The theft from Tom Brady’s store is the latest high-end trading card heist in recent years.
WASHINGTON — A card shop owned by NFL legend Tom Brady was reportedly robbed last month, with the thief stealing nearly $10,000 in valuable trading cards.
According to reporting from FOX 5 in New York City, a man stole at least $9,700 worth of trading cards from CardVault, a card shop owned by Brady in the SoHo area of Manhattan.
The NYPD told the local news outlet that the suspect tried to purchase baseball and Pokemon cards, but the payment declined.
Police said the man used the touch-to-pay system to bypass the purchase and leave with the cards.
The theft occurred on Oct. 20.
CardVault is part of a game store chain owned by Brady, with locations across the country:
- Dallas, Texas
- Chicago, Illinois
- East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Mashantucket, Connecticut
- New York City (SoHo and East Hampton)
A new location at the Mall of America in Minnesota is expected to open this weekend.
Since retiring in 2023, Brady has kept busy both in the world of sports and in independent business ventures.
He joined Fox Sports as the network’s lead NFL analyst, and is a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces and the Birmingham City FC soccer team.
He’s also developing a business empire, partnering with Delta Air Lines as a “strategic advisor” on teamwork and starting up the quickly-expanding CardVault franchise.
Sports Illustrated reports that the theft is part of a larger trend of high-end card thefts.
Pokemon cards, sports cards and other cardboard collectables have become hot targets for thieves, who are drawn by the portability and easy sales potential of the cards. A Massachusetts card shop had more than $110,000 worth of merchandise stolen in an overnight smash-and-grab robbery.
And in 2024, a heist at the 2024 Dallas Card Show resulted in the loss of over $2 million in valuable baseball cards, including a 1952 Mickey Mantle card valued at $175,000.