Store owner seizes stolen Pokémon cards, but not all of them

Last October, a 35-year-old Dutch man was sentenced to 30 hours of community service for trying to sell 20 stolen Pokémon cards to a store in Spijkenisse.

Local broadcaster Rijmond called the store owner Book, He recognized the collection and called police. “It was a gut feeling,” he said. “I knew it wasn’t right.”

Ben asked the seller how much he thought the cards were worth and what exactly he collected, but “I didn’t get the right answer,” he told Lemond.

card Exactly belongs to A 32-year-old woman sent her collection to an expert for valuation. The cards were stolen along the way.

It’s a small world for Pokémon collectors, and the store owner became aware of another theft, so he challenged the potential seller to come back with a complete collection, which he did, and was arrested.

The stolen collection is valued at around €4,000 and not all cards have been recovered. However The master did return to her FavoriteFeraligatr #12, which could be worth hundreds of euros.

“To me, it belongs in a museum,” she told Rheinmond. “Ben is amazing, and I’m forever grateful to him.”