-
Need help finding stolen helmet
Hello All -
Thanks for taking the time to read this. I'll keep it brief. About a month ago I sent Tom Pagnozzi's game used Cardinals helmet to the office of his Fayetteville, Arkansas charity to be autographed. I used delivery confirmation, so I know it arrived on Dec. 27. Unfortunately, since it was delivered during Christmas their office was closed for about a week. The package was left in front of their door, inside the building. Apparently someone picked it up because no one at the charity ever saw it.
The helmet is solid red, uncracked, shows outstanding use including quite a bit of pine tar, scratches, etc. on it and does NOT have Pags' number 19 on the front or back, although you can clearly see the outline of the numbers. There is another unique characteristic that I'll share with anyone who might ever come in contact with it. I realize that this isn't the same thing as looking for a Pujols or A-Rod gamer, but I still enjoyed having it and I hope to have it back again one day. Plus, theft really irritates me. So, if everyone could please keep their eyes open for this, I'd really appreciate it. Thank you again!
Jason Taylor
jctaylor101@yahoo.com
-
Stolen Trading Card Alert
Today in Highland Park, IL at Bergies Sportcard Dugout the following card was stolen by local students:
2004-2005 LeBron James - Kobe Brant Dual Autographed Exquisite Basketball "Dual Autograph Patches" Serial #1 of 5.
If you happen to be offered this item for sale, please contact Andrew Bergman at 847-433-2250. The card is listed on the national police registry for stolen merchandise so you can also contact you local police.
Any help is appreciated.
-
Re: Stolen Trading Card Alert
Is that the set that comes in $500 packs?
-
Re: Stolen Trading Card Alert
Quote:
Originally Posted by sylbry
Is that the set that comes in $500 packs?
I believe so, I know he valued the card at $4000.00.
-
Re: Stolen Trading Card Alert
No wonder students never post here...they're always getting bashed. Maybe they just took it to get graded. Or maybe they mailed it to a certain someone for authentication. Just think how much more it will be worth with a letter that says "jerseys swatches show signs of wear and have no alterations of any kind".
:)
Greg
-
Historical Plaque stolen from Tiger Stadium
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2466131
Keep an eye open for this it's more than likely headed for the market
-
Kevin Greene Superbowl XXX jersey stolen
During a visit last week, Kevin Greene told me of the jersey that he wore in Superbowl XXX was stolen, along with other items from his home. It was traded in Birmingham Alabama for drugs. The guy is currently in jail for this but the jersey has not been recovered. Any information on this would be greatly appreciated.
irestorecars@sbcglobal.net
Roger
-
Stolen Game Used Collection...Please Read
Please read the following article. This is really unfortunate. Few things get me fired up as much as theft. I just spoke to Tim on the phone about a month ago as he was preparing for this clinic. He had some really nice - and unique - things, which I believe will stick out when the losers who stole this stuff try and sell it. Tim's a nice guy and deserves all the help he can get. So, please help keep an eye out for his stuff. As the article partially alludes to, Tim's primary focus was on 1990s - current Braves memorabilia. He owned a lot of Andruw Jones, Francoeur and McCann material, in addition to quite a bit of recent common to mid-tier Braves equipment.
Jason
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/...10098/-1/rss01
-
Stolen Game Used Collection...Please Read
-
Re: Stolen Game Used Collection...Please Read
Quote:
Originally Posted by
skipcareyisfat
Please read the following article. This is really unfortunate. Few things get me fired up as much as theft. I just spoke to Tim on the phone about a month ago as he was preparing for this clinic. He had some really nice - and unique - things, which I believe will stick out when the losers who stole this stuff try and sell it. Tim's a nice guy and deserves all the help he can get. So, please help keep an eye out for his stuff. As the article partially alludes to, Tim's primary focus was on 1990s - current Braves memorabilia. He owned a lot of Andruw Jones, Francoeur and McCann material, in addition to quite a bit of recent common to mid-tier Braves equipment.
Jason
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/...10098/-1/rss01
Outraged! I think it would be a good idea if Tim has pictues of his items that were stolen, and he or someone can get them posted in this forum and elsewhere, so we can keep an eye out for his stuff and ensure the thiefs get what they deserve! Sad part is, it's most likely someone he knows and trusted.
I hate reading stories like this. Tony
-
Re: Stolen Game Used Collection...Please Read
This is awful, has anyone heard any updates about this. As fellow collectors it would be great if we could help solve this one as I know that ones collection can be so important and ones pride and joy. Does anyone have any thoughts?
