Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
10%
2 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A nearly $1 million haul of stolen sports and Pokémon cards has ballooned into a collector’s nightmare, with thousands of prized collectibles still missing after a brazen theft from a FedEx truck outside a California grading giant.
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thousands → steal → giant
Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) revealed Friday that 6,451 graded collectibles were stolen from a carrier truck after it picked up customer orders from the company’s Santa Ana facility on Oct. 13.
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it → reveal → Oct.
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Sign → sign → California
“Recovering every stolen item and returning it to its owner is our top priority,” PSA said in a statement.
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PSA → recover → statement
Investigators have received surveillance footage, shipping manifests and item-level records from the company, which said it remains in daily contact with law enforcement as the probe continues.
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probe → receive → enforcement
No arrests have been announced.
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arrests → announce → ?
The theft involved nearly 250 packages, according to authorities, who previously estimated the haul was worth $963,000.
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haul → involve → authorities
The FedEx truck was reportedly left unattended for 60 to 90 minutes outside PSA’s headquarters while its driver was away, and its lock was broken.
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lock → leave → headquarters
“The pallets contained various trading cards, including, but not limited to, sports cards and Pokémon cards,” the Santa Ana Police Department previously told The California Post.
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Department → contain → Post
The stolen shipment has already sparked anguish among collectors who spent years assembling their prized collections.
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who → steal → collections
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Famous card collector and YouTuber Sky-B Cards said he paid $8,468 in grading fees alone for a 104-card order that was insured for up to $156,000.
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that → download → 156,000
“These were 104 cards that I’ve accumulated over two years.
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I → accumulate → years
There are many irreplaceable cards in here that I will never see again,” Sky-B said in a video update.
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B → be → update
PSA has shared the full list of stolen items with marketplaces, auction houses and digital commerce platforms, which are monitoring for the collectibles.
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which → share → collectibles
The company said the list includes certification numbers and serial numbers for serialized cards.
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list → say → cards
The company has also begun contacting affected customers and refunded grading fees associated with the stolen orders.
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company → begin → orders
Customers whose shipments used PSA’s return labels can begin the compensation process now, with payments already being issued, the company said.
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company → use → process
Compensation will be based on each item’s fair market value, up to its declared maximum insured value.
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Compensation → base → value
PSA said customers who receive compensation will still have the option to reclaim their cards if they are recovered later.
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they → say → cards
The company apologized to affected collectors, saying its security measures helped it safely process and return-ship more than 99.9% of items entrusted to it over the past year.
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it → apologize → year
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