Depends on what card it is, but most likely not. If it is damaged, the value drops drastically, unless it's a 1st edition Blue Eyes White Dragon or Dark Magician from LOB for instance, or a ghost rare..
Thank you for showing examples with the conditions, I have been wondering more about this for a while as I have recently found a stash of my old cards. Sadly a lot of them are "heavy played" or "moderately played" at best, as a kid I never cared about using sleeves or keeping them in good conditions which now I really regret haha
If you plan on grading them, go with BGS, PSA or GCG, the big three. Any other grading companies won't make you any profit. Once graded, look at sold listings on eBay to get an idea for the price you can get for the grade and company.
When you were talking about the playability I instantly thought of mechanical chaser back when it was only accessible in the first tournament pack and was a 1 in 128 pull
What I've taken from this video is - it doesn't actually matter about card rarity, what makes a card valuable is, playability, age and actual rarity in the real world. Of course condition comes in as well. But the difficult thing is that a simple trap card could be useless to someone yet invaluable to someone else. I've never played DNA transplant, but since grazing over it, I really want to try it with a certain card combo, not saying that card would be or could be valuable, but someone would probably pay 5 times more than someone else because they need the card
Rarity does play a factor with cards that got reprints in different rarities, however. A card that has only two different prints ever, one let's say a Starlight rare, the other an ultra rare, the latter will be less expensive simply because of its rarity being more common than a Starlight, even if it doesn't see a lot of play. So pull rate (thus rarity) does matter there. And DNA surgery can sure be a fun card! I do recommend testing it out, though not sure how well it holds up to today's decks!
The worst part is the quality control is so bad on these cards that you can open a new pack and get a “lightly played” card cuz it comes fresh out the pack with scratches
I have a bunch of cards with holographic star like patterns that cover the enire front of the card, as well as 1 Dragon FGD Ultra Rare card in which all of these only have 3 numbers where the set I.D. should be located....Is there a way to identify the set they came from, or am I missing something? For example the Dragon FGD only says 110
Are they Japanese? Japan has a lot more or different promos in the OCG than we do in the English TCG. Unfortunately I don't have as much knowledge on those so I'm not able to give a correct answer, especially without seeing them, it might be a fake too for all I know. For a better answer I'd suggest the yugioh subreddit, post a picture of the cards and ask if someone has any knowledge about them. There they will be able to help you find the answer you're looking for if it's a legitimate card!
Ah I'm not Dutch haha, I'm Belgian! I do live in the Dutch speaking part of Belgium, but our accents aren't as strong as the actual Dutch (or well, the majority lol). But thank you though!
Nice video and quite enlightening. However does anyone know if there is a site or people online who would work with an individual card owner and evaluate their cards. I was thinking of sending a picture of each card and receiving an approximate estimate of it's value.
I'm sure there is some people, but they'd more than likely ask a fee for the time and effort. At least those I have seen come by. Thought of doing something similar myself at one point but I don't have a lot of time to do it haha
Hi, nice video brother. What about cards with errors like missprintings or others? I have a Buster Blader 1st edition UR PSV-050 LP with the name of Sanga the Thunder. How much is that worth?
Misprints really comes down to what a buyer is willing to pay for them, there's no real market value to follow there. Ebay sold listings is your best bet to get an idea.
Do you have a opinion on the value of DDS cards? I have a DDS PSA 4 blue eyes and PSA 6 dark magician that someone is looking to trade for and I can't get a sense of their value looking at what is currently on the market
That's an unlimited version then. Might also be a reprint however. Compare yours to a 1st edition, especially the spacing of the words in the text box. If it's closer to the border, it's a reprint. If the words are in the exact same spot, it's a original print and worth money, depending on condition.
say.. how about the heavily coat gold cards? it has a sandy texture, and everything reflects gold to light, i got it like about 15yrs ago.. Anyway as a fan and a casual player of yugioh, what's rare for me are those cards that i really want to complete my desire deck build 😅😅 and i mostly collect only those cards i saw from the very first yugioh anime..😆😆
Hi! i have some yugioh cards that are missing the year print on the bottom right corner. are these fake? like is it a thing that some old yugioh cards dont have this "year" stamp or?
I honestly don't know, but usually if the year is missing they're indeed fake. I'm sure there would be more indicators to it, but can't say without seeing them.
I love how sometimes when I buy NM condition cards the sellers send me cards that have dented corners and I have to rebuy the card from another seller.
Oh definitely. Near mint would mean a card can have some minor flaws (small scratch, some imperfection in the corner..). A graded card to reach a 10 would mean they're perfect in every way. Even a little whitening on the edges can knock it down a grade or two. For grading, I always only do so with cards I've pulled myself or have seen in person. That to me is the best way of making sure it's in a good enough condition to grade it. Sites like tcgplayer will often not offer pictures or just front and back. That's a gamble if you want to send it in for grading. Best to buy in person or seen in multiple angles, in my opinion!
Greetings friend..!! 👐 I just located my yu- gi- oh cards from my childhood and alot of them say 1st edition on the top of the details of the card and the have this shiny colorful layer over them ... need help to know if they are worth anything and who do I contact . I'm from South Africa. Most cards are in moderate condition but some look really good ..!!! Please help ... ANYONE ...!
Hey there I've been trying to find value of one card that I haven't been able to find online, its a dark magician LOB-005 1st edition with a silver square at the bottom right, not only has gold borders but like the card is filled in gold?
Gold rares do exist but never seen a LOB Dark Magician version of it though. Best advice I can give is to ask in a Facebook or Reddit group, sharing a picture, as it is really difficult to answer without seeing it. Hope you will find your answers!
To be honest, I don't know what you mean with a 103 or 123 BEWD - as in their numbering? Or in their name? If numbering, it depends on the set as described in the video. If it's part of their name, definitely fake.
I have the card that is all perfect no scratch the centering is correct and doesn’t have print mistakes but in the back part has a very tiny scratch that is only visible when you put it at a light. Do you think there’s any chance it can get a psa 10?
Not at all, just means it's a more recent print. Of course all comes down to what card it is. A common card will be pretty worthless no matter what year it was printed in, for instance.
