A 72-year-old man in Ohio has been charged with a first-degree misdemeanor for allegedly planting a GPS tracker on a Pokémon card delivery worker’s vehicle. If convicted, he could face up to 180 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.
According to Wayne County Municipal Court records obtained by Aftermath, Kent Kubasta admitted that he secretly attached a Spytec GPS tracker to a female delivery worker’s vehicle while it was parked outside the Operation Fandom card shop in Wooster. He told police that he wanted to “track her location and the delivery of Pokémon cards.”
Observers believe Kubasta may have been trying to find out when shipments of the popular 30th Celebration expansion would arrive. The set is currently sold out in many locations, making it difficult to purchase at retail price.
However, the owner of Operation Fandom told Fox 8 News that restock information is readily available through social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. Some accounts even compile upcoming release schedules and inventory updates across multiple retailers.
Pokémon card buying frenzies and resale controversies have become increasingly common in recent years. The latest 30th-anniversary collection has reportedly sparked confrontations in store lines, fights over merchandise, and even an incident in which someone threatened other customers with a knife. The case once again highlights how limited supply and speculative demand in the trading-card market can create safety and legal issues that go far beyond ordinary collecting.