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Expert: Michael Lucas (Yu-Gi-Oh Category Guru) - 6/15/2007


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I was wondering what these cards are worth.
Raviel, Lord of Phantasms
Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman
Elemental Hero Electrum   
Elemental Hero Neos   
Blue Eyes White Dragon   
Hyozanrayu  
Big Koala Luster Dragon#2     
Ancient Gear Beast     
Shadowknight Archfiend      
Mechanical Hound     
Vampire Lord     
Granmarg the Rock Monarch    
Machine King           
Divine  Dragon Excelion   
Giant Kozaky    
Saber Beetle   
Bitelon    
Anteatereatingant   
Ryu Kokki    
Despair from the Dark     
Dark Dust Spirit    
Elemental Hero Burstiatrix        
Elemental Hero Clayman   
Elemental Hero Avian   
Elemental Hero Neo Bubbleman    
Drillroid  
Gyroid  
Rescueroid   
Ambulanceroid   
Sumarineroid   
Decoyroid  
Jetroid    
Steamroid    
Destiny Hero-Diamond Dude
Doom Lord  
Fear Monger  
Blade Master
Destiny Hero-Captain Tenacious

Answer
I don't see anything here that either hasn't been reprinted, or is actually good enough to run in a deck that it'd be worth more than its bulk value.

For every common, add 1 cent.

For every Normal Rare, add 8.33 cents.

For every Super Rare, add 33.33 cents.

For every Ultra Rare, add 66.66 cents.


Don't count any supers or ultras that came out of a starter deck.

That's how much you can reasonably expect from a bulk dealer for your cards, as I doubt anyone else will offer much.  Yes, this includes Raviel.

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ON VACATION indefinitely. I have not had the chance to be competitive as of lately as there are no Regionals in the area and my work schedule has kept me from traveling out of state. If I expect to be more than a couple of months I will try to see if I can appoint a new guru for the category. My apologies to those seeking to ask me questions, but I am nowhere near as much help as I would like to be right now.

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Player/trader/collector for 7.5 years

Publications
Writer for Beckett Yu-Gi-Oh Collector, Beckett Anime Collector, Beckett Pokemon Collector, and various books produced by Pojo.com

Education/Credentials
Player of the American TCG since January 2002, tournament player since March 2002

Awards and Honors
Duelist King Tournament Season 3 Champion -- Jahinie Productions, West Mifflin, PA...which has since, sadly, closed its doors.
148th/482 players at 2005 Yu-Gi-Oh Nationals
Top 4 at April 2005 Butler Regionals (Chaos/Trinity format)
Top 4 at August 2005 Butler Regionals (Chaos/Trinity format)
Top 8 at July 2008 Monroeville Regionals (Oppression Monarch)
Top 4 at October 2008 at Coraopolis Regionals (Tele-DAD)
Top 4 at June 14, 2009 Coraopolis, PA Regionals (Blackwings) Qualified for 2005, 2006, 2009 Yu-Gi-Oh Nationals

Non-gameplay Yu-Gi-Oh Credentials:
Have made over $120,000 in the past 6 years from dealing in bulk quantities of Yu-Gi-Oh collectibles
Created "the point system", a method for fairly trading large quantities of low-valued cards in exchange for high-valued items, commonly accepted throughout the Yu-Gi-Oh community


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