@@kodaline0911 it does. Non-English cards will in general be worth less. You should be able to sort per language on the websites used in the video, however.
@@BopisTCG I’ve found some that are fake but the ones I can’t find aren’t in English so I’m struggling to find them, I also can find the ones I’m looking for but not the prices of the first edition.
LOB is the first set ever released in the TCG: Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon. The only thing to look out for is if it is original or a reprint. The earlier sets got a reprint early 2010's. Some cards are very hard to distinguish from one another. Best way to do this is by looking up a LOB Dark Magician that is 1st Edition, as those are from that first print and original. For that same reason, if yours are 1st edition, ther're original, if not, keep reading haha. Compare the text underneath the card with the text on yours to determine if your version is indeed an original or a reprint. Some 2010's reprint cards got an updated text, changing it alltogether (an example here is Jinzo or Gate Guardian), making it obvious it's a reprint. If the text itself is the exact same, which for Dark Magician I believe is the case, pay attention to the position of the words. If for instance some words are closer to the border of the textbox, or further away, compared to the 1st edition, you have a reprint. Is the text exactly the same and in the same position as the 1st edition cards online, you have an OG card! And as Dark Magician is a fan favourite still, you've got a card with quite some value in your hands! I hope I was able to help you with this! If you still are unsure, feel free to contact me on my social media (links in description box under the video) and send me some pictures. I'll gladly help! :)
It does, that's where condition comes into play. Better condition, better chance for a higher grade, thus higher price. This video was mainly made for people going through their cards from childhood or getting into the game. I don't expect any beginner with no knowledge to have any graded cards laying around. Maybe I can make a video on grading as a sort of follow up, however!
@@BopisTCG ohhh okay fair enough I see. I am new to it too as you say. I'm just looking into selling my old cards from when I was a kid but I have been advised to get them graded first as a lot are really rare and good condition
What's the difference between cards that day "1st edition" and cards that day "limited edition" I have a few "1st edition" cards from 1996 and a few "limited edition" cards from 1996. Are the limited edition ones potentially fake as can't find much info/cards online when I search.
@@BopisTCG ah right ok. So unlikely to hold much value I assume. All pretty much mint condition. Never been used or played with. Just left in plastic packets for the past 20+ years.
Any collectors you know, local card shop or conventions. Just don't let them persuade you into selling them, do your research because they'll always lowball you!
@BopisTCG yeah they do I got a slipher the sky dragon ultra rear a black and white dark magician ultra rare as well as a small stack of other ultra rear and a bunch of 1st edition and 2 1st edition star rare
If they're starter deck cards, they'd have to be graded and a PSA 9 or 10 to get such a high amount. Raw will never sell for 1000 dollar, euro.. Be sure to sort by sold listings on eBay and look for raw cards to get a better idea! :)
Would love if u could rate my old deck from when I was a kid I have a lot of rare cards.. do have a barely touched jmp-001 with no scratches and a ton of 1st editions from literally when the packs first came out
Really depends on the card itself. A 1st edition Dark Magician from the LOB set will definitely be a lot more expensive. Also keep in mind the condition of the cards and mine being pretty beaten up from childhood haha
Hello, I need help. I have a yu-gi-oh card. I need to know the name of the card. Is Nightmare apprentice? I look it up, but there is a difference one with to difference value. How do u tell the difference on Secret Rare From Quarter Century anybody know ? I'll make a video if need ?
good video but can the same card increase from 1€ to 50€ if its a holo? cause even on the internet page that you recommended you cant filter holos just any other aspect so how do i know if im not throwing away an expensive card that was on the side shown as 0,10€?
The only way for the price difference to be that big is to consider the other factors I talked about, such as language, print edition, condition of the card.. On Cardmarket you can indeed sort all of these except indeed for holo or non-holo. That is because it doesn't exist in Yu-Gi-Oh, unlike Pokemon where you have a regular and a reverse print per card in sets nowadays. Yu-Gi-Oh has plenty of reprints of the same artwork of the same cards, but they're all a different card. An example are the three Dark Magician at the start of the video. The rarity is different, but it is the same artwork every time. That's what the set numbers on the right underneath the artwork are for. If you search for Dark Magician on Cardmarket (I suppose you're a fellow European as you use euro) you get a list of all prints ever made. You just need to navigate to the card with the exact same set number as yours. Even one letter of difference (such as mentioned with the European/North American/Asian English sets) means it is a different card. So let's say you have found the card on there, you have sorted them on language and the condition yours is in.. prices are still completely different.. that's just what a seller asks for it. The exact same card, same condition, but one person asks € 5 and an other asks € 20.. You buy the € 5 one of course. This is why I also mention using eBay for older cards especially. They're harder to find, so you will see a huge difference in prices for them. eBay sold listings will however show you what people are actually willing to pay for that card. Because if someone asks € 50 for a € 5 card.. they will never sell it. Do keep in mind that there will still be some difference in prices here and there though, as eBay also has shipping and import costs. So sometimes someone will pay € 10 more for the same card that's located in Europe, instead of a cheaper version in the USA because then there's import fees and such involved. So, tl;dr: make sure you have the exact same set number you're comparing cards online with as they all are from unique sets, pay attention to the edition, language, condition (especially this!).. and then take a rough estimate of what the cards do sell for to get an idea of the value of your card. I hope that this helps you answer your question a bit, otherwise feel free to ask!
I double sleeve my cards. So I put them upside down in the perfect fit sleeve and then put them in the normal way in sleeves that are a bit bigger. This way your card is protected on both sides :) It does make your deck a lot thicker though, but I'm mainly a collector anyway
Depends on the condition, what print it is.. basically all tips I mention in this video, as well as the websites to check for the prices. You will have to do some research yourself to determine it I'm afraid!
