Rare Pokémon cards worth £12,000 stolen from Dorset home during holiday
Twelve rare Pokémon cards worth about £12,000 were stolen from Nathan Dallimore’s home in West Moors, Dorset, while he was away on a family holiday. As nothing else was taken apart from cash and the safe containing the cards, he suspects the burglary may have been targeted, though he acknowledges the thieves might simply have been lucky.
Dallimore had bought the cards with his twin brother for £50 around nine or ten years ago; they were later graded in pristine condition by Professional Sports Authenticator. Dorset Police say the burglars entered through a bathroom window and took the safe from a bedroom cupboard. The cards’ certification numbers could help identify them if they are offered for sale; enquiries continue and no arrests have been made.
In short
- Rare Pokémon cards worth £12,000 were stolen from a Dorset home.
- The owner suspects a targeted burglary but says the thieves may have been lucky.
- Police are investigating and no arrests have been made.
Explained simply
Pokémon is a franchise built around fictional creatures that people collect, trade and battle, including through a long-running card game. Some cards are scarce or especially sought after by collectors, so their value can rise well above the price they originally sold for.
Professional Sports Authenticator grades cards by checking their condition and recording them with certification numbers. These records can help confirm a card’s identity and condition, and may help trace it if it later appears for sale.
The case involves a private collection and a reported burglary at a home in Dorset. Stolen collectibles can be harder to recover than ordinary household goods, but identifying details such as certification numbers may help owners, buyers and police recognise them.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Burglars steal 12 Pokémon cards worth £12,000 in targeted raid while owner was on holiday – as thefts of valuable collector’s items soar”.