18 years ago, a boy received a unique Yu-Gi-Oh! card – Now he wants to sell it and could become rich

18 years ago, the then seriously ill Tyler Gressle was immortalized on a unique Yu-Gi-Oh! card. Now he is ready to part with the valuable collectible.

What kind of card is it? Tyler the Great Warrior is a card that was printed only once. That alone would already make it valuable, but the card also has a very special story.

It was created with the help of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, a nonprofit organization that fulfills wishes for seriously ill children. Tyler Gressle was such a child. He suffered from a rare form of liver cancer.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation and Konami allowed Tyler to design his own Yu-Gi-Oh! card. In 2005, Konami finally revealed the official card and invited the boy and his family for a tour of the Yu-Gi-Oh! facility in New York.

Since then, the card has been in the possession of Gressle, who is fortunately fully recovered. Now, after 18 years, the card is up for sale on eBay.

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Owner looks forward to a new chapter in life

Why is he selling the card now? In an interview with Instagram user asianyensation, Gressle explained in 2015 that he had already thought about selling the card when he was having financial difficulties.

The highest serious offer at the time was just over $75,000. Ultimately, he kept the card. In a short documentary, which YouTuber Alex Cimo accompanied with the appraisal of the card, the 32-year-old explains that he has had the card for a long time.

Now it’s time for someone else to honor the card. He also wants to start a family, travel the world, and build a business.

A portion of the proceeds will also benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Time left its marks on the “Great Warrior”

How valuable is the card? Although Tyler the Great Warrior has never left its protective casing until the auction, the card is only in “near-mint” condition, as a long time in the case has left some minor marks. Tyler the Great Warrior received a BGS score of 7 out of 10.

Nevertheless, the special story and its uniqueness make the card valuable. Additionally, Kazuki Takahashi, the artist behind Yu-Gi-Oh!, who also drew the template for the final design of the card, has since passed away.

YouTuber Gage “Nyhmnim” Poljak traveled with Cimo to Beckett Collectibles, the agency that is auctioning Tyler the Great Warrior on Gressle’s behalf, to evaluate the card. He is confident that the card can fetch a “respectable price among TCG collectors.”

Currently, the auction is at a bid of $160,000, equivalent to €145,000 (as of April 25, 2023, 9:45 AM). There is still time until the auction ends on April 29 to raise the price.