@@BopisTCG thanks! I am just getting into Yugioh collection and this video answer most of my questions. I do have one more tho. Outside of the 1st edition and limited edition do Yugioh cards old much value? Considering the condition nm to mint. I am finding lots of cards for sale but they often do not say 1st edition. Most say limited or don’t have anything written
If they don't have anything they're unlimited prints. Depending on what card it is, some can still hold value, but then it will mainly be old cards for nostalgia or new holos. In the end, it depends a lot on what someone is willing to pay for it as well of course :) I for instance am willing to pay more if it is something specific I am after but can't find many copies of, so when one does pop up, and the price is still acceptable, although perhaps a bit higher, I might still go for it!
@@BopisTCG I see. That makes sense. I am partially getting into collecting Yugioh for nostalgic reasons. Nevertheless, would you say any card from 1st edition and most limited edition cards would hold a good value? I am just trying to build a baseline for when I am making offers to people.
@@RedFaceeee Depends a lot on what set they're from. I'd say that the earlier sets will get you a decent penny on quite some cards (going with commons), whilst later/recent sets won't. Compare it with Base Set for the Pokemon TCG. Even commons in that set still go for € 0,30 and more in a good condition for unlimited ones because they're what got it started. People love that nostalgia, and they're harder and harder to find with every year passing, especially in a mint condition. Same with limited cards, really. If you have a promo from one of the original tins, those are worth quite a bit, whilst later sets, again, depend on what card it is and what set it comes from, how often it sees use in competitive play, if there's a reprint.. simply because they're mass produced and still available for purchase today. Best advice I can give: sort your cards per set, find out when that set was released and then look up if the commons hold any value using the sites I used in the video. Be sure to sort on 1st edition, condition and language. If you see that the commons of the set don't have any value, move to the next one/check holos. That way you get a general idea of your cards' value and you can go through them faster.
Back in the day when I was a kid I just want to play duel so ... yeah if there is #10 of worst card you would see mine .if I could I want to post my full deck and some that I think is worth something but seeing this ... means they would never have value .if only I want to post it you can make fun of it .I understand .I hold on to my cards because I want to keep it as remembrance. I win more than i lose and was able to dmg a life points on one of my battle againts the top 2 duelist . I dont remember much.he congratulate me saying I was the only one who dmg him outside competition he joined .so that was my biggest memory when I was in my first yr high-school I started to collect cards back around 2002 ish 2003 up to 2007 then they start to fade
There sure is more to cards than their monetary value. I still have a bunch of my childhood cards, too. Most are completely beaten up, as you can see in the video, but thats okay. The memories are often worth more. Thank you for sharing your story! ❤️
You'd have to find out by using all tips I mention in the video. I don't know all prices by heart as there is simply too many and constantly fluctuating I'm afraid!
Hey Bopi! New viewer here I was hoping you could answer a quick question for me regarding some cards i have! trying to figure out if any of my cards from my childhood have any value to them and I've hit a road block of sorts
I suggest by taking out the holos as those are the ones with possible value, and then check them on the sites I've mentioned in the video based on their condition :)
@@BopisTCG oh yeah i have an exodia head inside two sleeves and then inside a binder thats been through the washing machine and is beyond any grading system probably considered garbage but ill cherish it forever
The 2 points I liked most are, that he's using Dark Magicians, while that's one of my favourite archetypes as well. (he also mentioned Blue-Eyes, what's my all time favourite!) And the second point is, that he has a box(?) on top of his shelf saying "Pikachu"
Dark Magician is my main deck so I have plenty of copies of him haha. And yes, the pikachu.. I collect Pokemon and Digimon as well so they're bound to make an appearance 😅
I can't find my cards on the internet, their old and heavely played, all of them are first edition, like God created Hara Curti Light 1st edition, YGOPR-EN001.
I am unsure about that, didn't know that they even printed Chinese cards! Maybe the earlier sets only, like with Pokemon. Just be cautious if they're legit though, as a lot of fake cards were/are distributed from China. Good example today is all cards from sites like Wish, AliExpress..
eBay is your best bet! If you make it clear what condition they're in and what set they're from, people will bid the right amount for them. Might even be wiser to list the special ones as a seperate listing and just have bulk cards as a lot. You should get most money out of it that way, if you're willing to put the time and effort into it.
Forgive her, she didint know better. I had 4 dark magician girls 1st edition NM as a 9 year old. My brother and i got into a fight. He threw my binder away with the cards. I never forgave him lol
Hello Bopi's :) i just found my deck box with all my favorite cards from when i was a child. I've been saving those for 20 years but i do not know a lot about them or if there is even any value there. Is there any email contact of yours so i can reach out and try to understand if there is any gem there? i would really aprreciate it! Kepp up the good work :)
Hey there, thank you for watching! Unfortunately, I will have to disappoint you, as I do not have the time to look through collections. That is why I made this video, so people themselves can see if they have any valuable cards! I suggest you sort cards per rarity and look up all super rare, ultra rare, secret rare.. those are the ones that can hold value, common and regular rares won't. Best of luck!
I appreciate the info, I have very little knowledge as of yet, but came across red eyes b dragon sdj001, and a blue eyes white dragon bpt009, and both are very very nice. Need to do more research and find someone near me in Branson MO, and find out if its worth anything at all
SDJ is Structure Deck Joey and that card holds a bit of value, but nothing too crazy as it was so mass printed. 1st edition would make it more valuable of course. BPT are battle pack tournament and they tend to have a nice price tag to them depending on the card. Blue Eyes would definitely be worth a bit as it is such a beloved and iconic monster! I'm glad my video was helpful to you!
@@BopisTCG very helpful, honestly came across them in a storage unit, sold enough other things already(set of McFarland dragons, and original spawn violator) hoping for a little luck, with 250 other cards as well, all from 1996, maybe missed something.
I also have a double gold holographic red eyes black dragon I just found from my childhood set I’m just upset there’s a crease in the middle lol I’m pissed about that
I don't know the prices by heart, but any premade decks are always lower unless they have specific cards. Sets that are out of production will also climb often due to them no longer being available on the market. Keep in mind it is constantly fluctuating too.
but yeah i dont have any dings or marks or anything like that just the backs of them are lightly srcatched from looking threw them and moving them around every other year when i loved places lol so not sure how to grade them i wish i could give them to you to grade but yeah i dont have dings or marks on any of them and i bought then used so who ever had them before me must of not played with them because the front of each one is in great conditon and there all foils lol thats why i bought them also i didnt know anything about yugioh cards back then and i still dont lol never played or even knew someone who played im 36 years old and live in new york so yeah thats my story
Time stamps with examples:
- 00:00 - Intro
- 00:26 - What card?
