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LEWISBURG — More than $10,000 worth of collectibles were stolen during a break-in early Wednesday morning at Shaffer's Card Shop, located along Route 15 south of Bucknell University. The burglars entered the store at 1:25 a.m. through a door of the adjoining office of Keister Construction Inc., knocked over a display shelf holding hundreds of boxed trading cards and rummaged through the store. According to owners William and Darlene Shaffer, a majority of the items stolen were sports publications dating back to 1940s and 1950s with many worth $65 to $100 a piece. The most expensive item missing was worth $400, Mrs. Shaffer said. "They weren't in here very long," Mrs. Shaffer said. "Most of the stuff missing were the things I packed up for a card show we were going to this weekend in Long Island N.Y.." East Buffalo Township Police were notified by a security alarm. Responding authorities did not find anyone on the premises, Mr. Shaffer said. "We were called in," Mr. Shaffer said. "I was baffled when I saw what happened. It had to take a lot of strength for someone to push through the door and the wall down. There were a lot of filled boxes on there." The burglars stole a complete case that was filled with publications and broke into another that was filled with packs of trading cards. Among the items missing were several issues of Baseball Magazine from the 1940s and 1950s, Babe Ruth comic books from the 1940s, Baseball Digest from the 1940s and 1950s, New York Yankees yearbooks from the 1950s and 1960s, and game-day programs/scorebooks of the New York-based teams Yankees, Dodgers and Giants from the 1940s and 1950s with some that included game-day ticket stubs. "Some were from the World Series," Mrs. Shaffer said. The Shaffers were still inventorying what was missing early Wednesday evening. "It's very disappointing," Mr. Shaffer said. "We don't know what all is missing, and what all is broken." Mr. Shaffer said the store is covered by insurance but probably won't receive a full reimbursement for lost items unless the burglars are caught. "We had a similar burglary in 1992," Mr. Shaffer said. "The person was caught, and we get restitution for what was stolen. If we live for 120 years, we will get our full $70,000 back that was lost." This is cache, read story here
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