Trading card craze is sparking gambling debates

CBS News' Jarred Hill explores the growing debate over whether trading card collecting is starting to mirror gambling.

• Aug 6

$4,000 Pokémon card bought with stolen credit card, Franklin store owner says

When the store owner posted about the incident on social media, he says other stores started messaging him about similar incidents at their stores.

• Jan 13

Two Cape Cod trading card shops burglarized, rare Pokémon cards stolen

Police are investigating burglaries at trading card shops in Mashpee and Hyannis. One store owner says $40,000 in merchandise was stolen.

• Dec 3, 2025

Video allegedly shows man walk out of Worcester store with 500 Pokémon cards

The owner of Otaku Sekai said surveillance cameras caught a man stealing hundreds of Pokémon cards​ Saturday from his Park Avenue shop in Worcester.

• Oct 14, 2025

Video shows man stealing 500 Pokemon cards from Worcester shop

The theft of cards wiped out the store's affordable collection aimed at younger collectors. The store owner says it was a betrayal of the community. WBZ-TV's Aaron Parseghian reports.

• Oct 14, 2025

Pokémon cards as an investment? Old hobby is now big-time business.

Some Pokémon cards have reportedly had a more than 3,000% return on investment since 2004.

• Sep 12, 2025