SPOKE WITH THE OWNER ABOUT WHAT WAS STOLEN. ON THIS SIDE. THIS IS A STAND UP CASE WHERE SOME OF THE HIGHER END SINGLES AND GRADED CARDS WOULD BE A BREAK-IN AT ONE UP. RETRO VIDEO GAMES COSTING THE STORE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN LOSSES. THEY ALSO CAME THROUGH AND RIPPED OPEN THE BACKS OF THE CARD CASES TO GET INTO THEM, STOLE ALL THE CARDS OUT OF THERE. ALL THE SEALED BOXES, STUFF THAT WAS ON THE BACK SHELF AS WELL, AND BROKE OUR WINDOW IN THE BACK. THE SHOP ON 23RD AND G STREETS WAS HIT OVERNIGHT. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO CAPTURING A MAN SMASHING AND GRABBING VIDEO GAMES AND COLLECTIBLE CARDS. SACRAMENTO POLICE HAVEN’T MADE ARRESTS, AND WHILE TRAVIS BOWEN WAITS FOR ANSWERS, HE’S CONVINCED THIS WASN’T RANDOM. THE WAY THAT THEY CAME IN, IT’S NOT A WAY THAT SOMEONE WOULD HAVE JUST GUESSED TO GET IN. AND THEN THE THINGS THAT THEY TOOK SEEMED PRETTY SPECIFIC. DESPITE THE HIT, BOWEN SAYS THE GAMING AND CARD COMMUNITIES ARE LOCKED IN AND LOOKING OUT. WE DO HAVE A BIG GROUP CHAT THAT HAS PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THE VIDEO GAME AND CARD SHOPS IN SACRAMENTO AND THE BAY AREA, SO ANYTIME SOMETHING HAPPENS, WE ALL SHARE WHAT HAPPENED. HERE’S IF WE HAVE ANY VIDEO OR FOOTAGE AND THEN LIKE ITEMS THAT WILL BE EASY TO SPOT. SO THAT WAY IF SOMEONE DECIDES I’M GOING TO TAKE IT TO THIS STORE AND SELL IT, LIKE, HEY, WE’LL BE ABLE TO FIND OUT AT THIS TIME. THE OWNER ISN’T SURE OF THE INSURANCE COMPANY’S GOING TO COVER THE ENTIRE LOSS, SO THEY STARTED A GOFUNDME PAGE TO TRY TO RAISE ENOUGH FUNDS THAT CAN COVER THE COST OF THOSE DAMAGES IN M
Sacramento video game and collectibles store suffers major theft
Updated: 8:15 PM PST Nov 17, 2025
A break-in at a store in Sacramento resulted in tens of thousands of dollars in losses as a suspect smashed cases and stole video games and collectible cards.Officials said 1UP Retro Video Games, located on 23rd and J streets, was burglarized early Monday.”They also came through and ripped open the backs of the card cases to get into them, stole all the cards out of there, all the sealed boxes, and stuff that was on the back shelf as well, and broke our window in the back,” said Travis Boune, the store owner.Surveillance video captured a man smashing cases and grabbing video games and collectible cards. Sacramento police have not made arrests, and while Boune waits for answers, he is convinced this wasn’t random. “The way they came in is not a way that someone would have just guessed to get in, and then the things that they took seemed pretty specific,” Boune said.Despite the hit, Boune said the gaming and card communities are locked in and looking out. “We do have a big group chat that has pretty much all of the video game and card shops in Sacramento and the Bay Area, so anytime something happens, we all share what happened, here’s if we have any video or footage, and items that will be easy to spot, that way if someone decides to take it to the store and sell it, they will be able to find out,” Boune said.Boune said the suspect also left some clues behind.”When the person broke in, they put their hand on the back there, and they left some really clean fingerprints on the inside,” he said.The small business also started a GoFundMe to help recoup some of the losses. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
A break-in at a store in Sacramento resulted in tens of thousands of dollars in losses as a suspect smashed cases and stole video games and collectible cards.
Officials said 1UP Retro Video Games, located on 23rd and J streets, was burglarized early Monday.
“They also came through and ripped open the backs of the card cases to get into them, stole all the cards out of there, all the sealed boxes, and stuff that was on the back shelf as well, and broke our window in the back,” said Travis Boune, the store owner.
Surveillance video captured a man smashing cases and grabbing video games and collectible cards.
Sacramento police have not made arrests, and while Boune waits for answers, he is convinced this wasn’t random.
“The way they came in is not a way that someone would have just guessed to get in, and then the things that they took seemed pretty specific,” Boune said.
Despite the hit, Boune said the gaming and card communities are locked in and looking out.
“We do have a big group chat that has pretty much all of the video game and card shops in Sacramento and the Bay Area, so anytime something happens, we all share what happened, here’s if we have any video or footage, and items that will be easy to spot, that way if someone decides to take it to the store and sell it, they will be able to find out,” Boune said.
Boune said the suspect also left some clues behind.
“When the person broke in, they put their hand on the back [of a glass case] there, and they left some really clean fingerprints on the inside,” he said.
The small business also started a GoFundMe to help recoup some of the losses.
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