- 02:18 - Edition
- 03:36 - Websites
- 04:46 - Rarity
- 09:24 - Condition
- 15:02 - Playability & Reprints
- 19:18 - Additional tip
- 19:48 - Outro
I got an ultimate rare it got torned up
Does it hold value?
Depends on what card it is, but most likely not. If it is damaged, the value drops drastically, unless it's a 1st edition Blue Eyes White Dragon or Dark Magician from LOB for instance, or a ghost rare..
thank you man. im rich!! :D
Haha I'm glad to hear!
Starting to collect, 30 seconds in and this video already helped. Thanks a lot!
I'm glad to hear that! Welcome to the hobby!
Thank you for showing examples with the conditions, I have been wondering more about this for a while as I have recently found a stash of my old cards. Sadly a lot of them are "heavy played" or "moderately played" at best, as a kid I never cared about using sleeves or keeping them in good conditions which now I really regret haha
I know the feeling very well.. haha
But, even when played, some cards can still hold value!
Good luck with the collection!
I have the same situation. Just found a 1st edition blue eyes white dragon and apparantly it is worth quite a bit but it is heavily played 😢
@@Damian-lz3yd Ouch, still can be of some worth to the right person.
just got into yugioh and found this video very useful...thanks!
I'm glad to hear! Welcome to the hobby!
Great vid on this subject 👌 been needing to find out more info on what cards to keep stored and ones to use in playing them
Glad to hear you found it useful! Thanks for watching!
When you realize you can put a down payment on a house with your yugioh cards😂🤣😂🤣
Get them graded for even more profit!
@@BopisTCG haven’t touched mine for decade and a half… how can I get mine graded? Like is there somewhere I can go where I won’t get ripped off
If you plan on grading them, go with BGS, PSA or GCG, the big three. Any other grading companies won't make you any profit.
Once graded, look at sold listings on eBay to get an idea for the price you can get for the grade and company.
Or you can buy a trip to Mars 🤩🏒
@@cristianpop8922 why not both? ;)
great video, explained a rather technical thing in a non-technical way
I'm glad it was useful! 😊
Cheers for this I’m new to yugioh collecting and this was valuable info for me, a warm hello from New Zealand
Welcome to the hobby! I'm glad it was useful and thank you for watching! :D
chur bro. im getting into yugioh also. goodluck on your future pulls, cheers from NZ
When you were talking about the playability I instantly thought of mechanical chaser back when it was only accessible in the first tournament pack and was a 1 in 128 pull
I never really played any TCG but am well aware about this issue in any of them haha
Hooray for reprints, even if sometimes it takes a few years 😅
Im not too involved with tcg but i do have a personal favourite card a 2003 sdj red eyes psa 5 not worth much but beautiful nonetheless
Such an iconic card! I'm trying to get my hands on a graded version of that exact card, too.
Really informative video as I am a new collector it helped me a lot. Thank you very much for the upload.
Glad that it was useful to you! Enjoy the new hobby! 😉
Appreciate the insight. Extremely helpful
Glad to hear!
Appreciate you sharing your knowledge with me!
I appreciate you watching, thank you!
Very informative and well made video. Thank you sir.
Thank you for watching! Glad it was useful!
Fantastic Video, I've seen many and this is a great, 'All you need to know' video
Thank you! I'm glad that it was helpful, appreciate the kind words!
What I've taken from this video is - it doesn't actually matter about card rarity, what makes a card valuable is, playability, age and actual rarity in the real world. Of course condition comes in as well. But the difficult thing is that a simple trap card could be useless to someone yet invaluable to someone else. I've never played DNA transplant, but since grazing over it, I really want to try it with a certain card combo, not saying that card would be or could be valuable, but someone would probably pay 5 times more than someone else because they need the card
Rarity does play a factor with cards that got reprints in different rarities, however. A card that has only two different prints ever, one let's say a Starlight rare, the other an ultra rare, the latter will be less expensive simply because of its rarity being more common than a Starlight, even if it doesn't see a lot of play.
So pull rate (thus rarity) does matter there.
And DNA surgery can sure be a fun card! I do recommend testing it out, though not sure how well it holds up to today's decks!
@@BopisTCG The most valuable ones are the iconic ones. The rest only matters if you are a collector and willing to pay.
How much would a gold lettered hollow red eyes black dragon sdj-001
Or a gold lettered hollow red eyes darkness dragon sdi-en001 be worth
The worst part is the quality control is so bad on these cards that you can open a new pack and get a “lightly played” card cuz it comes fresh out the pack with scratches
great video bro! keep up the yugioh content pls 🙏🏾
I most definitely will! Glad it was useful!
I have a bunch of cards with holographic star like patterns that cover the enire front of the card, as well as 1 Dragon FGD Ultra Rare card in which all of these only have 3 numbers where the set I.D. should be located....Is there a way to identify the set they came from, or am I missing something? For example the Dragon FGD only says 110
Are they Japanese?
Japan has a lot more or different promos in the OCG than we do in the English TCG.
Unfortunately I don't have as much knowledge on those so I'm not able to give a correct answer, especially without seeing them, it might be a fake too for all I know.
For a better answer I'd suggest the yugioh subreddit, post a picture of the cards and ask if someone has any knowledge about them. There they will be able to help you find the answer you're looking for if it's a legitimate card!
@@BopisTCG Thank you very much!
No worries, hope you can find out what they're worth!
Your accent is really good for someone who is dutch
Ah I'm not Dutch haha, I'm Belgian! I do live in the Dutch speaking part of Belgium, but our accents aren't as strong as the actual Dutch (or well, the majority lol).
But thank you though!
Great, informative video!
Glad to hear! Thank you for watching!
