The robbery at the Poké Court on Wednesday was the latest in a string of thefts of high-value Pokémon trading cards.
Pokémon trading cards have seen a significant spike in interest and cost since fall 2024.
A series of Pokemon card thefts are hitting Southern California collectors, with some losing hundreds of thousands of dollars ...
The store was packed with more than 40 customers for its first-ever community event when the robbers stormed in.
When the store owner posted about the incident on social media, he says other stores started messaging him about similar incidents at their stores.
An armed robbery at the new Poké Court is the latest sign of a collectors’ market that’s gone off the rails.