Break-In, collection stolen--La Mesa/San Diego residents...

[jswaykos]

Oh man that sucks so bad, I'm sorry man! As someone who has had a good portion of their collection stolen as well (most of it was recovered thank God), I know how horrible of a feeling it is. Please let me know whatever I can do to help. My best advice is to start doing your own work to get your stuff back. Don't wait on the police and definitely be proactive.
To me Claremont Sportscards would be the place to start. Bake and Dave are one of the last remaining shops in town and definitely see the most action from people. Give them a detailed list of what was taken and do it soon. Center City Sportscards downtown is another good place to go. I'm sure you already know that but I'm just trying to help. Please feel free to PM if there is anything, anything at all that I can do to help.
Good luck and keep us informed please!

All Star Cards in Santee is another place you may want to notify. Not sure how much buying they do, but they definitely offer consignment services.

 

[Resident Bay Fan]

Sorry to hear about this man, ill keep a lookout for any of those cards up in Escondido

That's wierd, I bought a rider lawnmower from someone that moved there about a year 1/2 ago, lol.

 

[Anthony]

Thanks again everyone. I've been calling Pawn Shops and Card Shows with the full list of cards (pictures and serial numbers included) and some other items that were stolen. I'm going to go to a few Swap Meets tomorrow to distribute a list of the stolen stuff. After that, I feel like I've done all I can do.

I guess although I've been robbed there are a few things in my favor: pretty much everything stolen has a serial number that can be tracked (the cards, a computer, a camera, a Wii--all with serial numbers) also, when the person entered my home they must have cut themselves. The police found 3 drops of blood on our floor which they swabbed. If the thief has ever been arrested for a felony before there will be a match there.

Thanks for the advice, everyone.

Anthony

 

[vwnut13]

[quote="A_Pharis":wkano4il]Your average everyday thief isn't going to take sports memorabilia. When I lived with my bro and his house got broken into, they didn't even MOVE any of my boxes or signed bats, balls or hats (including a Mantle 8x10).
Depending on what else was stolen, I'd venture to guess it was someone who knew you had it and knew they could move it (another reason robbers don't take sports stuff -- they don't know how to move it to buyers).

One thing you (and everyone) need to remember is that Facebook can be browsed without being your friend for information. ALl it takes is someone looking to score to link your name from here/facebook to your address and schedule.

It's a good idea to set privacy and to not give out your address on facebook (under your info) I don't, then again there arn't any house break-ins here so I doubt it would matter.

I agree it was probably someone you knew and knew you had a great sports collection.

ALl they need facebook for is to link your e-mail address to your real name.

Let's say a rival collector sees his eBay username and requests his e-mail addy through eBay. He goes to Facebook and searches by e-mail addy. He uses that to find his real name and approximate location (and possibly to even add them randomly as a friend or just google the page and view the cached version). Most Facebookers reveal their away-from-home time in either their status or comments. Perp uses the name and location to search whitepages and boom...

I'm glad I hate facebook. I got on there just now for the first time in literally a year and a half to see if I have any personal info on my page which I don't and I have 118 friend requests. gay. I don't even have a picture on there.[/quote:wkano4il]

I found the address of someone who lost their iPod just by using iTunes and Facebook.

Purchased songs wouldn't work on my computer but it tried to have me sign in with their address. I google their email and it came up with facebook. I googled their names and it came up with their address.

You're better off not having facebook.

 

[Tomlinson21RB]

[quote="A_Pharis":1xijmdbo]Your average everyday thief isn't going to take sports memorabilia. When I lived with my bro and his house got broken into, they didn't even MOVE any of my boxes or signed bats, balls or hats (including a Mantle 8x10).
Depending on what else was stolen, I'd venture to guess it was someone who knew you had it and knew they could move it (another reason robbers don't take sports stuff -- they don't know how to move it to buyers).

One thing you (and everyone) need to remember is that Facebook can be browsed without being your friend for information. ALl it takes is someone looking to score to link your name from here/facebook to your address and schedule.

