Over $75,000 Worth of Magic: The Gathering Cards Stolen in Austin, Texas (Updated)

Over $75,000 worth of Magic: The Gathering cards were reportedly stolen in Pat's Games, a gaming shop in Austin, Texas.

According to store owner Pat Johnson, her store's front door was ripped off with a water meter turn-off key.

"We feel that he's a Magic player, and we know that he's been in the store before because it only took him 20 seconds to go in and find our highest-dollared cards," says Johnson. '

"We did put the pictures out on Facebook, Reddit, everywhere we can—it's kind of going viral on the internet—hoping someone will recognize the guy," says Johnson.

The owner made a post on Facebook (via Reddit) about the burglary:

Pat's Games was burglarized at 1 this morning. The front door was ripped off with a water meter turn off key. The police are checking it for finger prints. This is not a tool many people would have. Possibly someone working for the City. If anyone has any information please contact me as soon as possible. All our display cases were stolen.

A report from kxan.com released surveillance video of the two men coming up to the store. One suspect had on a medical mask, hoodie and gloves. The second man was seen wearing camouflage clothes and he didn't have anything over his face.

(Source: kxan.com)

MTGLion created a video to spread the word about this burglary.

I know how it feels to have Magic: The Gathering cards stolen, but this is in a whole massive scale, and it's kind of unfortunate that this happened to an essential part of the gaming community in Austin, Texas.

Hopefully, they catch the burglar who did this. If you have any information about this crime, please contact the authorities of Austin, Texas or Pat's Games.