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Police put the PSA card theft from a FedEx truck at about $963,000. Plus: Alt says it sold a record $122,339 Regirock, and NPR says Panama Canal drought is still delaying Magic product.

· 5:00 AM CT

Santa Ana police now estimate about $963,000 in trading cards were stolen from a FedEx truck carrying PSA orders last week. It's the first public figure for the theft, and PSA says affected customers are being contacted directly. Also: Alt says it sold the most expensive Regirock ever, for $122,339, and NPR reports that drought at the Panama Canal is still holding up Magic: The Gathering product in North America.

Graphic for the PSA graded-card theft from a FedEx truck in Santa Ana, California. Pictured: a PSA-graded card (not one of the stolen items).
Police estimate about $963,000 in cards were stolen from a FedEx truck carrying PSA orders. Pictured: a PSA-graded card (not one of the stolen items). · Image: Alt · Graphic: TCG Pulse

How the market was

30th Celebration standard ETB: about $125–135 completed vs $49.99 retail (Issue 26 reference). RGB Mew: Red $6–7k / Green ~$8k / Blue ~$5k (published locks; sales remain thin).

Day movers

  • Pokémon, 30th Celebration ETB (standard): about $125–135 completed vs $49.99 retail (Issue 26 reference).
  • Pokémon, RGB Mew: Red $6–7k / Green ~$8k / Blue ~$5k (published locks; sales remain thin).

Hobby pulse

  1. Reported · Grading

    Police estimate about $963,000 in cards were stolen from a FedEx truck carrying PSA orders

    Thieves took an estimated $963,000 worth of sports, Pokémon and other trading cards from a FedEx truck in Southern California last week, Santa Ana police told NBC News on Monday. Police said officers responded on Tuesday to a report at PSA in Santa Ana; two pallets of cards were taken and a third was "disrupted." In a statement to Sports Illustrated, PSA said it has deactivated the certificates for the stolen items, notified marketplace partners, contacted affected customers directly and is arranging compensation based on fair market value, and is working with law enforcement and the carrier. A PSA spokesperson told NBC that grading fees will be returned along with the fair market value of the cards. FedEx told SI it is working with local law enforcement and referred further questions to investigators. Police said the case is open, with no arrests and nothing recovered, and the value could rise. If you had a PSA order in transit, check your email and your cert numbers. On Monday we wrote that no total had been made public. The ~$963,000 figure is the police estimate reported Monday evening.

    Source (Reported): https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sports-pokemon-cards-stolen-fedex-truck-california-rcna604482 · Source (Reported): https://www.si.com/collectibles/a-six-figure-theft-rocking-the-hobby-hundreds-of-cards-were-stolen

  2. Official · Pokémon

    Alt says it sold the most expensive Regirock ever, for $122,339

    Alt says it sold a PSA 10 2006 EX Legend Maker Holo Regirock for a record $122,339 in its auction, calling it the world's most expensive Regirock. Alt says the card has a PSA 10 population of 93. That's the fourth record Pokémon sale Alt has announced in four days, after the Umbreon ($1,005,000), Eevee ($615,000) and Yanma ($314,527).

    Source (Official): https://x.com/altxyzofficial/status/2112182329686839510

    • PSA 10 2006 EX Legend Maker Holo Regirock, sold for $122,339 per Alt.
      Alt says it sold the most expensive Regirock ever, for $122,339 · Image: Alt

  3. Reported · Magic

    NPR says Panama Canal drought is still holding up Magic product in stores

    El Niño-driven drought at the Panama Canal is still delaying Magic: The Gathering product in North America, NPR reports. Chicago game store Dice Dojo told NPR several Reality Fracture products were "completely delayed" with no arrival date, and NPR says big-box retailers like Target and Walmart are affected too. Wizards of the Coast first warned of North American delays in August. An Argus freight analyst told NPR the drought could be "really dangerous for 2027."

    Source (Reported): https://www.npr.org/2026/10/19/nx-s1-6001876/el-nino-delays-magic-the-gathering-trading-cards

  4. Official · Magic

    Star Trek debuts today

    Magic's Star Trek set debuts today at 10 a.m. PT (noon CT) on YouTube.com/@mtg, followed by the WeeklyMTG Aftershow on twitch.tv/magic, with new cards in the gallery. MTG Arena's store adds three Star Trek preorder bundles today. The tabletop release is Nov. 13.

    Source (Official): https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/mtg-arena/announcements-october-19-2026

Worth watching

  • Official: Pokémon: The Puebla, Mexico Regional Championships stream Oct. 24–25 in Latin American Spanish on Twitch and YouTube, the first Latin American Regional streamed in Latin American Spanish, per Pokémon. TCG coverage is on twitch.tv/pokemonjcclatam and VGC on twitch.tv/Pokemonlatam.
  • Official: One Piece: EB-05 Heroines Edition vol. 2 releases Oct. 30.
  • Official: Riftbound: Riftbound: Radiance releases Friday, Oct. 23; Pre-Rifts run through Oct. 22.

Note

The theft estimate and case status come from Santa Ana police via NBC News; PSA's and FedEx's statements come from Sports Illustrated and NBC. The Regirock price, record claim and PSA 10 population are from Alt's own post. The Magic shipping delays are from NPR's report. The Star Trek debut details are from Wizards of the Coast. The Puebla stream, One Piece and Riftbound dates are from each game's official site. The standard ETB range reflects completed sales.