10/22/2026
NEARLY $1 MILLION IN PSA-GRADED CARDS STOLEN FROM FEDEX TRUCK OUTSIDE SANTA ANA HEADQUARTERS
Thieves broke into a FedEx truck parked outside Professional Sports Authenticator headquarters in Santa Ana, California, on October 13 and made off with more than 200 packages of graded sports and Pokémon cards. The Santa Ana Police Department confirmed the theft to The Athletic. Two pallets holding an estimated 100 packages each were taken, along with roughly 50 packages from a third pallet. PSA told police the two full pallets were worth approximately $963,000. The total is expected to climb as the company finishes identifying missing packages from the third pallet.
The truck was parked near PSA’s shipping and receiving address at 1610 E. St. Andrew Place. The driver left the vehicle for 60 to 90 minutes. While he was gone, someone broke the lock and removed the packages. The cards had already been graded by PSA and were on their way back to their owners.
“The pallets contained various trading cards, including, but not limited to, sports cards and Pokémon cards,” the Santa Ana Police Department said. “The exact value of the stolen items has not yet been determined, pending further investigation. The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the Santa Ana Police Department.”
PSA’s parent company, Collectors, issued a statement: “We are aware of a theft involving a third-party shipping vehicle carrying PSA-graded items. We are working closely with law enforcement and the carrier as the investigation continues.” The company has deactivated certification numbers on the stolen cards and notified marketplace partners to watch for them. Affected customers have been contacted. Compensation is based on fair market value, capped at the maximum insured amount each customer selected before grading.
One collector, known as Sky-B Cards, lost a 104-card submission he had built over two years. He paid more than $8,000 in grading fees and insured the order for up to $156,000. “These were 104 cards that I’ve accumulated over two years. There are many irreplaceable cards in here that I will never see again and honestly that’s what hurts the most, outside of obviously being absolutely financially destroyed here,” he said.
FedEx stated that the security of customer shipments is a top priority and that it is working with local law enforcement. No arrests have been announced and none of the cards have been recovered. The investigation continues.
Sources: The Athletic (Benjamin Burrows), Santa Ana Police Department statements, Collectors/PSA statement, NBC Los Angeles, The Verge.