It's a good idea to set privacy and to not give out your address on facebook (under your info) I don't, then again there arn't any house break-ins here so I doubt it would matter.

I agree it was probably someone you knew and knew you had a great sports collection.

ALl they need facebook for is to link your e-mail address to your real name.

Let's say a rival collector sees his eBay username and requests his e-mail addy through eBay. He goes to Facebook and searches by e-mail addy. He uses that to find his real name and approximate location (and possibly to even add them randomly as a friend or just google the page and view the cached version). Most Facebookers reveal their away-from-home time in either their status or comments. Perp uses the name and location to search whitepages and boom...

I'm glad I hate facebook. I got on there just now for the first time in literally a year and a half to see if I have any personal info on my page which I don't and I have 118 friend requests. gay. I don't even have a picture on there.

I found the address of someone who lost their iPod just by using iTunes and Facebook.

Purchased songs wouldn't work on my computer but it tried to have me sign in with their address. I google their email and it came up with facebook. I googled their names and it came up with their address.

You're better off not having facebook.[/quote:1xijmdbo]

unless you returned the ipod because of it.

 

[miguelcabrera]

[quote="A_Pharis":31kn8s9f]Your average everyday thief isn't going to take sports memorabilia. When I lived with my bro and his house got broken into, they didn't even MOVE any of my boxes or signed bats, balls or hats (including a Mantle 8x10).
Depending on what else was stolen, I'd venture to guess it was someone who knew you had it and knew they could move it (another reason robbers don't take sports stuff -- they don't know how to move it to buyers).

One thing you (and everyone) need to remember is that Facebook can be browsed without being your friend for information. ALl it takes is someone looking to score to link your name from here/facebook to your address and schedule.

It's a good idea to set privacy and to not give out your address on facebook (under your info) I don't, then again there arn't any house break-ins here so I doubt it would matter.

I agree it was probably someone you knew and knew you had a great sports collection.

ALl they need facebook for is to link your e-mail address to your real name.

Let's say a rival collector sees his eBay username and requests his e-mail addy through eBay. He goes to Facebook and searches by e-mail addy. He uses that to find his real name and approximate location (and possibly to even add them randomly as a friend or just google the page and view the cached version). Most Facebookers reveal their away-from-home time in either their status or comments. Perp uses the name and location to search whitepages and boom...

I'm glad I hate facebook. I got on there just now for the first time in literally a year and a half to see if I have any personal info on my page which I don't and I have 118 friend requests. gay. I don't even have a picture on there.

I found the address of someone who lost their iPod just by using iTunes and Facebook.

Purchased songs wouldn't work on my computer but it tried to have me sign in with their address. I google their email and it came up with facebook. I googled their names and it came up with their address.

You're better off not having facebook.[/quote:31kn8s9f]


Is the IPOD on craigslist as we speak?

 

[predatorkj]

[quote="A_Pharis":1ec48tey]Your average everyday thief isn't going to take sports memorabilia. When I lived with my bro and his house got broken into, they didn't even MOVE any of my boxes or signed bats, balls or hats (including a Mantle 8x10).
Depending on what else was stolen, I'd venture to guess it was someone who knew you had it and knew they could move it (another reason robbers don't take sports stuff -- they don't know how to move it to buyers).

One thing you (and everyone) need to remember is that Facebook can be browsed without being your friend for information. ALl it takes is someone looking to score to link your name from here/facebook to your address and schedule.

It's a good idea to set privacy and to not give out your address on facebook (under your info) I don't, then again there arn't any house break-ins here so I doubt it would matter.

I agree it was probably someone you knew and knew you had a great sports collection.

ALl they need facebook for is to link your e-mail address to your real name.

Let's say a rival collector sees his eBay username and requests his e-mail addy through eBay. He goes to Facebook and searches by e-mail addy. He uses that to find his real name and approximate location (and possibly to even add them randomly as a friend or just google the page and view the cached version). Most Facebookers reveal their away-from-home time in either their status or comments. Perp uses the name and location to search whitepages and boom...

