In Melbourne, thieves are repeatedly targeting hobby stores for Pokemon collector cards, with incidents reported every two weeks in various suburbs. Robberies have resulted in thefts valued between $20,000 and $100,000 each, possibly totaling $1 million in losses over eight months. Despite multiple break-ins affecting over a dozen stores, no arrests have been made. Store owners are urging police to take the issue more seriously, especially as incidents continue to escalate. The value of rare cards, some fetching millions, makes them prime targets for burglars.
The spate of brazen robberies of Melbourne stores for the lucrative Pokemon collector cards has led store owners to call for police to treat the threat very seriously.
Rare Pokemon cards can sell for up to $500 each, while the rarest, dating back to the 1990s, can be sold for millions of dollars.
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