On May 6th I unknowingly purchased stolen PSA Pokémon slabs through Facebook Marketplace for $5,550.

At the time of the transaction, I had no idea the slabs had been taken during an armed robbery in New Jersey earlier that evening. After the purchase, I opened Instagram and immediately recognized the slabs from posts circulating in the Pokémon community.

The moment I realized what had happened, I went directly to the Yonkers police precinct where the deal occurred and voluntarily turned everything over. I filed a report and contacted the detective handling the case so the slabs could hopefully be returned to their rightful owner.

Doing the right thing was never a question for me, but the reality is this loss hit my business extremely hard. I’m a small Pokémon vendor, and losing $5,550 in one night is devastating financially.

I couldn’t live with knowingly keeping stolen property.

I created this GoFundMe because I’m trying to recover from the loss while continuing to run my business honestly and transparently. Even sharing this post helps more than you know.

Thank you to everyone who has supported me and shown kindness during this situation.