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/...10098/-1/rss01
-
Re: Stolen Game Used Collection...Please Read
Please excuse the rant, but I can relate, somewhat, to this experience. Back when I was 17 years old some people broke into my house one night and stole (amoung other things) a boatload of my baseball cards. They stole a 1960 Topps set (not quite complete) and a 1963 Fleer set, along with 9-card sleeves containing cards of all the "stars", like Mike Schmidt, Pete Rose, Yaz, etc. They eventually caught the kids and they admitted to stealing then selling my cards to "The House of Cards", in Maryland, for $50. Turns out one of the two kids brought the cards into the store and claimed the cards belonged to his grandfather, who had died, so he wanted to sell them. This was in 1988 and there were cards in those 9-card sleeves there were brand freakin new, so there's no way that story held any water and the card shop knew it, so they apparently declined to buy them at all, but when the kid pleaded with the guy the guy said "I'll give you $50 for them all", which the kid agreed to.
I went to the House of Cards in an attempt to get them back or to at least buy them back, hopefully at some discounted price, but they would have none of it. First they said they didn't buy them, then they changed their story to "we bought them, but we sold them as a whole lot", then to "we bought them, sold some of them, but we don't know what's yours and what's ours". The police contacted them after I met with them but unfortunately there were no laws that dictated that protected me (as there were with Pawn shops), so I was s**t out of luck.
So I can empathize a bit, even though I lost mass-produced baseball cards and Tim lost unique collectables that are far less easy to replace. I spent many years building those sets, though, so I can still feel his pain even though the circumstances are a little different.
BTW, I believe The House of Cards is still in business to this day. I would hope that given the opportunity to bring your business elsewhere, you would.
-
Re: Stolen Game Used Collection...Please Read
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Oil Can Dan
Please excuse the rant, but I can relate, somewhat, to this experience. Back when I was 17 years old some people broke into my house one night and stole (amoung other things) a boatload of my baseball cards. They stole a 1960 Topps set (not quite complete) and a 1963 Fleer set, along with 9-card sleeves containing cards of all the "stars", like Mike Schmidt, Pete Rose, Yaz, etc. They eventually caught the kids and they admitted to stealing then selling my cards to "The House of Cards", in Maryland, for $50. Turns out one of the two kids brought the cards into the store and claimed the cards belonged to his grandfather, who had died, so he wanted to sell them. This was in 1988 and there were cards in those 9-card sleeves there were brand freakin new, so there's no way that story held any water and the card shop knew it, so they apparently declined to buy them at all, but when the kid pleaded with the guy the guy said "I'll give you $50 for them all", which the kid agreed to.
I went to the House of Cards in an attempt to get them back or to at least buy them back, hopefully at some discounted price, but they would have none of it. First they said they didn't buy them, then they changed their story to "we bought them, but we sold them as a whole lot", then to "we bought them, sold some of them, but we don't know what's yours and what's ours". The police contacted them after I met with them but unfortunately there were no laws that dictated that protected me (as there were with Pawn shops), so I was s**t out of luck.
So I can empathize a bit, even though I lost mass-produced baseball cards and Tim lost unique collectables that are far less easy to replace. I spent many years building those sets, though, so I can still feel his pain even though the circumstances are a little different.
BTW, I believe The House of Cards is still in business to this day. I would hope that given the opportunity to bring your business elsewhere, you would.
Terrible story, like Tim's. Why people steal things that are not theirs is beyond me. Don't they have anything better to do? How pathetic.
I for one will never buy from House of Cards again and if I hear/see anything about Tim Crowder's collection I will alert everyone.
Thanks,
Tim
-
Re: Stolen Game Used Collection...Please Read
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Oil Can Dan
Please excuse the rant, but I can relate, somewhat, to this experience. Back when I was 17 years old some people broke into my house one night and stole (amoung other things) a boatload of my baseball cards. They stole a 1960 Topps set (not quite complete) and a 1963 Fleer set, along with 9-card sleeves containing cards of all the "stars", like Mike Schmidt, Pete Rose, Yaz, etc. They eventually caught the kids and they admitted to stealing then selling my cards to "The House of Cards", in Maryland, for $50. Turns out one of the two kids brought the cards into the store and claimed the cards belonged to his grandfather, who had died, so he wanted to sell them. This was in 1988 and there were cards in those 9-card sleeves there were brand freakin new, so there's no way that story held any water and the card shop knew it, so they apparently declined to buy them at all, but when the kid pleaded with the guy the guy said "I'll give you $50 for them all", which the kid agreed to.