I'm glad I hate facebook. I got on there just now for the first time in literally a year and a half to see if I have any personal info on my page which I don't and I have 118 friend requests. gay. I don't even have a picture on there.

I found the address of someone who lost their iPod just by using iTunes and Facebook.

Purchased songs wouldn't work on my computer but it tried to have me sign in with their address. I google their email and it came up with facebook. I googled their names and it came up with their address.

You're better off not having facebook.

Is the IPOD on craigslist as we speak?[/quote:1ec48tey]


Yeah...he's going to go through all that just to turn around and sell the damn thing on the internet... ::facepalm::

 

[Anthony]

Thanks again for your help and good wishes, everyone. I've sent my list to just about every shop that I know of in the San Diego area. I've also sent it out to Pawn Shops. Today I was at a couple Swap Meets to pass out my full list (which includes a MacBook, a camera, and a Wii). I thought I would post my list once more here just to get the word out:

Authenticated Autographed Baseball Cards:
1988 Procards Reprint Ken Griffey Jr. BGS/JSA serial number: 0005785998
Smith, Ozzie 1979 Auto RC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 81949683
Maddux, Greg PSA-DNA-AU-Donruss RC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047878
Hoffman, Trevor-PDA-DNA-AU-Bowman RC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047879
Gwynn, Tony-PSA-DNA-AU-ToppsRC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047875
Gwynn, Tony-PSA-DNA-AU-DonrussRC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047876
Gwynn, Tony-PSA-DNA-AU-FleerRC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047877
Gwynn, Tony 1983OPC PSANDA83077263 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077263
Williams, Matt 1987FleerUPSADNA PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077268
Peavy, Jake 2001TT PSADNA83077259 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077259
Peavy, Jake 2001TTPSANDA83077258 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077258
Etheir, Andre 2005TCJ PSADNA83077277 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077277
Ethier, Andre 2005TCJ PSADNA83077276 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077276
Gonzalez, Adrian 2000TT PSADNA83077267 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077267
Gonzalez, Adrian 2000BD PSADNA83077264 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077264
Gonzalez, Adrian 2000BD PSADNA83077265 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077265
Tulowitzki, Troy-PSA-DNA-AU-BDGRC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047885
Kemp, Matt-PSA-DNA-AU-BHRC-Blue ink PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047883
Kemp, Matt-PSA-DNA-AU-BHRC-Black ink PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047884
Braun, Ryan-PDA-DNA-AU-BHPortraitRC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047882
Braun, Ryan PDA-DNA-AU-BHFieldingRC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047881
Ibanez, Raul 1996BB PSADNA83077285 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077285
Cameron, Mike 1996BPSADNA83077281 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077281
Hernandez, Felix 2004BD PSADNA83077278 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077278
Hernandez, Felix 2004TT PSANDA83077279 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077279
Kershaw, Clayton 2008 A&G PSADNA83077280 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077280
Greene, Khalil PSA-DNA-AU-206RdRC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047893
Greene, Khalil PSA-DNA-AU-206GrRC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047892
Loney, James PSA-DNA-AU-206RC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047887
Loney, James 2002T206PSADNA83077286 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077286
Loney, James 2002 UDPP PSADNA83077287 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077287
McCann, Brian-PSA-DNA-AU-BHRC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047889
McCann, Brian-PSA-DNA-AU-UDPPRC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047888
Grissom, MarquisPSA-DNA-AU-RC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047886
Blanks, KyleMLBDTicket1 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077273
Blanks, Kyle MLBDTicket2 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077275
Blanks, Kyle MLBDTicket3 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077274
2005 UD Reflections Jake Peavy Patch Autograph PSA/DNA Serial number: 83047894
1990 Topps Frank Thomas PSA/DNA Autographed RC (I can’t find the serial number)


Thanks again,
Anthony

PS-- Centre City Sports Cards in Downtown SD called me and said a guy came in with some of my cards today. He didn't get any specifics (like the guy's name), just told me a guy came in trying to sell some cards that seemed like they were from my list. It was nice of him to call me, he didn't have to do even that--just wish he would have got a little more information from the guy.

