Rob Alexander artist proof binder stolen at GP Paris

[Annorax]

MTG Salvation members:
Theft has once again reared its ugly head. This time at the Grand Prix event in Paris, France. Magic artist Rob Alexander had a binder of artist proofs stolen at the event site.
Below are excerpts of of messages between Rob and Jabberwocky.

Someone stole my binder of artist proofs at the GP in Paris this weekend. Mainly Rav lands, Kamigawa, and some M10 that stand out in my memory. If you see someone selling a lot of them on Ebay or anything, let me know. They are not signed, so they will be sold unsigned, or with a forged signature.

I'd like your permission to post this on the MTGSalvation website (mtgsalvation.com).

Go ahead and post it to the site - please have the members get a hold of you if they happen to see or hear anything.
I don't hold out much hope of seeing the cards, but it would be nice to think that the person gets stopped.

Anyone having information that may be relevant to this incident, please remit it to Jabberwocky (Market Street Moderator) and it will be forwarded to Mr. Alexander.

[rianalnn]

Terrible. What is wrong with people?

Somebody knows about this; come forward!

[Barl, Artificer]

Jerk. Rob Alexander is my favorite artist since he did an amazing job on the allied fetches and ABUR dual lands at least the majority of the ABUR dual lands. All his work is fantastic. I wish I knew something but I haven't a clue as to who stole the cards.

[Swmtrunks]

I vote we find whoever did it and castrate them. In fact I vote castration by magic cards... well have Chris Ferguson do the deed.

[taint666]

What a shame, he is truly one of my favorite artists. As said before, I really wish I could help out, so I'll be sure to frequent E-Bay to do some investigative work.

[randallross420]

not to be rude, but why would you let something like that out of your sight in a public place? seems irresponsible to me.

[rianalnn]

Originally Posted by randallross420

not to be rude, but why would you let something like that out of your sight in a public place? seems irresponsible to me.

So you were there?

You saw Rob take his attention away from his binder?

Did you steal it?

[popeye79]

Originally Posted by randallross420

not to be rude, but why would you let something like that out of your sight in a public place? seems irresponsible to me.

Originally Posted by rianalnn

So you were there?

You saw Rob take his attention away from his binder?

Did you steal it?

Really? he was mearly stateing the obvious.

We're all taught to hold on to our binders/bags and never let them out of our site at major events. don't even let a freind hold it, because they will not care to watch every second as you yourself would. to wrap the strap of your binder/bag around your chair leg and put your foot on top of it.

it's pretty rude to make unfounded acquisitions like that, when he was just pointing out the obvious, in an abriviated way of warning people to be more responsible.

yes it's horrible that theft is still an issue, but it is. we ALL have to take precautions to prevent it from happening.

and before you ask, no... i didn't steel them either.

[Jabberwocky]

Mr. Alexander has been notified and provided a link to this thread should he care to peruse it.

[rianalnn]

Originally Posted by popeye79

Spoiler:

Really? he was mearly stateing the obvious.

We're all taught to hold on to our binders/bags and never let them out of our site at major events. don't even let a freind hold it, because they will not care to watch every second as you yourself would. to wrap the strap of your binder/bag around your chair leg and put your foot on top of it.

it's pretty rude to make unfounded acquisitions like that, when he was just pointing out the obvious, in an abriviated way of warning people to be more responsible.

yes it's horrible that theft is still an issue, but it is. we ALL have to take precautions to prevent it from happening.

and before you ask, no... i didn't steel them either.

How about we chastise the idiots who did this instead?


Hey, ****tards - if you steal from artists, they won't attend events! Good job, numbnuts!

[randallross420]

Originally Posted by rianalnn

So you were there?

You saw Rob take his attention away from his binder?

Did you steal it?

ha ha. lame attempt at humor.
all i was saying, is just because 1000 strangers share a hobby with you, doesn't mean you should trust them. when you go out to eat at a resturaunt, do you take your wallet out and put it on the table and walk away? probly no, b/c if you do, someone's gonna take it.
so do you think the binder was stolen from the guy's hands? if he had his eyes or hands on it, it probably wouldn't have got took. you don't normally leave something worth possibly thousands of dollars unattended.
like the other guy said, i was just stating the obvious.
i don't appreciate your lame false accusations

[gerbil]

It's a sad truism that people have to learn the hard way.
I had a folder stolen (coincidentally it's main contents were my almost complete playset of each Rav dual)... Since then, I never let my folder out of sight.

I had the great fortune to bend Rob's ear for a long time at PT Austin (and now have a lovely set of joined and altered art judge flooded strands amongst other things from him). He's a genuinely great guy and really loves the game. It would appear if he had a fault, it's that he's too trusting.
In this day and age, that's a rare enough gift, and I'm just sad he has been punished for that.

It's easy to place the 'blame' at Rob's feet, but all he's 'guilty' of is being nice.
The thief who took his stuff is the criminal here, so let's not lose sight of that.

As Rianalnn points out, all it'll do is make one of Magic's best and most popular artists rethink his attendance in the future

[rianalnn]

Originally Posted by randallross420

Spoiler:

ha ha. lame attempt at humor.
all i was saying, is just because 1000 strangers share a hobby with you, doesn't mean you should trust them. when you go out to eat at a resturaunt, do you take your wallet out and put it on the table and walk away? probly no, b/c if you do, someone's gonna take it.
so do you think the binder was stolen from the guy's hands? if he had his eyes or hands on it, it probably wouldn't have got took. you don't normally leave something worth possibly thousands of dollars unattended.
like the other guy said, i was just stating the obvious.
i don't appreciate your lame false accusations

Again, you clearly weren't there, so accusing Rob of being careless is equally lame. Sit down, guy.

[randallross420]

Originally Posted by gerbil

I had a folder stolen (coincidentally it's main contents were my almost complete playset of each Rav dual)... Since then, I never let my folder out of sight.

which proves my point that if you're on your p's and q's (eyes or hands on) you don't get thieved.
and to trust NO ONE.
no i wasn't there, but if you pay attention to your stuff and don't trust anyone with it, there is no opportunity for it to be stolen. obv :P

[Niv]

Really, The Rav lands:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/MTG-ARTIST-PROOF-...item4a9bc93e07

i don't know how proofs work, but the same seller has a bunch of cards he is claiming as artist proofs. al Alexander.