House of Cards president Brandon Chreptyk was faced with an ugly reality in the early hours of Friday morning (March 6) when he was informed that the “house” had been broken into and many of the cards were now missing.
The windows of the collectibles store had been smashed at approximately 2:30 a.m., with the thief heading to the Pokémon cases and breaking them open to steal the majority of the store’s entire inventory.
“We’re all pretty shaken up,” said Chreptyk. “However, one of my team who was awake when it happened has helped me clean up.”
He said that the staff were in the middle of doing inventory to calculate the full extent of the loss, but he estimated the financial damage to be between $15,000 and $20,000.
Despite this significant blow to the store, Chreptyk said he’s determined to get things back in running order so he can still be available to his loyal customer base.
“It doesn’t feel right making this be the reason the store is closed,” he said.
“We’re a community store, and Friday is a busy day for gamers and collectors, so we’ll be open.”
This robbery comes at a time when Pokémon cards have been going through a bit of a renaissance within the past few years, with collectible card tracking company Card Ladder reporting an estimated 37 per cent growth in the market value since December 2025 alone.
House of Cards is located at 2664 Gladys Ave., and is open from noon to 6 p.m. every day.