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Thieves make off with nearly $1 million in sports, other trading cards after reportedly robbing FedEx truck

First reported · latest coverage · 44 outlets, 47 items · lead: Yahoo Sports9

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What happened

Yahoo Sports carries the lead headline, “Thieves make off with nearly $1 million in sports, other trading cards after reportedly robbing FedEx truck”. The earliest report in our feed is from Resell Calendar on Oct 18, 2026 at 7:17 PM CT.

43 other outlets picked it up — r/baseballcards, Yahoo, r/PokeInvesting and WSJ and 39 more. Coverage in our feed runs for 3d 7h from first to latest report. 2 of the 47 items are video, podcast or community posts.

The lead headline cites $1 million — as published; check the source for context before relying on the figure.

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Why it matters

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  • Wide pickup. 44 outlets covered it; breadth of coverage is the main signal Insider.Cards ranks on.

Coverage timeline

  1. first reportResell Calendar PSA FedEx Truck Theft May Top $1 Million in Stolen Cards
  2. +1d 4hNBC4 Los Angeles Trading cards worth nearly $1 million stolen from FedEx truck, PSA says
  3. +1d 5hCBS News Nearly $1 million in sports and Pokémon trading cards stolen from FedEx truck in Orange County
  4. +1d 5hThe Economic Times Thieves make off with rare Pokémon and sports cards worth nearly $1 million from FedEx truck in Southern C
  5. +1d 12hAOL.co.uk Thieves make off with nearly $1 million in sports, other trading cards after reportedly robbing FedEx truck
  6. +1d 12hYahoo Sports Thieves make off with nearly $1 million in sports, other trading cards after reportedly robbing FedEx truck
  7. +1d 12hAOL.com $1 Million In Sports Cards Have Reportedly Been Stolen Off A FedEx Truck
  8. +1d 13hNewsweek FedEx Truck Robbed of Trading Cards Worth Nearly $1 Million
  9. +1d 15hBroBible Thieves Steal PSA Cards Worth $1 Million From FedEx Truck
  10. +1d 15hFOX8 WGHP Nearly $1 million in Pokémon cards, sports cards stolen outside grading company
  11. +1d 16hYahoo Nearly $1 Million in Pokemon and Sports Trading Cards Stolen From FedEx Truck in California
  12. +1d 16hr/baseballcards Trading cards worth nearly $1 million stolen from FedEx truck, PSA says
  13. +1d 16hComplex Police Confirm Nearly $1 Million in Sports, Pokémon, and Other Trading Cards Stolen From FedEx Truck
  14. +1d 16hYardbarker Sports Cards Worth Nearly $1 Million Stolen In Shocking FedEx Truck Heist
  15. +1d 16hYahoo Sports $1 Million In Sports Cards Have Reportedly Been Stolen Off A FedEx Truck
  16. +1d 16hThe Spun $1 Million In Sports Cards Have Reportedly Been Stolen Off A FedEx Truck
  17. +1d 17hPatch Thieves Steal $1M In Pokemon Cards From FedEx Truck In Orange County
  18. +1d 18hMashable SEA Nearly $1 million worth of PSA-graded trading cards stolen in FedEx heist
  19. +1d 19hDexerto PSA responds as $1 million of Pokemon & trading cards stolen in FedEx truck heist
  20. +1d 19hGV Wire Gotta Catch ’Em All? Nearly $1 Million in Pokémon, Sports Cards Stolen
  21. +1d 20hIGN Police Confirm Nearly $1 Million Worth of Trading Cards Stolen in PSA FedEx Truck Heist
  22. +1d 20hr/PokeInvesting Nearly $1 million worth of rare Pokemon and sports cards stolen from FedEx truck in Orange County heist…
  23. +1d 21hWSJ Trading Cards Worth $1 Million Stolen From FedEx Truck in Pokémon Heist
  24. +1d 21hThe American Bazaar Nearly $1 million worth of sports and Pokémon cards stolen in California
  25. +1d 21hABC Audio Digital Syndication Thieves steal nearly $1 million worth of Pokémon cards in SoCal FedEx truck break-in
  26. +1d 22hCentral Oregon Daily Nearly $1 million in rare trading cards stolen from FedEx truck
  27. +1d 22hModern Ghana Nearly $1 million in rare trading cards stolen from FedEx truck
  28. +1d 23hWashington Times Almost $1 million in sports, trading cards stolen from FedEx truck
  29. +2dWhat's Trending · Nearly $1 Million in Graded Pokémon and Sports Cards Vanished From a FedEx Truck Outside PSA
  30. +2d 2hPeople.com Pokémon and Sports Cards Worth Nearly $1 Million Stolen from FedEx Truck, Police Say Value Could Be Higher
  31. +2d 2hشبكة تواصل الإخبارية Pokémon and Sports Cards Worth Nearly $1 Million Stolen from FedEx Truck, Police Say Value Could Be Higher
  32. +2d 4hHindustan Times Trading Cards Worth $1 Million Stolen From FedEx Truck in Pokémon Heist | World News
  33. +2d 9hThe San Joaquin Valley Sun Nearly $1 million in trading cards stolen from FedEx truck
  34. +2d 14hWKRN News 2 Nearly $1M in Pokémon cards, sports cards stolen outside grading company in California
  35. +2d 14hABC7 Los Angeles Nearly $1 million worth of rare Pokemon and sports cards stolen from FedEx truck in Orange County heist…
  36. +2d 15hCentral Oregon Daily Nearly $1 million in Pokémon and sports cards stolen from FedEx truck
  37. +2d 15hMagzter Rare sports, Pokemon cards stolen | Los Angeles Times - newspaper
  38. +2d 15hModern Ghana Nearly $1 million in Pokémon and sports cards stolen from FedEx truck
  39. +2d 15hMashable Nearly $1 million worth of PSA-graded trading cards stolen in FedEx heist
  40. +2d 16hPC Gamer Nearly $1 million worth of PSA-graded Pokémon and other trading cards have been stolen right outside PSA's…
  41. +2d 17hWFLX Nearly $1 million worth of Pokémon and sports trading cards stolen in FedEx truck theft
  42. +2d 17hBaltimore Sun Police: Nearly $1 million in trading cards stolen from FedEx truck in California
  43. +2d 18hFortune Thieves made off with nearly $1 million in rare Pokemon and sports cards that were getting graded
  44. +2d 18hGoNintendo Nearly $1 million in Pokémon cards and more stolen from FedEx truck
  45. +2d 19hCleveland.com A FedEx truck was carrying nearly $1 million in trading cards. Then something went wrong
  46. +2d 22hVICE Nearly $1 Million in Pokémon and Sports Cards Stolen From FedEx Truck in California
  47. +3d 7hKXAN Austin Nearly $1M in Pokémon cards, sports cards stolen outside grading company

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