Nice video and quite enlightening. However does anyone know if there is a site or people online who would work with an individual card owner and evaluate their cards. I was thinking of sending a picture of each card and receiving an approximate estimate of it's value.
I'm sure there is some people, but they'd more than likely ask a fee for the time and effort. At least those I have seen come by. Thought of doing something similar myself at one point but I don't have a lot of time to do it haha
Hi, nice video brother. What about cards with errors like missprintings or others? I have a Buster Blader 1st edition UR PSV-050 LP with the name of Sanga the Thunder. How much is that worth?
Misprints really comes down to what a buyer is willing to pay for them, there's no real market value to follow there. Ebay sold listings is your best bet to get an idea.
Do you have a opinion on the value of DDS cards? I have a DDS PSA 4 blue eyes and PSA 6 dark magician that someone is looking to trade for and I can't get a sense of their value looking at what is currently on the market
That's really hard to say with those grades. Best bet would be eBay sold listings and compare the condition to raw copies + grading fee I'd say.
What the differences in value between an OCG 1st edition and a TCG 1st edition?
hello! i have white dragon with blue eyes LOB-001 but it dosent write edition. Is it worth ?
That's an unlimited version then. Might also be a reprint however. Compare yours to a 1st edition, especially the spacing of the words in the text box. If it's closer to the border, it's a reprint. If the words are in the exact same spot, it's a original print and worth money, depending on condition.
say.. how about the heavily coat gold cards? it has a sandy texture, and everything reflects gold to light, i got it like about 15yrs ago.. Anyway as a fan and a casual player of yugioh, what's rare for me are those cards that i really want to complete my desire deck build 😅😅 and i mostly collect only those cards i saw from the very first yugioh anime..😆😆
God Tier vid.
Glad you found it useful! Thanks for compliment! 😊
Hi!
i have some yugioh cards that are missing the year print on the bottom right corner. are these fake? like is it a thing that some old yugioh cards dont have this "year" stamp or?
I honestly don't know, but usually if the year is missing they're indeed fake. I'm sure there would be more indicators to it, but can't say without seeing them.
what about token cards, or limited edition cards that can’t be used in a dual
@@x.itwasalladream.x they're usually part of a premade deck or box, making them rather worthless
I like the way this guy says “secret rare”
Probably my rolling R haha
I love how sometimes when I buy NM condition cards the sellers send me cards that have dented corners and I have to rebuy the card from another seller.
I just ordered some packs,i never got into this as a kid but i played yugioh games all the time.
Hopefully we get some rare cards we can sell lol
Very useful 😁👍🏻
Thank you! I plan on doing one for Pokemon and Digimon too soon :D
Isn't that crease damage? That crease would result in the card bending in a v shape which is defined as damage by TCGPlayer iirc.
What is your take on PSA 10 graded cards? Is this a different category from tcgplayer's "Near Mint" category?
Oh definitely. Near mint would mean a card can have some minor flaws (small scratch, some imperfection in the corner..). A graded card to reach a 10 would mean they're perfect in every way. Even a little whitening on the edges can knock it down a grade or two.
For grading, I always only do so with cards I've pulled myself or have seen in person. That to me is the best way of making sure it's in a good enough condition to grade it.
Sites like tcgplayer will often not offer pictures or just front and back. That's a gamble if you want to send it in for grading. Best to buy in person or seen in multiple angles, in my opinion!
What about the third dark magician card that was on the left?
What about it? Not sure I get what you mean haha
He means does it have value@@BopisTCG
Greetings friend..!! 👐 I just located my yu- gi- oh cards from my childhood and alot of them say 1st edition on the top of the details of the card and the have this shiny colorful layer over them ... need help to know if they are worth anything and who do I contact . I'm from South Africa. Most cards are in moderate condition but some look really good ..!!! Please help ... ANYONE ...!
What inner sleeves do you use? The dragon shield ones i use are a little too big but work for the hard cases i put my maybe worthwhile cards.
I use KMC perfect fit sleeves. For yugioh make sure you pick the small ones though, as the regular ones will fit Pokemon and Digimon.
Are any vintage 1st Ed commons worth a decent amount of money? I have a ton from LOB, MRD and PSV . All M/NM
They can be worth a bit, depending on condition. Best way to find out is using the sites I've mentioned in the video!
Hey there I've been trying to find value of one card that I haven't been able to find online, its a dark magician LOB-005 1st edition with a silver square at the bottom right, not only has gold borders but like the card is filled in gold?
actually have two cards like this with the whole gold foil thing going on, the other one is called master monk?
Gold rares do exist but never seen a LOB Dark Magician version of it though.
Best advice I can give is to ask in a Facebook or Reddit group, sharing a picture, as it is really difficult to answer without seeing it.
Hope you will find your answers!
@@BopisTCG do you have a Facebook page I can send a picture of it too?
My social media can be found in the description box :)
@@BopisTCG I think I found ya, I’ve sent a photo of it
What does it mean if you have a 103 blue-eye white dragon or 123 are they fake or work alot still
To be honest, I don't know what you mean with a 103 or 123 BEWD - as in their numbering? Or in their name?
If numbering, it depends on the set as described in the video. If it's part of their name, definitely fake.
I could send you pics to make sure I have a several cards that are definitely not fake and in mint condition and I want to sell@@BopisTCG
I have the card that is all perfect no scratch the centering is correct and doesn’t have print mistakes but in the back part has a very tiny scratch that is only visible when you put it at a light. Do you think there’s any chance it can get a psa 10?
Most likely not, due to the scratch I'd say. Only one way to find out, though! :)
@@BopisTCG will notice when I get the grade haha
Best of luck! Hope it turns out well!
@@BopisTCG thank you so much
So if the 1st edition is right in the bottom left of the card isit worthless?
Not at all, just means it's a more recent print. Of course all comes down to what card it is. A common card will be pretty worthless no matter what year it was printed in, for instance.
Thankyou for the information. One last thing, does the different languages on cards matter?
