Ohio Pokémon collector pleads no contest after placing GPS tracker on card delivery driver's car

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• Dexerto — Pokémonfirst reporttrust 50·agreement 100%·primary
  Pokemon collector secretly put GPS tracker on woman’s car to find trading card restocks - Dexerto
  published 36d agoseen 36d ago
• IGN — Pokémontrust 50·agreement 100%·scored
  72-Year-Old Pokémon Collector Arrested After Illegally Tracking Woman Who Restocked Local Stores
  published 35d agoseen 35d ago

• arrestreported

  72-year-old collector Kent Kubasta arrested for illegally tracking a Pokémon card delivery driver

  “A 72-year-old Pokémon card collector has been arrested for illegally tracking a woman who restocked local stores.”source

• incident:tracker_discoveredreported

  The delivery driver found the GPS tracker on her vehicle in June

  “Kent Kubasta, 72, of Medina, was arrested after the delivery driver found the tracker on her vehicle in June, according to Fox 8 News.”source

• legal_plea:pleareported

  Kent Kubasta, 72, pleaded no contest to a charge of illegal use of a tracking device in Wayne County Municipal Court

  “Kubasta entered a no-contest plea Friday in Wayne County Municipal Court to a charge of illegal use of a tracking device.”source

• market_demand:restock_linesreported

  Operation Fandom manager Randy Kendall said stores can see lines of 30 to 40 customers during card drops

  “Kendall said stores can see lines of 30 to 40 customers during card drops, while larger retailers may attract even more collectors.”source

• methodreported

  A Spytech GPS device was found on the driver's vehicle while dropping cards at a Walmart

  “The tracker was discovered by the driver while dropping cards to a Walmart. A Spytech GPS, the device allowed someone — in this case Kubasta — to follow her movements in real-time via a linked smartphone app.”source

• penaltyreported

  Faces up to 180 days in jail and a $1,000 fine

  “Sentencing is yet to take place, but Kubasta could now face up to 180 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.”source

• pleareported

  Kubasta entered a plea of no contest

  “According to Fox8, Kubasta entered a plea of no contest to the charge, and declined to comment further”source

• prior_incident:february_2025_casereported

  A February 2025 case involved a scalper following and livestreaming an employee restocking vending machines, later buying over $800 of cards

  “The incident follows a separate case in February 2025, when a Pokemon TCG scalper followed an employee from store to store as she restocked vending machines.”source