PSA Says a FedEx Vehicle Carrying Graded Card Orders Was Burglarized

PSA has told customers that a FedEx vehicle carrying finished PSA orders was burglarized after it left the grader's Southern California facility, and that items were stolen, according to an email screenshotted by collector SKY-B and published by Dexerto on October 18, 2026. "After leaving our PSA facility in Southern California, a FedEx vehicle transporting PSA orders was burglarized, and items were stolen," the email reads. As of October 19, PSA has not said publicly when or where it happened, how many orders were on board or what the total value is.

What PSA Told Customers

Per PSA's email, as reported by Dexerto and Resell Calendar on October 18:

Certs

• PSA deactivated the certificates of the stolen items

Recovery

• PSA alerted selling platforms and auction partners
• PSA is working with FedEx and law enforcement to support the investigation and help recover the cards

Compensation

• Based on fair market value, up to the Maximum Insured Value (MIV) the customer selected for each item

Next update

• PSA told customers more details would follow the next week, which is the week of October 19. No public update had appeared by October 19

What Is Claimed, Not Confirmed

These figures come from collectors and outlets, not from PSA:

• One 104-card order: collector SKY-B says their whole submission was taken. "Over $100,000 in cards just gone," they wrote on X on October 17
• Other orders: collectors on Reddit say their cards were on the vehicle too, including a PSA 9 Magic: The Gathering Smaug the Magnificent that its owner says was handed to PSA in person at a Miami show, a Yu-Gi-Oh! card numbered 95/100 and a Pikachu, per Dexerto, which notes these accounts are not independently verified
• A list of serialized cards: Resell Calendar says Boston Card Hunter compiled it from user reports, that it is not official and may change, and that it held 383 cards when Resell Calendar published on October 18
• A possible seven-figure total: Resell Calendar's headline says the theft may top $1 million, while its page summary puts the haul between $200K and $1M. Both are the outlet's guesses, not PSA figures

What to Do Now

If you had an order in transit. Watch for PSA's follow-up email and keep your submission records. Per PSA's email, payouts are based on fair market value, capped at the Maximum Insured Value (MIV) you selected. PSA's FAQ says the MIV you enter also sets the maximum item value for shipping insurance purposes. Our guide on how PSA grading works explains service levels and each tier's maximum insured value.

If you buy PSA slabs. Run the cert number through PSA's cert verification before you pay. PSA says it deactivated the stolen items' certs, and Resell Calendar notes that any listing showing one of those numbers should get flagged. A cert check cannot catch a card cracked out of its slab, Resell Calendar warns, so be wary of raw copies of high-end serialized cards with no history. Our guide on how to verify a graded card walks through the cert lookup.

Our take: the MIV you pick is the real insurance. This case shows why the declared value matters as much as the grade. PSA's turnaround is already a long wait for many collectors, as our PSA grading backlog coverage shows.

Where to Go From Here

Shipping risk is part of grading. If you would rather collect cards that stay vaulted until you choose to ship them, the Polkastarter marketplace gives you a free mystery pack at signup, and every Lootbox lists its contents, values, and chances before you open.

Details checked October 19, 2026. PSA's email is quoted as published by Dexerto. Loss figures are collector claims or outlet estimates. Nothing here is financial or legal advice. Polkastarter is not affiliated with PSA, FedEx or the other companies named.

Sources

• Dexerto: TCG collector says $100K PSA card order stolen in FedEx truck burglary, published October 18, 2026, accessed October 19, 2026
• Resell Calendar: PSA graded cards stolen in FedEx burglary, published October 18, 2026, updated October 19, 2026, accessed October 19, 2026
• SKY-B on X: PSA submission stolen, posted October 17, 2026, accessed October 19, 2026
• PSA: Frequently Asked Questions, accessed October 19, 2026