@@kodaline0911 it does. Non-English cards will in general be worth less. You should be able to sort per language on the websites used in the video, however.
help me please i have a bunch that are first edition with gold writing and i have 0 clue what they are worth some of them i can’t even find online
If you can't find them online, chances are they are fake I'm afraid
@@BopisTCG I’ve found some that are fake but the ones I can’t find aren’t in English so I’m struggling to find them, I also can find the ones I’m looking for but not the prices of the first edition.
what about dark magician LOB-001, all my yugioh cards are LOB-001, and most of them didn't ever see on internet?
LOB is the first set ever released in the TCG: Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon.
The only thing to look out for is if it is original or a reprint. The earlier sets got a reprint early 2010's. Some cards are very hard to distinguish from one another. Best way to do this is by looking up a LOB Dark Magician that is 1st Edition, as those are from that first print and original. For that same reason, if yours are 1st edition, ther're original, if not, keep reading haha.
Compare the text underneath the card with the text on yours to determine if your version is indeed an original or a reprint.
Some 2010's reprint cards got an updated text, changing it alltogether (an example here is Jinzo or Gate Guardian), making it obvious it's a reprint.
If the text itself is the exact same, which for Dark Magician I believe is the case, pay attention to the position of the words. If for instance some words are closer to the border of the textbox, or further away, compared to the 1st edition, you have a reprint. Is the text exactly the same and in the same position as the 1st edition cards online, you have an OG card! And as Dark Magician is a fan favourite still, you've got a card with quite some value in your hands!
I hope I was able to help you with this!
If you still are unsure, feel free to contact me on my social media (links in description box under the video) and send me some pictures. I'll gladly help! :)
@@BopisTCG i have more then 1, all my cards are lob 001 1 st edition.
@@redlinesmet4899 Then you're lucky! Might have some gems there!
What video game was shown at 0:45 thanks!
That's Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist : Link Evolution
Legacy of the duelist... it's honestly not even worth the money, though.
But doesn't grading also effect the price like being a psa 10 or something
It does, that's where condition comes into play. Better condition, better chance for a higher grade, thus higher price.
This video was mainly made for people going through their cards from childhood or getting into the game. I don't expect any beginner with no knowledge to have any graded cards laying around.
Maybe I can make a video on grading as a sort of follow up, however!
@@BopisTCG ohhh okay fair enough I see. I am new to it too as you say. I'm just looking into selling my old cards from when I was a kid but I have been advised to get them graded first as a lot are really rare and good condition
What's the difference between cards that day "1st edition" and cards that day "limited edition" I have a few "1st edition" cards from 1996 and a few "limited edition" cards from 1996. Are the limited edition ones potentially fake as can't find much info/cards online when I search.
Limited edition cards are usually promo cards that came with a special tin, a game..
@@BopisTCG ah right ok. So unlikely to hold much value I assume. All pretty much mint condition. Never been used or played with. Just left in plastic packets for the past 20+ years.
You'd be surprised, some of them can hold a lot of value!
Hope you find some hidden gems amongst them! :D
Wheres a good place to get your cards checked out i have a stash of em from when i was a kid. Alot.
Any collectors you know, local card shop or conventions. Just don't let them persuade you into selling them, do your research because they'll always lowball you!
I got a small stack of 1st editions and limited editions ftom shonen jump
Shonen Jump sure has some wonderful promos!
@BopisTCG yeah they do I got a slipher the sky dragon ultra rear a black and white dark magician ultra rare as well as a small stack of other ultra rear and a bunch of 1st edition and 2 1st edition star rare
All my card are from 2004 or 2003 first starting deck edition and I seen some go for a 1,000
If they're starter deck cards, they'd have to be graded and a PSA 9 or 10 to get such a high amount. Raw will never sell for 1000 dollar, euro..
Be sure to sort by sold listings on eBay and look for raw cards to get a better idea! :)
@@BopisTCG what’s a raw card
@@Lowkey_ballin14 an ungraded card :)
Thank you
Hope it was helpful!
Would love if u could rate my old deck from when I was a kid I have a lot of rare cards.. do have a barely touched jmp-001 with no scratches and a ton of 1st editions from literally when the packs first came out
I have tons of original cards in sleeves non played cards. Some are even in Japanese. Off to find my pokemon binder from 97.
Sounds like you might have some gems there! Good luck!
@@BopisTCG Thanks just found 1st edition Summon Skull and Red Eyes Black Dragon. Both with Gold lettering and shiny background.
@@Da1EyeinHawaiian oh damn, those are beautiful cards! Congratulations! That Summoned Skull as a graded card is one of my holy grails haha
Ngl that og black magician all creased up looks way better than if it would be NM... It just gives nostalgia n tells a story u kno
I definitely get what you mean! Kept that one from my childhood, together with the Blue Eyes counterpart!
So the Dark Magician supports cards are more valuable then Dark Magician?
Really depends on the card itself. A 1st edition Dark Magician from the LOB set will definitely be a lot more expensive. Also keep in mind the condition of the cards and mine being pretty beaten up from childhood haha
i went through my old yugioh cards and found i had a LOB-121 left leg of exodia gonna get it graded, im glad 90% of my collection is never played with
Oh nice find! Hope it comes back a high grade, best of luck!
Sees his owned dark magician in thumbnail while scrolling thinking about needing some more money.
Leggo
Haha it sure is a wonderful card to have for such instances!
Hello, I need help. I have a yu-gi-oh card. I need to know the name of the card. Is Nightmare apprentice? I look it up, but there is a difference one with to difference value. How do u tell the difference on Secret Rare From Quarter Century anybody know ? I'll make a video if need ?
Google 'yugioh rarity' and follow the first two links, they will give you a better idea and some examples, too!
Ok thinks
Lmao thank you for this perfect video. Kudos 😆🤑👏🧠
Glad it was helpful!
good video but
can the same card increase from 1€ to 50€ if its a holo? cause even on the internet page that you recommended you cant filter holos just any other aspect so how do i know if im not throwing away an expensive card that was on the side shown as 0,10€?
The only way for the price difference to be that big is to consider the other factors I talked about, such as language, print edition, condition of the card..
