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The Indicator from Planet Money · Friday, October 23, 2026

$963,000 in sports and Pokémon cards stolen from FedEx truck in California

Adrian Ma shares that $963,000 worth of sports and Pokémon cards were stolen from the back of an unattended FedEx truck in Santa Ana, California. The cards had just been authenticated and graded by Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) before being shipped back to customers.

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“My indicator is $963,000. And it comes to us from Santa Ana, California, where the police say $963,000 is the value of sports and Pokemon cards that were stolen from the back of a FedEx truck last week.”
Adrian Ma
Heard on The Indicator from Planet Money — “CoreWeave woes, Pokémon foes, and maple syrup lows”, published Friday, October 23, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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