San Antonio trading card shop owners feel targeted after break-ins cost them $20K+ each

Most recently, Charlie Dipietro, owner of Sports Cards Plus, said his store was broken into early Monday morning. He said suspects tried cutting through a metal door but couldn’t get in last week.

Victor John Nava, owner of Boomtown Sports cards and Collectibles, said his shop was broken into in April. “It’s not good for our hobby. It’s not good for our communities. It’s just not good at all, and it’s really scary,” Nava said.Both shop owners said the sports cards could be sold practically anywhere and on numerous social media platforms. Tracing them is nearly impossible.

The business owners said the items rarely come with a serial number. If they have one, it usually refers to the manufacturer, not the individual product.“There’s no way to prove it. It’s like stealing anything at Walmart. It’s like stealing a shirt, stealing pants. There’s no way to trace it,” Nava said.“If you grade a card, the card is serial numbered, and it becomes identifiable, so if we’re talking single cards, you can protect yourself that way by getting it graded,” Dipietro said.

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