On Cardmarket you can indeed sort all of these except indeed for holo or non-holo. That is because it doesn't exist in Yu-Gi-Oh, unlike Pokemon where you have a regular and a reverse print per card in sets nowadays. Yu-Gi-Oh has plenty of reprints of the same artwork of the same cards, but they're all a different card.
An example are the three Dark Magician at the start of the video. The rarity is different, but it is the same artwork every time. That's what the set numbers on the right underneath the artwork are for. If you search for Dark Magician on Cardmarket (I suppose you're a fellow European as you use euro) you get a list of all prints ever made. You just need to navigate to the card with the exact same set number as yours. Even one letter of difference (such as mentioned with the European/North American/Asian English sets) means it is a different card.
So let's say you have found the card on there, you have sorted them on language and the condition yours is in.. prices are still completely different.. that's just what a seller asks for it.
The exact same card, same condition, but one person asks € 5 and an other asks € 20.. You buy the € 5 one of course.
This is why I also mention using eBay for older cards especially. They're harder to find, so you will see a huge difference in prices for them. eBay sold listings will however show you what people are actually willing to pay for that card. Because if someone asks € 50 for a € 5 card.. they will never sell it.
Do keep in mind that there will still be some difference in prices here and there though, as eBay also has shipping and import costs. So sometimes someone will pay € 10 more for the same card that's located in Europe, instead of a cheaper version in the USA because then there's import fees and such involved.
So, tl;dr: make sure you have the exact same set number you're comparing cards online with as they all are from unique sets, pay attention to the edition, language, condition (especially this!).. and then take a rough estimate of what the cards do sell for to get an idea of the value of your card.
I hope that this helps you answer your question a bit, otherwise feel free to ask!
@@BopisTCG yes that actually helped a lot thanks for taking your time and answering that detailed and yes i am from germany:D
No worries, glad to be of help!
Freundliche grüße von Belgie!
I have over 200 cards I’m just wondering how I can actually find out the value of these cards
Sort out the holos and follow the steps in this video. Non-holos will not hold any value at all, even when mint condition.
Thanks
I have an Blue ice white dragon its an JMP-EN001 a swedish limited edition card not taken out of the package it comes in is it worth anything?
I believe it does hold quite some value. Ebay sold listings will give you a better idea though!
How come you put the sleeves on upside down what if the card falls out the bottom 🥴
There’s def a reason I’m just curious what it is lol
I double sleeve my cards. So I put them upside down in the perfect fit sleeve and then put them in the normal way in sleeves that are a bit bigger. This way your card is protected on both sides :)
It does make your deck a lot thicker though, but I'm mainly a collector anyway
I have a 1st edition Gate Guardian secret rare
One of my personal favourites! Lovely artwork!
@@BopisTCG How much do you think it's worth mate ?
Depends on the condition, what print it is.. basically all tips I mention in this video, as well as the websites to check for the prices. You will have to do some research yourself to determine it I'm afraid!
You got a sub!
Thank you, welcome aboard! :D
@@BopisTCG thanks! I am just getting into Yugioh collection and this video answer most of my questions. I do have one more tho. Outside of the 1st edition and limited edition do Yugioh cards old much value? Considering the condition nm to mint.
I am finding lots of cards for sale but they often do not say 1st edition. Most say limited or don’t have anything written
If they don't have anything they're unlimited prints. Depending on what card it is, some can still hold value, but then it will mainly be old cards for nostalgia or new holos.
In the end, it depends a lot on what someone is willing to pay for it as well of course :)
I for instance am willing to pay more if it is something specific I am after but can't find many copies of, so when one does pop up, and the price is still acceptable, although perhaps a bit higher, I might still go for it!
@@BopisTCG I see. That makes sense. I am partially getting into collecting Yugioh for nostalgic reasons. Nevertheless, would you say any card from 1st edition and most limited edition cards would hold a good value? I am just trying to build a baseline for when I am making offers to people.
@@RedFaceeee Depends a lot on what set they're from. I'd say that the earlier sets will get you a decent penny on quite some cards (going with commons), whilst later/recent sets won't. Compare it with Base Set for the Pokemon TCG. Even commons in that set still go for € 0,30 and more in a good condition for unlimited ones because they're what got it started. People love that nostalgia, and they're harder and harder to find with every year passing, especially in a mint condition.
Same with limited cards, really. If you have a promo from one of the original tins, those are worth quite a bit, whilst later sets, again, depend on what card it is and what set it comes from, how often it sees use in competitive play, if there's a reprint.. simply because they're mass produced and still available for purchase today.
Best advice I can give: sort your cards per set, find out when that set was released and then look up if the commons hold any value using the sites I used in the video. Be sure to sort on 1st edition, condition and language.
If you see that the commons of the set don't have any value, move to the next one/check holos. That way you get a general idea of your cards' value and you can go through them faster.
Back in the day when I was a kid I just want to play duel so ... yeah if there is #10 of worst card you would see mine .if I could I want to post my full deck and some that I think is worth something but seeing this ... means they would never have value .if only I want to post it you can make fun of it .I understand .I hold on to my cards because I want to keep it as remembrance. I win more than i lose and was able to dmg a life points on one of my battle againts the top 2 duelist . I dont remember much.he congratulate me saying I was the only one who dmg him outside competition he joined .so that was my biggest memory when I was in my first yr high-school I started to collect cards back around 2002 ish 2003 up to 2007 then they start to fade
There sure is more to cards than their monetary value. I still have a bunch of my childhood cards, too. Most are completely beaten up, as you can see in the video, but thats okay. The memories are often worth more.
Thank you for sharing your story! ❤️
My dark magician and blue eyes is first edition
I have exactly the same card as you in 13:40 the only difference is that my card has blue eyes
Can you please tell me how much is it worth?
You'd have to find out by using all tips I mention in the video. I don't know all prices by heart as there is simply too many and constantly fluctuating I'm afraid!
Nice I got all of these when I was a kid
You might have some hidden gems amongst them!
