Braunschweig: over 1,000 Pokémon cards stolen in shop break-in
TCG Date editorial teamupdated 2 min read
Burglars took Pokémon cards worth around €35,000 from a comic shop in Braunschweig, Germany. The facts, and how to lower your own risk.
Burglars broke into a comic and trading card shop in central Braunschweig, Germany, and took Pokémon cards worth around €35,000. Braunschweig police reported the break-in on 23 October 2026.
What we know so far
- It happened overnight from Tuesday, 20 October, to Wednesday, 21 October 2026. According to BILD, the window runs from 9 pm Tuesday to 11 am Wednesday.
- BILD reports that the burglars first failed to pry open a door, then got into the shop through a window.
- NDR says they carried off several binders holding a four-digit number of cards. Police told BILD that nothing else was taken.
- Exactly which cards are missing is still being established (BILD). The shop owner told NDR that these cards are becoming a more frequent target for thieves across Germany.
- Police ask anyone offered large lots or rare Pokémon cards to contact Braunschweig CID on +49 531 476-2516.
Know what you own
Investigators first have to work out which cards are gone. A binder kept up to date on binderly.cards is a list of your cards, each with an image, that you can open at any time. It does not replace a police report or insurance, but it lets you say quickly what is missing.
Meet locally instead of shipping
binderly.cards works like classifieds for trading cards: players show their binders online, you find cards from players near you and message them in the chat. You can look at the cards in their binder before you meet. You meet in person at a public place, such as a shop or a train station, instead of sending cards through the post. Private addresses are not shown on the site. Using it costs nothing, and no payments or fees go through the site.
binderly.cards cannot stop a break-in. It helps you know exactly what you own and keep deals local and face to face.