I went to the House of Cards in an attempt to get them back or to at least buy them back, hopefully at some discounted price, but they would have none of it. First they said they didn't buy them, then they changed their story to "we bought them, but we sold them as a whole lot", then to "we bought them, sold some of them, but we don't know what's yours and what's ours". The police contacted them after I met with them but unfortunately there were no laws that dictated that protected me (as there were with Pawn shops), so I was s**t out of luck.
So I can empathize a bit, even though I lost mass-produced baseball cards and Tim lost unique collectables that are far less easy to replace. I spent many years building those sets, though, so I can still feel his pain even though the circumstances are a little different.
BTW, I believe The House of Cards is still in business to this day. I would hope that given the opportunity to bring your business elsewhere, you would.
Oil Can,
I can certainly relate to that experience as a similar thing happened to me when I was 16 or so. Most of my 1933 Goudeys were stolen, about half a complete set with one Ruth and a lot of HOFers. In addition, an entire binder full of 800 autographed cards (mostly baseball cards) that spanned 6 years of my childhood outside of Three Rivers Stadium. One day while at a resale shop looking for music equipment, I noticed a bunch of Goudeys in pretty good shape (as a lot of mine were). I also noticed the person had an entire case of them. I casually brought up that I had similar cards that were stolen from me and he asked how long ago, when I told them it was recent he said "I think these might be yours", since aparently it was a 16 year old who brought them in. Turns out one of my 'friends' from school had stolen my cards, taken them to this resale shop and sold them to 'pay for his sick father's medical bills'. The guy at the resale shop gave them back to me cheap because he said he didn't want the bad karma in the store. As for the autographs, at a card store near my house, I saw a group of autographed cards which looked a lot like the ones I had. In addition, some of the cards were personalized to me. When I brought this to the owners attention he basically flipped out on me saying he doesn't buy stolen goods and most of the autographed stuff in the store he got on his own. I said to him "well did Jeff Bagwell spell your name wrong too?" The guy then asked me to leave the store for accusing him of buying stolen property. The funny thing is, I never accused him of anything, I just said these cards looked familiar.
I never got my cards back, but this guy is out of business. As for the resale shop, last time I checked that place is still around....aparently the 'bad karma' never came to that guy.
-
Re: Stolen Game Used Collection...Please Read
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Snowbird
This is awful, has anyone heard any updates about this.
I emailed Tim a couple days ago but I haven't heard back. I'm still hoping he'll send pics of the stolen items so I can post them here. Keep your fingers crossed.
-
Re: Stolen Game Used Collection...Please Read
If anything comes up here in my town of Bakersfield I will let you know.
-
Stolen Canseco Bats!!!
Just wanted to try and see if anyone on the forum had any info on this subject. Last summer when Jose tried his comeback with the Golden Baseball League, he contacted me after the first game wanting some help. It seems he had sold all of his bats and would have to wait to have some special made for him. All of the bats the League had measured 34" or less. Jose likes to use a 36" 34oz bat so he had a problem. He asked if he could borrow a couple of bats until his came in. I said sure and sent him a list of my bats and the measurements. He requested two of them and I shipped them to him overnight. One was a game used Expos Easton, the other a blonde White Sox SAM bat. I got the SAM bat from Jose originally and it is the one in the photo in his book from the tryout with the Dodgers. While with team it was stolen along with my other bat. I don't know how to post photos so you will have to look in a book or Gettys. I would really like this bat back if anyone has seen it. It is signed Jose Canseco Game Used #31. It also has very distinguished tar markings. Jose did send me two Easton Maple bats from his time with the Long Beach Armada(which are personalized to me To Todd, Thanks for Everything Jose Canseco), but I would like the SAM bat back. If anyone has any info on this or if they turn up in the aftermarket, please let me know at spideyman79@yahoo.com I have rock solid proof of ownership.
Thanks for any help, Todd Ricks
-
Re: Stolen Canseco Bats!!!
Just wanted to add that these were last seen at the Long Beach Armada clubhouse. I have contacted them and they have not seen them. Jose said they were taken from the clubhouse. Surely they will appear on the market sometime. Does anyone know what legal actions I could take if it does surface?
Thanks, Todd
-
Re: Stolen Canseco Bats!!!
