2002
Legend of Blue Eyes
Red-Eyes Black Dragon
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
Keep it raw
$230
Raw · $140 – $380
Desk book
Raw
$230
$140 – $380
Gem mint
$420
PSA 9 $420
Expected graded value does not clear raw plus the grading bill. Keep it raw unless you need the holder for a sale.
Grade yield
17% chance of PSA 9+. Net potential upside: −$54 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 5,200 graded copies. Not a PSA yield.
Raw $230 · PSA 10 no book · PSA 9 $420 · PSA 8 $190
- PSA 10<1%
- PSA 916% · pop 1,100+$70 after fee
- PSA 844% · pop 2,800-$130 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.
Trust shield
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.
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 ultra. Eye gloss and Konami stamp — 1st edition is a different row.
Census
How many exist
Graded
5,200
Gem mint
1,100
Gem rate
0.0%
Available now
28
- PSA 82,800 pop · 16 listed
- PSA 91,100 pop · 5 listed
Compiled census estimate (PSA/BGS public pops)
Last sale · PSA 8 · $180 · Jul 2026
Comps
Sales tape
Desk book until you pull a live market read.
Raw · Heritage
Sep 16, 2026
$254
PSA 9 · PWCC
Aug 5, 2026
$408
PSA 9 · Fanatics
Aug 23, 2026
$400
Raw · eBay
Jul 30, 2026
$212
Raw · Goldin
Jun 15, 2026
$257
Raw · eBay
May 7, 2026
$253
Gem · eBay
Aug 3, 2026
$452
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
- $230
- Raw now
- $230
- Gem book
- $420
- 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 ultra. Eye gloss and Konami stamp — 1st edition is a different row.
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
The third LOB ultra. Always in the case, rarely a headline.