A 72-year-old man in Ohio, Kent Kubasta, has been accused by police of secretly placing a GPS tracker on a Pokémon card delivery driver’s vehicle—all to track the driver’s location and Pokémon card delivery schedules. The delivery driver discovered the tracking device in June while restocking stores, and after police investigation, Kubasta admitted to placing the SpyTech GPS.
Is Restocking Pokémon Cards Really That Competitive?
This incident is tied to the recent Pokémon 30th anniversary card craze. Once hot products restock, collectors and flippers quickly snag them all—some US retail stores even see lines of dozens of people. The owner of Operation Fandom noted that many collectors now share restock intel through social media like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. But this 72-year-old apparently thought online info wasn’t fast enough, turning the information war into real-life tracking.
Most Awkward Part: This Info Was Already Online!
Even more ironic, the Operation Fandom owner said delivery routes and restock times are probably already being shared on social platforms—collectors just need to follow the right accounts to know which stores are restocking. In other words, Kubasta went through all the trouble of planting a GPS, when the info he wanted was already being posted on Facebook, Instagram, or even TikTok.
Now He Might Get Cards—or Maybe Just Jail Time
Kubasta has entered a no contest plea to illegal use of a tracking device, a first-degree misdemeanor that could land him up to 180 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. This case has become one of the most extreme examples in the recent Pokémon 30th anniversary card-grabbing craze. Wanting to know restock times is one thing, but tracking a delivery driver just for some card packs? This time, the “card intel war” has gotten the police involved.