Man Steals Almost $10,000 Worth of Trading Cards from Tom Brady's New Store
In a brazen theft, a man managed to swipe almost $10,000 worth of rare Pokémon and baseball cards from Tom Brady's new card store in SoHo, Manhattan. The crime occurred at CardVault on October 20th, just days after the store had opened its doors to the public.
According to police, the suspect bypassed the store's payment machine at around 11:40 a.m. The employee had declined his transaction, and without being detected, the individual entered manual prompts into the contact payment terminal to bypass the decline.
The NYPD is currently investigating the incident as grand larceny. Police have released an image of the suspect, who was seen fleeing the scene wearing black clothes with a Yankees cap and a multicolored bag. The suspect's identity has not been confirmed at this time.
Tom Brady, a well-known sportsman and entrepreneur, had acquired 50% of CardVault in February, according to a press release. The store describes itself as a community-driven platform where customers can buy, sell, trade, and grade sports cards and collectibles.
CardVault has locations in several cities across the United States, including Dallas, Chicago, Boston, and East Hampton. Brady is set to attend the opening of a new CardVault at the Mall of America in Minnesota on Sunday.
The store's website praises its commitment to community, authenticity, entertainment, and exceptional customer experience. However, it appears that this promise has been put to the test by the recent theft.
If you have any information about the suspect or the incident, you can call the NYPD at 1-800-577-8477 in English or 1-888-57-7478 in Spanish.
In a brazen theft, a man managed to swipe almost $10,000 worth of rare Pokémon and baseball cards from Tom Brady's new card store in SoHo, Manhattan. The crime occurred at CardVault on October 20th, just days after the store had opened its doors to the public.
According to police, the suspect bypassed the store's payment machine at around 11:40 a.m. The employee had declined his transaction, and without being detected, the individual entered manual prompts into the contact payment terminal to bypass the decline.
The NYPD is currently investigating the incident as grand larceny. Police have released an image of the suspect, who was seen fleeing the scene wearing black clothes with a Yankees cap and a multicolored bag. The suspect's identity has not been confirmed at this time.
Tom Brady, a well-known sportsman and entrepreneur, had acquired 50% of CardVault in February, according to a press release. The store describes itself as a community-driven platform where customers can buy, sell, trade, and grade sports cards and collectibles.
CardVault has locations in several cities across the United States, including Dallas, Chicago, Boston, and East Hampton. Brady is set to attend the opening of a new CardVault at the Mall of America in Minnesota on Sunday.
The store's website praises its commitment to community, authenticity, entertainment, and exceptional customer experience. However, it appears that this promise has been put to the test by the recent theft.
If you have any information about the suspect or the incident, you can call the NYPD at 1-800-577-8477 in English or 1-888-57-7478 in Spanish.
that guy is so greedy stealing from Tom Brady's store like 10k worth of cards is crazy! i mean, who tries to swipe that much cash just because the employee said no lol 
anyway, hope the police catch this dude and bring him to justice ASAP 
- $10k worth of rare cards gone! i mean, i get it, tom brady's store is pretty lit and all but who does that?
and make sure he doesn't sell those cards on eBay or something 
gotta respect the security team at cardvault for trying to do things right 
Like, I get it, he made a lot of money and can afford to lose some cards, but $10k worth is just ridiculous. And can't the cops even do their job right? It's like they're more interested in taking selfies with Tom Brady than actually solving crimes. 
Meanwhile, this guy gets away with almost 10 grand in stolen goods and walks out of there wearing a Yankees cap... talk about hypocrisy, folks. And what's up with CardVault's security system being so easy to bypass? It's like they didn't even bother testing it out before opening the doors. I guess when you're selling cards for that price point, you can afford to be a little lazy 
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Tom Brady's store gets robbed of almost $10k worth of cards lol what a "contact payment terminal hack" 