 

[hofmichael]

Thanks again for your help and good wishes, everyone. I've sent my list to just about every shop that I know of in the San Diego area. I've also sent it out to Pawn Shops. Today I was at a couple Swap Meets to pass out my full list (which includes a MacBook, a camera, and a Wii). I thought I would post my list once more here just to get the word out:

Authenticated Autographed Baseball Cards:
1988 Procards Reprint Ken Griffey Jr. BGS/JSA serial number: 0005785998
Smith, Ozzie 1979 Auto RC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 81949683
Maddux, Greg PSA-DNA-AU-Donruss RC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047878
Hoffman, Trevor-PDA-DNA-AU-Bowman RC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047879
Gwynn, Tony-PSA-DNA-AU-ToppsRC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047875
Gwynn, Tony-PSA-DNA-AU-DonrussRC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047876
Gwynn, Tony-PSA-DNA-AU-FleerRC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047877
Gwynn, Tony 1983OPC PSANDA83077263 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077263
Williams, Matt 1987FleerUPSADNA PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077268
Peavy, Jake 2001TT PSADNA83077259 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077259
Peavy, Jake 2001TTPSANDA83077258 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077258
Etheir, Andre 2005TCJ PSADNA83077277 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077277
Ethier, Andre 2005TCJ PSADNA83077276 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077276
Gonzalez, Adrian 2000TT PSADNA83077267 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077267
Gonzalez, Adrian 2000BD PSADNA83077264 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077264
Gonzalez, Adrian 2000BD PSADNA83077265 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077265
Tulowitzki, Troy-PSA-DNA-AU-BDGRC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047885
Kemp, Matt-PSA-DNA-AU-BHRC-Blue ink PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047883
Kemp, Matt-PSA-DNA-AU-BHRC-Black ink PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047884
Braun, Ryan-PDA-DNA-AU-BHPortraitRC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047882
Braun, Ryan PDA-DNA-AU-BHFieldingRC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047881
Ibanez, Raul 1996BB PSADNA83077285 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077285
Cameron, Mike 1996BPSADNA83077281 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077281
Hernandez, Felix 2004BD PSADNA83077278 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077278
Hernandez, Felix 2004TT PSANDA83077279 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077279
Kershaw, Clayton 2008 A&G PSADNA83077280 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077280
Greene, Khalil PSA-DNA-AU-206RdRC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047893
Greene, Khalil PSA-DNA-AU-206GrRC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047892
Loney, James PSA-DNA-AU-206RC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047887
Loney, James 2002T206PSADNA83077286 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077286
Loney, James 2002 UDPP PSADNA83077287 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077287
McCann, Brian-PSA-DNA-AU-BHRC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047889
McCann, Brian-PSA-DNA-AU-UDPPRC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047888
Grissom, MarquisPSA-DNA-AU-RC PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83047886
Blanks, KyleMLBDTicket1 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077273
Blanks, Kyle MLBDTicket2 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077275
Blanks, Kyle MLBDTicket3 PSA/DNA Serial Number: 83077274
2005 UD Reflections Jake Peavy Patch Autograph PSA/DNA Serial number: 83047894
1990 Topps Frank Thomas PSA/DNA Autographed RC (I can’t find the serial number)


Thanks again,
Anthony

PS-- Centre City Sports Cards in Downtown SD called me and said a guy came in with some of my cards today. He didn't get any specifics (like the guy's name), just told me a guy came in trying to sell some cards that seemed like they were from my list. It was nice of him to call me, he didn't have to do even that--just wish he would have got a little more information from the guy.

Start checking out friends and family dude.Most of the time they are the culprits.Have any of them asked about the value of yours cards more frequently than others?

 

[predatorkj]

Start checking out friends and family dude.Most of the time they are the culprits.Have any of them asked about the value of yours cards more frequently than others?