Hey Bopi! New viewer here I was hoping you could answer a quick question for me regarding some cards i have! trying to figure out if any of my cards from my childhood have any value to them and I've hit a road block of sorts
I suggest by taking out the holos as those are the ones with possible value, and then check them on the sites I've mentioned in the video based on their condition :)
sure that last dark magician was in pretty bad shape but its almost cool t me like its been through the ringer
If anything, it holds a lot of emotional value because it's a card from my actual childhood :D
@@BopisTCG oh yeah i have an exodia head inside two sleeves and then inside a binder thats been through the washing machine and is beyond any grading system probably considered garbage but ill cherish it forever
Emotional value definitely surpasses monetary value no matter what! ☺️
The 2 points I liked most are, that he's using Dark Magicians, while that's one of my favourite archetypes as well. (he also mentioned Blue-Eyes, what's my all time favourite!) And the second point is, that he has a box(?) on top of his shelf saying "Pikachu"
Dark Magician is my main deck so I have plenty of copies of him haha.
And yes, the pikachu.. I collect Pokemon and Digimon as well so they're bound to make an appearance 😅
RED DARK MAGICIAN WANT RED DARK MAGICIAN WANT RED DARK MAGICIAN WANT
It isn't that expensive.
The golden rare dark magician girl is beautiful! 😍
I plan on submitting her to PSA next time!
The near mint condition is BS for me, I´ve got ultra rares or secret rares right out the box and they´ve come with some little scratches from fabric.
Yep, that happens all the time unfortunately. Still counts as near mint though, as they're not mint.
Good job
Thank you!
I can't find my cards on the internet, their old and heavely played, all of them are first edition, like God created Hara Curti Light 1st edition, YGOPR-EN001.
i got a bunch of i think chines cards but don't know if there are worth anything
I am unsure about that, didn't know that they even printed Chinese cards! Maybe the earlier sets only, like with Pokemon.
Just be cautious if they're legit though, as a lot of fake cards were/are distributed from China. Good example today is all cards from sites like Wish, AliExpress..
I have both
I feel like I have good value in my cards and looking to sale
eBay is your best bet! If you make it clear what condition they're in and what set they're from, people will bid the right amount for them.
Might even be wiser to list the special ones as a seperate listing and just have bulk cards as a lot. You should get most money out of it that way, if you're willing to put the time and effort into it.
It’s a lot of Yu-Gi-Oh artwork that could be legit anime cartoon shows
The original art still remains the best in my opinion!
I had first edition of everything... sold the entire collection for a big "5 dollars" at a card-shop because my mom told me to.
Oof. Damn.. I am sorry to hear that..
Forgive her, she didint know better. I had 4 dark magician girls 1st edition NM as a 9 year old. My brother and i got into a fight. He threw my binder away with the cards. I never forgave him lol
Hello Bopi's :) i just found my deck box with all my favorite cards from when i was a child. I've been saving those for 20 years but i do not know a lot about them or if there is even any value there. Is there any email contact of yours so i can reach out and try to understand if there is any gem there? i would really aprreciate it! Kepp up the good work :)
Hey there, thank you for watching!
Unfortunately, I will have to disappoint you, as I do not have the time to look through collections. That is why I made this video, so people themselves can see if they have any valuable cards!
I suggest you sort cards per rarity and look up all super rare, ultra rare, secret rare.. those are the ones that can hold value, common and regular rares won't.
Best of luck!
im looking to sell about 900 japanese cards, mostly commons and rares, what do you think could i get for that?
No clue, I'm not familiar with Japanese cards. If it's just bulk, then it won't be a lot, especially if there's played cards amongst them
I appreciate the info, I have very little knowledge as of yet, but came across red eyes b dragon sdj001, and a blue eyes white dragon bpt009, and both are very very nice. Need to do more research and find someone near me in Branson MO, and find out if its worth anything at all
SDJ is Structure Deck Joey and that card holds a bit of value, but nothing too crazy as it was so mass printed. 1st edition would make it more valuable of course.
BPT are battle pack tournament and they tend to have a nice price tag to them depending on the card. Blue Eyes would definitely be worth a bit as it is such a beloved and iconic monster!
I'm glad my video was helpful to you!
@@BopisTCG very helpful, honestly came across them in a storage unit, sold enough other things already(set of McFarland dragons, and original spawn violator) hoping for a little luck, with 250 other cards as well, all from 1996, maybe missed something.
I hope you find some nice cards amongst them then, best of luck! 😊
I also have a double gold holographic red eyes black dragon I just found from my childhood set I’m just upset there’s a crease in the middle lol I’m pissed about that
Freaking fooking guru right here 🤙
Opens your shakras like your cards will open your bank account!
I have alot of vintage 2002 magic ruler cards if anyone is interested
That's a beautiful set! You'll definitely find some buyers! :D
So are YGLD cards not worth anything?
I don't know the prices by heart, but any premade decks are always lower unless they have specific cards. Sets that are out of production will also climb often due to them no longer being available on the market.
Keep in mind it is constantly fluctuating too.
Ok, so based on this quality check, some of mine are literally unplayable
It’s not like Pokémon people don’t really do these
I disagree. Yu-Gi-Oh has a big market, just like Pokémon does.
I have a secret rare blue eyes toon dragon like how??😂
I have a big collection of very valuable ones I would like to sell my collection if anyones interested
..can you check my yugioh card.
y anyone would pay for cards they cant even use because konami just bans everything literally is beyond me lol
They sure seem to enjoy doing that don't they lol
Stole uko
Just started getting back j to yugioh. Im sure i have a few rares just wont be able to tell besides thag
Hope you find some long lost gems!
I wish I had my childhood cards back. I know I had a lot of fake ones from the flea market but also a lot of real ones.
but yeah i dont have any dings or marks or anything like that just the backs of them are lightly srcatched from looking threw them and moving them around every other year when i loved places lol so not sure how to grade them i wish i could give them to you to grade but yeah i dont have dings or marks on any of them and i bought then used so who ever had them before me must of not played with them because the front of each one is in great conditon and there all foils lol thats why i bought them also i didnt know anything about yugioh cards back then and i still dont lol never played or even knew someone who played im 36 years old and live in new york so yeah thats my story