Overview

• A burglar used a hammer to smash the front door of 1st Edition Collectibles around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday and was in and out within 30 seconds.
• Shop owners valued the haul at $100,000 to $113,650, noting stolen items include a 1st Edition Shadowless Charizard, a PSA 9 Gold Star Charizard, a BGS 7.5 1st Edition Shadowless Blastoise and two sealed booster boxes.
• The New Bedford Police Department has made no arrests and says the break-in remains under investigation.
• Collectors say the rarity and distinct designs of early shadowless and first edition cards make them hard to fence but easy to recognize in resale markets.
• This smash-and-grab follows similar high-value Pokémon card thefts in Australia and the U.K. since late March, underscoring a growing global trend.