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2002

Legend of Blue Eyes

Dark Magician

#LOB-005TCG
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Dark Magician

2002 · Legend of Blue Eyes · #LOB-005

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Desk grade

7.5

6.5 – 8.0

Range from this photo. Not a PSA, BGS, or SGC cert.

Centering
7.5
Corners
7.5
Edges
7.5
Surface
7.5

Estimate from catalog averages, not a live surface check.

Glare, blur, and parallels get missed. The grading company still has the cert.

Value

Close call

$260

Raw · $160 – $420

Desk book

Raw

$260

$160 – $420

PSA 10

$1,800

PSA 9 $480

The math is close. Slab if you want liquidity and a cert; stay raw if you like the card in hand.

Grade yield

18% chance of PSA 9+. Net potential upside: −$28 after grading costs. Leave it raw.

PSA regular · $50 fee · $15 ship · $8 insurance · about 45 days. Shifted by this photo's 7.5 and 6,400 graded copies. Not a PSA yield.

Raw $260 · PSA 10 $1,800 · PSA 9 $480 · PSA 8 $220

  • PSA 102% · pop 120+$1,237 after fee
  • PSA 917% · pop 1,400+$92 after fee
  • PSA 841% · pop 3,100-$134 after fee

Net is the slab price minus a 13% take, ship pad, a $50 fee, and raw. A 10 is not the likely outcome of a 9 photo.

Hold or sell

Mixed book — no rush

Liquidity 65

No season window on this sport. The call is only the listed pile and the pop. One census snapshot — not a live pop velocity.

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Check these tells

A phone photo cannot measure font kerning or a rosette against a reference set. These are the known tells for this issue.

  • Yu-Gi-Oh eye hologram must sit in the correct corner with the right foil
  • 1st Edition LOB ultras are a different card from later reprints

Liquidity

List this copy

Title, desk grade, and comps in one block. We do not submit it for you.

88Score

Authenticity

Likely authentic

Visual review, not a cert.

Census match on a well-documented issue. Still verify holograms, stamps, and stock in hand — photos miss texture.

  • Print and type match known copies of this issue
  • Stock and finish consistent with the set
  • Unlimited LOB, not 1st edition. Confirm the Unlimited edition stamp and Konami square.

Census

How many exist

Graded

6,400

Gem mint

120

Gem rate

1.9%

Available now

36

  • PSA 83,100 pop · 18 listed
  • PSA 91,400 pop · 6 listed
  • PSA 10120 pop · 1 listed

Compiled census estimate (PSA/BGS public pops)

Last sale · PSA 8 · $210 · Aug 2026

Comps

Sales tape

Desk book until you pull a live market read.

  • PSA 9 · Heritage

    Sep 14, 2026

    $463

  • PSA 10 · eBay

    Aug 3, 2026

    $1,983

  • Raw · Heritage

    Jun 27, 2026

    $257

  • Raw · eBay

    Jun 24, 2026

    $265

  • PSA 9 · eBay

    Apr 26, 2026

    $470

  • Raw · Heritage

    Jul 24, 2026

    $275

  • PSA 10 · eBay

    Aug 3, 2026

    $1,994

On the market

Open a live search on the desks that actually print paper.

Desk

If you send it in

Set the grade you think you have and the service you would buy.

At Raw
$260
Raw now
$260
Gem book
$1,800
Lift after fees
-$50

Keep it raw · 45-day regular at $50.

Tells

How fakes fail

Eye foils and texture are the first check.

  • Yu-Gi-Oh eye hologram must sit in the correct corner with the right foil
  • 1st Edition LOB ultras are a different card from later reprints
  • Manga rares have line texture — flattened prints are the common fake
  • Set codes (LOB-001, OP01-024) must match the illustration

On this issue: Unlimited LOB, not 1st edition. Confirm the Unlimited edition stamp and Konami square.

Centering & surface

Meter L/R and T/B from this photo, then loupe the print. A hint at what PSA, BGS, or SGC might say — not a cert.

Scan a photo of this copy to measure borders.

Lot notes

1st edition lives on the flagship board. Unlimited is the copy that actually lists.