Source: BroBible
Summary
Police in New York are investigating a theft of $17,400 worth of Kobe Bryant trading cards from a Manhattan building. The suspect, seen on video smiling as he left with the cards, was wearing an orange cap, a Brooklyn Brewery shirt, camo shorts, and flip-flops. The cards were wrapped in multiple packages, and it’s unclear if the thief knew their value. The New York Post reported the incident, and police are asking the public for help identifying the man.
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The habit gets a new name.
People still steal cards, just with better outfits.
Smiling while stealing is now a vibe.
No one checks the value anymore.
This is the new hustle.
Trading cards are the new gold.
Sneakers and cards, same thing.
Gangsters now wear flip-flops.
Smile, it’s a brand.
You don’t need to know the value.
Author: Evan Null
Thieves stealing valuable sports trading cards is nothing new
In August, burglars broke into Tom Brady’s new CardVault store, smashing its window and stealing dozens of trading cards just one week after it opened in Palo Alto, California. The store was broken into at around 12:30 a.m. on a Saturday. The thieves broke in and destroyed several display cases, walking off with trading cards worth more than $12,000.
CardVault’s New York store in SoHo was also burglarized shortly after it opened in 2025, with nearly $10,000 in baseball and Pokemon cards reported stolen. The post Police In New York Looking For Thief Caught Smiling On Video After Stealing $17K Worth Of Kobe Bryant Cards appeared first on BroBible.
The criminal, dressed in an orange baseball cap, a sleeveless Brooklyn Brewery T-shirt, camo shorts, and flip-flops, was seen grinning on surveillance footage as he left the mailroom with the valuable trading cards. To help identify the culprit, investigators have released images of him to the public. They are asking anyone with information to call the New York Police Department’s Crime Stoppers Hotline.
According to police, the theft occurred on Monday, September 14, at approximately 2:00 p.m. inside a residential building in Manhattan Beach, close to West End Avenue and Shore Boulevard. The thief took three collectible sports cards, which were wrapped inside multiple packages, according to the New York Post. They included rare basketball cards featuring the late NBA star and are valued at roughly $17,400. It was unclear whether the thief knew the Kobe Bryant cards were in the packages when he took them.
Police in New York are looking for a thief caught on video smiling after stealing $17,000 worth of Kobe Bryant trading cards from a Brooklyn building lobby. The post Police In New York Looking For Thief Caught Smiling On Video After Stealing $17K Worth Of Kobe Bryant Cards appeared first on BroBible.
Smiling while stealing is now a brand
The thief, dressed in an orange baseball cap, a sleeveless Brooklyn Brewery T-shirt, camo shorts, and flip-flops, was seen grinning on surveillance footage as he left the mailroom with the valuable trading cards. To help identify the culprit, investigators have released images of him to the public. They are asking anyone with information to call the New York Police Department’s Crime Stoppers Hotline.
It was unclear whether the thief knew the Kobe Bryant cards were in the packages when he took them. The post Police In New York Looking For Thief Caught Smiling On Video After Stealing $17K Worth Of Kobe Bryant Cards appeared first on BroBible.
The thief took three collectible sports cards, which were wrapped inside multiple packages, according to the New York Post. They included rare basketball cards featuring the late NBA star and are valued at roughly $17,400. Police in New York are looking for a thief caught on video smiling after stealing $17,000 worth of Kobe Bryant trading cards from a Brooklyn building lobby.
The post Police In New York Looking For Thief Caught Smiling On Video After Stealing $17K Worth Of Kobe Bryant Cards appeared first on BroBible.
According to police, the theft occurred on Monday, September 14, at approximately 2:00 p.m. inside a residential building in Manhattan Beach, close to West End Avenue and Shore Boulevard.
Trading cards are the new gold
The post Police In New York Looking For Thief Caught Smiling On Video After Stealing $17K Worth Of Kobe Bryant Cards appeared first on BroBible.
Police in New York are looking for a thief caught on video smiling after stealing $17,000 worth of Kobe Bryant trading cards from a Brooklyn building lobby.
The thief took three collectible sports cards, which were wrapped inside multiple packages, according to the New York Post. They included rare basketball cards featuring the late NBA star and are valued at roughly $17,400. It was unclear whether the thief knew the Kobe Bryant cards were in the packages when he took them.
The criminal, dressed in an orange baseball cap, a sleeveless Brooklyn Brewery T-shirt, camo shorts, and flip-flops, was seen grinning on surveillance footage as he left the mailroom with the valuable trading cards.
To help identify the culprit, investigators have released images of him to the public. They are asking anyone with information to call the New York Police Department’s Crime Stoppers Hotline.
Gangsters now wear flip-flops
The post Police In New York Looking For Thief Caught Smiling On Video After Stealing $17K Worth Of Kobe Bryant Cards appeared first on BroBible.
Police in New York are looking for a thief caught on video smiling after stealing $17,000 worth of Kobe Bryant trading cards from a Brooklyn building lobby.
The thief took three collectible sports cards, which were wrapped inside multiple packages, according to the New York Post. They included rare basketball cards featuring the late NBA star and are valued at roughly $17,400. It was unclear whether the thief knew the Kobe Bryant cards were in the packages when he took them.
The criminal, dressed in an orange baseball cap, a sleeveless Brooklyn Brewery T-shirt, camo shorts, and flip-flops, was seen grinning on surveillance footage as he left the mailroom with the valuable trading cards.
To help identify the culprit, investigators have released images of him to the public. They are asking anyone with information to call the New York Police Department’s Crime Stoppers Hotline.
