Employee Finds Hole in Store Security, Steals Collector Cards, Police Say

The Jefferson County man was charged with stealing more than $4,000 in Pokemon and YugiOh cards from The Gathering Ground in Valley Park, according to St. Louis County Police.

An employee at The Gathering Ground, a gaming store in Valley Park, stole more than $4,000 in Pokemon and YugiOh collector’s cards and merchandise from the establishment, St. Louis County Police said. Calvin Reynolds, 22, of the first block of San Marcos Drive in the Jefferson County portion of Fenton, was charged Thursday with second-degree burglary and felony theft. St. Louis County Police said Reynolds returned to the store after hours and took boxes and tins of Pokemon and Yugi-Oh valued at $4,000 from a hole in the business’ exterior wall at 10 North Elam Ave. in Valley Park. Police said the owner suspected Reynolds was stealing and became more convinced of this when he watched security tapes that showed Reynolds driving his vehicle …

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It's All in the Cards for This Game Boy

Donnie Binz’s shop is a place where fantasy gamers can add to their card collection or just hang out.

Donnie Binz has been collecting trading cards since he was a little kid. He started with traditional sports cards with his dad, who owned a baseball card shop. When gaming cards were introduced in the 1990s, he was instantly hooked. Binz has been playing Magic, The Gathering and Yu-Gi-Oh! since those games first came out in 1993 and 1996 respectively. To play, gamers collect the trading cards in order to build a powerful deck and challenge their friends. Each card has a detailed illustration of a monster, spell or weapon with a list of statistics that show how the card is played. Magic was the first game of its kind and is produced by the same company that publishes Dungeons and Dragons. Last summer Binz opened Mr. D’s Gaming and Cards in …

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