Nearly $10,000 price of Pokémon and baseball playing cards have been stolen from Tom Brady’s card retailer in New York Metropolis final month, the NYPD mentioned Friday.
The crime occurred at CardVault at round 11:40 a.m. on Oct. 20 when the male suspect bypassed the shop’s fee machine, leaving the SoHo retailer with a collectable card stash price roughly $9,710, in keeping with police.
“As soon as the transaction was declined, the unidentified particular person started to enter guide prompts into the contact fee terminal with out the worker’s information to bypass the transaction being declined,” the NYPD mentioned in a press release to ABC Information.
The NYPD instructed ABC Information that the suspect is being investigated for grand larceny.
“At time instead of prevalence, unknown defendant utilized a faucet to pay account after which manipulated the purpose of sale system with the intention to receive property with out the permission and authority to take action, ensuing within the lack of 9,710 U.S. foreign money in merchandise. It is being investigated by the Monetary Crimes Activity Drive of the NYPD,” a police division spokesperson mentioned, citing the crime report.
Tom Brady is seen on the opening of the CardVault by Tom Brady retailer in SoHo on October 07, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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The suspect was final seen strolling south on Lafayette Avenue carrying black garments with a black Yankees cap and a multicolored bag, in keeping with video of the crime shared by police.
Police launched this picture of a person who fled a retailer with roughly $9,710 price of baseball and Pokemon playing cards.
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The shop had simply opened on Oct. 8, lower than two weeks earlier than the theft. Brady had acquired 50% of the corporate in February, according to a press release.
CardVault describes itself online as a retailer the place clients can interact in “shopping for, promoting, buying and selling, and grading sports activities playing cards and collectibles.”
“Based in 2020 by an all-star crew and backed by Brady’s private ardour for the passion, CardVault’s dedication to group, authenticity, leisure, and distinctive buyer expertise units it aside within the collectibles market,” the store’s website reads.
The shop additionally has places in Dallas, Chicago, Boston, East Hampton and extra, according to the store’s website.
Brady is about to attend the opening of a brand new CardVault on the Mall of America in Minnesota on Sunday, according to the mall.
CardVault didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark from ABC Information.
Anybody with details about the suspect can name the NYPD at 1-800-577-8477 in English or 1-888-57-74782 in Spanish.
