The rarest Yu-Gi-Oh! card sets new record following auction sale

This represents the first Western sale of a card Yu-Gi-Oh! for such figures and it could be just the second to reach such a price point worldwide.

The "other" Yu-Gi-Oh! card to have sold for roughly the same amount is the Asia Championship 2001 Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon prize card. Conflicting reports claim that the special card had sold for 45 million yen, or more than $300,000, depending on when the deal closed.

It's also believed that a different card, the stainless steel Black Luster Soldier, holds the record for the most expensive Yu-Gi-Oh! card ever sold at $2 million. The card was handed out as a prize at the inaugural Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship in 1999.

In any case, as the only Yu-Gi-Oh! card publicly sold for more than $300,000, Tyler The Great Warrior has made history.

We're pretty sure Tyler the Great Warrior will sell for even more in the future. It's a special card made for a specific situation. It's the only card designed for a single person and based on their own artwork. Not to mention, it's a bespoke collectible by a legendary figure who has since, unfortunately, passed away.

According to Gressle, he will donate a portion of the sale proceeds to Make-A-Wish while he'll keep the rest to support himself and his family.

Ultimately, all is well that ends well. The sale will benefit Gressle, who's been officially cancer-free for years, and the buyer will have a cool story to go with his new collectible. It's a shame though that Takahashi is no longer around to celebrate this moment.

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