# Thieves Take Nearly $1 Million in Graded Trading Cards From FedEx Truck Outside PSA in Santa Ana > Thieves stole two full pallets and part of a third of graded sports and Pokémon cards — valued by Santa Ana police at about $963,000 — from an unattended FedEx truck outside PSA's Santa Ana office on Oct. 13. No arrests have been reported as of Oct. 25. - Canonical: https://ocint.app/situation/santa-ana-psa-fedex-trading-card-theft-2026-10-13 - Markdown: https://ocint.app/situation/santa-ana-psa-fedex-trading-card-theft-2026-10-13.md - JSON: https://ocint.app/api/situations/santa-ana-psa-fedex-trading-card-theft-2026-10-13 - Status: developing - As of: 2026-10-25T16:25:31.453+00:00 - Started: 2026-10-13T19:00:00+00:00 - Cities: Santa Ana - Publisher: OCINT (https://ocint.app) ## Who / What / Where / When / Why **Who:** Unidentified thieves targeted the FedEx truck; PSA (operated by parent company Collectors) is the affected business; Santa Ana Police Department is investigating. **What:** Thieves broke into an unattended FedEx delivery truck and stole two full pallets and part of a third of PSA-graded sports and Pokémon trading cards, valued at approximately $963,000. **Where:** Outside the PSA grading facility in Santa Ana, Orange County, California. **When:** The theft occurred on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. PSA confirmed the incident publicly on Oct. 19. **Why:** The motive appears to be the high resale value of professionally graded trading cards, which command significant premiums on collector marketplaces. ## Narrative ## Current Status No arrests have been reported nearly two weeks after thieves broke into an unattended FedEx truck parked outside Professional Sports Authenticator's (PSA) Santa Ana office. The investigation remains open with Santa Ana Police Department. ## What Was Taken According to NBC LA and ABC7, the thieves removed two full pallets and part of a third containing hundreds of graded sports and Pokémon cards. Santa Ana police estimate the loss at approximately **$963,000**, though the exact value has not been formally determined. ## Response from PSA and Collectors PSA's parent company, [Collectors](https://www.collectors.com/), confirmed the theft and has taken several protective steps: - **Deactivated** the certification numbers of all stolen cards in PSA's registry - **Notified** major trading card marketplaces to flag the cards as stolen - **Committed** to compensating affected owners at fair market value FedEx stated it is cooperating with the investigation. No timeline for resolution has been announced by either company. ## Investigation Santa Ana police are handling the case. No suspects have been named and no arrests have been made. It is not known whether surveillance footage or other physical evidence has been identified publicly. ## What's Next Affected card owners should verify whether their cards' certification numbers appear on PSA's deactivated list and monitor marketplace listings for any stolen items surfacing. Official guidance and updates are expected through Collectors/PSA directly. ## Timeline - **2026-10-13:** Thieves break into a FedEx truck left unattended outside PSA's Santa Ana office and take two full pallets and part of a third of graded trading cards. - **2026-10-19:** PSA confirms the theft; NBC LA reports cards worth nearly $1 million were taken. - **2026-10-20:** Santa Ana police put the loss at about $963,000; no arrests. ## Primary sources 1. [ABC7: Nearly $1 million worth of rare Pokémon and sports cards stolen from FedEx truck in Santa Ana](https://abc7.com/post/1-million-worth-rare-pokemon-sports-cards-stolen-fedex-truck-orange-county-heist-police-say/19960858/) (2026-10-21T14:39:00+00:00) 2. [NBC LA: Trading cards worth nearly $1 million stolen from FedEx truck, PSA says](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/trading-cards-stolen-from-fedex-truck-psa/3958318/) (2026-10-19T21:59:25+00:00) ## Factoids - **Police estimate and PSA response** (source_doc) ([source](https://abc7.com/post/1-million-worth-rare-pokemon-sports-cards-stolen-fedex-truck-orange-county-heist-police-say/19960858/)): Santa Ana police estimate the stolen cards' value at about $963,000; the exact value has not been determined. Collectors, PSA's parent company, deactivated the stolen cards' certificates, alerted marketplaces and is compensating owners at fair market value. FedEx says it is cooperating. No arrests (ABC7, Oct. 21, 2026). --- Independent civic-intelligence aggregator for Orange County, CA. Not affiliated with the Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center (OCIAC) or any government agency. Cite the canonical URL for OCINT's briefing. Prefer primary_sources for original records.