One Piece Card Worth $8000 Stolen From Pennsylvania Store

A One Piece trading card valued at USD 8,000 was stolen from Key Items Collectibles inside the Berkshire Mall in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, on Aug 28, 2026.

The stolen item is a Sabo Red Manga Alternate Art card. It was authenticated by the Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) and received a “10” or “gem mint” rating.

It is believed that there are fewer than 2,000 copies of this specific card in existence.

The Wyomissing Police Department is currently searching for two suspects captured on the store’s CCTV footage. Police state that one individual distracted the store owner while the other reached across the counter to remove the card from an unlocked display case.

Surveillance images show one suspect wearing a light-colored Corona T-shirt and a red baseball cap. The second suspect wore a black baseball cap, a black Nike T-shirt with orange lettering, and floral shorts.

Though the perpetrators succesfully stole the card, they will likely face difficulties selling the card at its market value.

The PSA grading slab includes a unique security number that allows the owners to flag the item as stolen in the official database, alerting potential buyers. Breaking the sealed plastic slab to bypass the serial number would immediately devalue the card from USD 8,000 to approximately USD 200.

“So you’re not going to be able to sell it for, you know, what it’s worth,” said Max Hirneisen, owner of another Berks store — Symbiote Collectibles to 69News.

The One Piece Card Game is a tabletop trading card game based on the manga and anime series of the same name. Bandai officially released the game in December 2022. It allows players to build decks featuring popular characters from the franchise and has quickly developed a highly lucrative secondary collector’s market.

This is not the first time high-value anime trading cards have been targeted by thieves, prompting many local card stores to upgrade their security systems to match those used by jewelry stores.

In May, over USD 9,000 worth of Pokémon cards, including individual pieces valued at over USD 2,000 each, were stolen from a shop in Trappe, Pennsylvania.

In a separate July incident in Gloucester Township, New Jersey, surveillance footage captured two individuals using a hammer to break into a collectibles store and stealing up to USD 2,000 in Pokémon merchandise in under five minutes.

In addition to the threat of theft, One Piece Card Games and others have also been subject to heavy scalping, which has forced storefronts in Japan to install facial recognition systems.

Source: CBS News