True that. My family really never bothers much with my collection but there have been a few from my wife's side that seem way more interested in it. And I am not talking about what I have so much as they want to know the actual value of it.

 

[miguelcabrera]

Start checking out friends and family dude.Most of the time they are the culprits.Have any of them asked about the value of yours cards more frequently than others?

True that. My family really never bothers much with my collection but there have been a few from my wife's side that seem way more interested in it. And I am not talking about what I have so much as they want to know the actual value of it.

damn. what kind of friends and family do you people have? my friends and family would never steal my stuff. but maybe i have weird ones.

 

[RiceLynnEvans75]

Start checking out friends and family dude.Most of the time they are the culprits.Have any of them asked about the value of yours cards more frequently than others?

True that. My family really never bothers much with my collection but there have been a few from my wife's side that seem way more interested in it. And I am not talking about what I have so much as they want to know the actual value of it.

damn. what kind of friends and family do you people have? my friends and family would never steal my stuff. but maybe i have weird ones.

Eh, you never know though. For some, desperate times call for desperate measures. Though it's not right, anybody could fall victim to this.

 

[Watt]

Start checking out friends and family dude.Most of the time they are the culprits.Have any of them asked about the value of yours cards more frequently than others?

True that. My family really never bothers much with my collection but there have been a few from my wife's side that seem way more interested in it. And I am not talking about what I have so much as they want to know the actual value of it.

damn. what kind of friends and family do you people have? my friends and family would never steal my stuff. but maybe i have weird ones.

Eh, you never know though. For some, desperate times call for desperate measures. Though it's not right, anybody could fall victim to this.

I totally agree. A few weeks back I searched online and found a nice, small digital combination safe to keep the main pieces of my collection and whatever else in. Rather be safe and paranoid with it than sorry.

 

[miguelcabrera]

Start checking out friends and family dude.Most of the time they are the culprits.Have any of them asked about the value of yours cards more frequently than others?

True that. My family really never bothers much with my collection but there have been a few from my wife's side that seem way more interested in it. And I am not talking about what I have so much as they want to know the actual value of it.

damn. what kind of friends and family do you people have? my friends and family would never steal my stuff. but maybe i have weird ones.

Eh, you never know though. For some, desperate times call for desperate measures. Though it's not right, anybody could fall victim to this.

I totally agree. A few weeks back I searched online and found a nice, small digital combination safe to keep the main pieces of my collection and whatever else in. Rather be safe and paranoid with it than sorry.

I'd still lean towards something like this possibly being a worker you had in the house or a random breakin rather than a friend, but thats me. I dont have a safe, but I do have all my cards in a key lock cabinet thingy in my closet.

 

[predatorkj]

Start checking out friends and family dude.Most of the time they are the culprits.Have any of them asked about the value of yours cards more frequently than others?

True that. My family really never bothers much with my collection but there have been a few from my wife's side that seem way more interested in it. And I am not talking about what I have so much as they want to know the actual value of it.

damn. what kind of friends and family do you people have? my friends and family would never steal my stuff. but maybe i have weird ones.

Nobody in my wife's immediate family or mine would do it. But there are a few who worry me. Distant relatives we may only see a few times a year. All of a sudden your throwing a party at your house, an assload of the family show up you barely know and it somehow gets mentioned you have a collection and next thing you know you're either being put on the spot and having to say no and looking like an ass or actually being nice, showing them, and then worrying until the party is over.

Honestly most people that I am talking about, they wouldn't do it to hurt you or be an ass. They would do it because you had something they wanted, and with such a large collection and all kinds of stuff, they don't think you'd even know its gone. My cousin actually stold some Stephen King books from me one summer. I still have no idea why. When I found out I just told him if he would have asked I would have just given them to him. People are freaking weird like that.

 

[predatorkj]

[quote="hofmichael":e49tu6p0] Start checking out friends and family dude.Most of the time they are the culprits.Have any of them asked about the value of yours cards more frequently than others?

