 in cards just gone….
— SKY-B (@SKYBCards) October 17, 2026
“Over $100,000 in cards just gone,” he wrote. The post drew about 1.9 million views.
He said he handed the cards to PSA at the National Sports Collectors Convention in July. The collection took two years to build.
He spent more than $8,000 on grading fees. The cards had a combined maximum insured value of $156,000.
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