Hey Todd,
I'm really sorry to hear about your bats being jacked! Thats terrible, although it was very generous of you to loan them to Jose to use. I hope one day they will be returned to you. I can't stand thieves!!! In terms of legal action, it would be hard to prove. Say they show up on the market. I know its illegal to be in posession of stolen property, however, from what I've researched, in terms of sports memorabilia...its certainly hard to prove. My guess would be, if they show up in a hypothetical example on say, EBAY, contact the seller and ask how they were obtained. Surely if they unknowingly got them thinking they were obtained without being stolen, they should do the right thing and return them to you. Its certainly good that you have proof of the bats, so that helps!! I seem to remember a previous thread about items to look out for that had been stolen. I hope those will be returned one day as well. I'd like to see the thief behind bars where they belong, with a nice grand theft label to their record. Good luck in finding them.
Aaron
-
Re: Stolen Canseco Bats!!!
A related issue happened to me. If you see them and you can prove that they are yours, you call your local police department immediately. They in turn will contact the local police department of wherever the seller is from.
Remember the vintage collection stolen from an older collector in Illinois? It doesn't matter who has them or how they got them...you are entitled to retrieving your property. You must contact the police.
If they were stolen from the clubhouse, you should have probably already filed with the local police down there. If you ever see them in the future, it can be referenced to the clubhouse case.
Hope this helps.
Chris
-
Re: Stolen Canseco Bats!!!
Thanks for all the help. I am thinking about calling the Long Beach Police. Surely these will turn up somewhere or they could have been taken by a fellow teammate as a momento. It was really special to me so I hope to get it back somehow. If anyone can post a photo of it from the book I would appreciate it. I still cannot figure out how to post pics.
Thanks, Todd Ricks
-
Re: Stolen Canseco Bats!!!
That's pretty lame that someone would steal them. I hope you get them back.
-Jason M
-
Nfl Hall Of Fame Ring Stolen!!
Just saw this on eBay. The auction number is: 160140915566
Maybe a forum member can help in tracking down the thief(s).
DO NOT BID!!!! PLEASE DO NOT BID!!! CALLING ALL REAL SPORTS FANS!! WE NEED YOUR HELP.FORMER ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE STAR AND FORMER NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS SUPERSTAR NEEDS YOUR HELP!!! JOHN HANNAH, WHO PLAYED FOR LEGENDARY ALABAMA FOOTBALL COACH PAUL "BEAR" BRYANT,AND THE PATRIOTS FROM 1973-1985 AND NFL HALL OF FAMERS HALL OF RING HAS BEEN STOLEN!!!!! MR. HANNAH FIRST NOTICED HIS RING BEING GONE ABOUT A WEEK AGO.MR HANNAH WAS IN DECATUR ALABAMA.THIS IS A CALL TO ALL TRUE SPORTS FANS AND REAL COLLECTORS IF YOUR HAVE ANY INFO LEADING TO THE RETURN OF THIS RING WILL BE REWARDED.THIS IS A GREAT PART OF THIS MAN'S LIFE THAT NEEDS TO BE RETURNED TO HIM!! NO QUESTIONS WILL BE ASKED WE JUST WANT HIS RING RETURNED,IF YOU LIVE AROUND THE DECATUR ALABAMA AREA PLEASE BE ON THE LOOK OUT AND CONTACT US AT MT STORE AT 256-355-0141,OR BY E-MAIL OR CONTACT THE POLICE THEN US!!! LIKE I SAID MR. HANNAH HAS OFFERED A REWARD FOR HIS RING! THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ONCE AGAIN PLEASE DO NOT BID ON THIS AUCTION!!!! PLEASE DO NOT BID
-
Stolen Soriano
I had a box of bats broken in to while in transit. In the box, there was a great Alfonso Soriano game used SAM bat from 2003 from the Yankees with Steiner hologram on it stolen from a bat box which was delivered by UPS.
It is a blonde SAM bat with taped handle and pine tar on the label and a repaired crack and on the cupped end of the bat are:
35"
33oz.
08 13 03
AS 12
3462
I filed a Police report and also filed with UPS. If anyone sees the Soriano appear on eBay or anywhere else, please notify me as I am offering a $250 reward for anyone who can help me recover this bat. I figure it will eventually show up.
thanks. Andrew
-
Re: Stolen Soriano
Best of luck Andrew - Lets all help him out here.
-
Re: Stolen Soriano
Andrew - any idea where it was stolen from? City, State?
-
Re: Stolen Soriano
What the serial number on the hologram?
Jim
-
Re: Stolen Soriano
Thanks for the responses as I really appreciate it. I always thought that the boxes get weighed in along the way from driver to sorting facility and back to each driver but UPS said that isn't the case so the box dropped in weight somewhere along the way with no way to determine where the Soriano dropped out of sight. UPS said that the drivers are visually searched and wanded as they leave the facility so they think if it was foul play it would have been taken along the route.