True that. My family really never bothers much with my collection but there have been a few from my wife's side that seem way more interested in it. And I am not talking about what I have so much as they want to know the actual value of it.

damn. what kind of friends and family do you people have? my friends and family would never steal my stuff. but maybe i have weird ones.

Eh, you never know though. For some, desperate times call for desperate measures. Though it's not right, anybody could fall victim to this.

I totally agree. A few weeks back I searched online and found a nice, small digital combination safe to keep the main pieces of my collection and whatever else in. Rather be safe and paranoid with it than sorry.

I'd still lean towards something like this possibly being a worker you had in the house or a random breakin rather than a friend, but thats me. I dont have a safe, but I do have all my cards in a key lock cabinet thingy in my closet.[/quote:e49tu6p0]


That is a huge possibility too. And one of the major reasons nobody goes into my room for any reason unless I know them or I am with them. But even then, never any workers. No cable guy, no electrician, nobody.

 

[miguelcabrera]

Start checking out friends and family dude.Most of the time they are the culprits.Have any of them asked about the value of yours cards more frequently than others?

True that. My family really never bothers much with my collection but there have been a few from my wife's side that seem way more interested in it. And I am not talking about what I have so much as they want to know the actual value of it.

damn. what kind of friends and family do you people have? my friends and family would never steal my stuff. but maybe i have weird ones.

Nobody in my wife's immediate family or mine would do it. But there are a few who worry me. Distant relatives we may only see a few times a year. All of a sudden your throwing a party at your house, an assload of the family show up you barely know and it somehow gets mentioned you have a collection and next thing you know you're either being put on the spot and having to say no and looking like an ass or actually being nice, showing them, and then worrying until the party is over.

Honestly most people that I am talking about, they wouldn't do it to hurt you or be an ass. They would do it because you had something they wanted, and with such a large collection and all kinds of stuff, they don't think you'd even know its gone. My cousin actually stold some Stephen King books from me one summer. I still have no idea why. When I found out I just told him if he would have asked I would have just given them to him. People are freaking weird like that.

hmmm. maybe this is why KOBEARODLT is so paranoid and has his bucket set to private/ wont post scans. It can happen to anyone I guess.

 

[miguelcabrera]

[quote="predatorkj":1d67tqzw][quote="hofmichael":1d67tqzw] Start checking out friends and family dude.Most of the time they are the culprits.Have any of them asked about the value of yours cards more frequently than others?

True that. My family really never bothers much with my collection but there have been a few from my wife's side that seem way more interested in it. And I am not talking about what I have so much as they want to know the actual value of it.

damn. what kind of friends and family do you people have? my friends and family would never steal my stuff. but maybe i have weird ones.

Eh, you never know though. For some, desperate times call for desperate measures. Though it's not right, anybody could fall victim to this.

I totally agree. A few weeks back I searched online and found a nice, small digital combination safe to keep the main pieces of my collection and whatever else in. Rather be safe and paranoid with it than sorry.

I'd still lean towards something like this possibly being a worker you had in the house or a random breakin rather than a friend, but thats me. I dont have a safe, but I do have all my cards in a key lock cabinet thingy in my closet.[/quote:1d67tqzw]


That is a huge possibility too. And one of the major reasons nobody goes into my room for any reason unless I know them or I am with them. But even then, never any workers. No cable guy, no electrician, nobody.[/quote:1d67tqzw]

Yep before I moved (boston sports team curse), I had my cards just lying out on my desk. i came home one day and my mom had electricians in my room. had to count up all my cards to see if they were still there.

 

[hofmichael]

Start checking out friends and family dude.Most of the time they are the culprits.Have any of them asked about the value of yours cards more frequently than others?

True that. My family really never bothers much with my collection but there have been a few from my wife's side that seem way more interested in it. And I am not talking about what I have so much as they want to know the actual value of it.

damn. what kind of friends and family do you people have? my friends and family would never steal my stuff. but maybe i have weird ones.

Eh, you never know though. For some, desperate times call for desperate measures. Though it's not right, anybody could fall victim to this.

Exactly.