AUSTIN (KXAN) — A trading card store in south Austin is recovering from $20,000 in damages after a suspect attempted to break-in to the business last week.
The business, Space Goblin Collectibles located on William Cannon Drive near Woodhue Drive, sells items such as One Piece, Magic the Gathering and Pokemon trading cards, which have gained popularity over the years.
Space Goblin Collectibles owner Chad Koss says the growth has brought “a lot of financial incentives for people — especially bad actors — that want to come in here and try and get something.”
Koss said the break-in happened around 2:55 a.m. on Thursday, June 11. He said the suspect, who has not been identified or arrested yet, used a paintball gun to shoot at the store’s exterior cameras, then allegedly used a BB gun to shoot out the store’s front windows…