They are telling me now they think the possibility that the box ripped by weighted force so maybe the bats dropped out due to a shift in weight and weren't stolen and be found. Another interesting theory.
As far as #'d Steiner holograms---this was hologram'd under the old system so it didn't have the number but luckily it has the SAM bat batch number #3462 to identify it.
Bob Malandro from Steiner is helping look for my original invoice too as I can't locate that either as luckily I have insurance so cash-wise I should be close to OK. This is just more of being pissed off by getting ripped off. There is a Forum member that wanted to buy the bat too so I feel bad for him also. There were other bats of lesser value in the box too.
Thanks again. Andrew
-
Re: Stolen Soriano
Sorry to hear about that.It sucks and I hope you find the bat soon.
-
Stolen Items
Hi,
Would the GUU Administration consider adding a topic category, like General discussion, For Sale, etc. to list items stolen (Transit, robbery etc.) so that we may list pictures of these stolen or lost items and at least limit the avenues of sale to these theives. Opinions and thoughts?
George
-
Re: Stolen Items
Quote:
Originally Posted by
JETEFAN
Hi,
Would the GUU Administration consider adding a topic category, like General discussion, For Sale, etc. to list items stolen (Transit, robbery etc.) so that we may list pictures of these stolen or lost items and at least limit the avenues of sale to these theives. Opinions and thoughts?
George
George, great idea!
-
Re: Stolen Items
George,
Start a thread about this in the Game Used Memorabilia Discussion forum and I'll make it "sticky" - similar to the thread about game issued items.
Rob
-
6 Attachment(s)
Post Your Stolen Or Lost Items!!!!
Hi
Here are some pics of a Frank Thomas early 90's LS stolen through the USPS System.
Harvesttrustinv@aol.com
Thnks
George
-
Re: Stolen Items
Quote:
Originally Posted by
RobSteinmetz
George,
Start a thread about this in the Game Used Memorabilia Discussion forum and I'll make it "sticky" - similar to the thread about game issued items.
Rob
Thanks for the help Rob, thread started !!
George
-
Re: Post Your Stolen Or Lost Items!!!!
i lost 1998 david cone yankees grey jersey with tagged CONE-98 during xmas rush season in 2005 , i sent it via USPS priority to syosset, NY to a guy with ebay acct of SPLIT2323, changed to somewhat names.... and the david cone jersey was lost in the mail...... i wuld like to know if any of you see david cone yankees 1998 grey jersey around, its MINE, as i already refunded $$ to him ...is there any chance the guy split2323 got it and never told me ??
let me know
thanks
marcus
-
Re: Post Your Stolen Or Lost Items!!!!
Marcus,
Might help to post photos of the Cone jersey, as there are likely several 1998 road jerseys of his on the market. If you need help, send them to me and I'll post them for you.
Best,
Rob
-
Re: Post Your Stolen Or Lost Items!!!!
problem is i cannot find the pictures in my file, its common yankees grey jersey with CONE-98 tag below the size tag of russell, NEW YORK on the front with #36 on the back size 46
thanks
-
6 Attachment(s)
Re: Post Your Stolen Or Lost Items!!!!
Quote:
Originally Posted by
mchmaj
problem is i cannot find the pictures in my file, its common yankees grey jersey with CONE-98 tag below the size tag of russell, NEW YORK on the front with #36 on the back size 46
thanks
NEVER MIND i found it thur finder on the computer :)
heres the pictures............
-
4 Attachment(s)
Re: Post Your Stolen Or Lost Items!!!!
Hey Marcus, please email me at donnie23fan@yahoo.com.
I sent a package UPS and the item was listed as delivered, but the buyer never got it. The buyer didnt purchase additional insurance so he only got back UPS's standard $100 of a $600 purhase. Anyway here are pictures of a Yankee Stadium game used base from 9-18-04 vs. the Boston Red Sox signed by Derek Jeter (comes with a Steiner LOA)
Attachment 9507
Attachment 9508
From now on, insurance is included in my s/h price and I pay for signature confirmation.
-
Re: Post Your Stolen Or Lost Items!!!!
Question, were any of these items actually reported as stolen to the local police? If not, I would suggest that be done.
All of the items show are unique items. As such, once they are reported stolen, the police can add serial numbers, tagging schemes, usage on the bat etc when the individual item is logged into the NCIC/SCIC computer system.
If any item(s) shown up on eBay, eBay WILL cooperate with law-enforcement.
Jim