Police have arrested a man accused of stealing a “Magic: The Gathering” collection worth about $10,000, according to reports.
Michael Thomas Coates, a 33-year-old from Lethbridge, Alberta, was charged with theft of the “Magic” card set.
“The person who had their magic cards stolen was sitting down playing some games and his binder was in his back pack,” said Wallie Desruisseaux, who is the owner of Kapow Comics Ltd., told GlobalNews.ca.
Coates is accused of stealing the collection at an event held at Kapow Comics on Jan. 22. He allegedly stole the set from another player.
Coates then tried to sell them at another comic book store.
In the magic world you know who has the big collections and that was one of the things that set me off.
, Showcase Comics, Lethbridge
