my mom worked at Kmart (rip mom and kmart lol) and one night when my dad and I went to pick her up from her shift, she surprised me with the Yugi starter deck. I can still remember the street lights illuminating the packaging. It sounds silly i know, but it was the start of everything. Thanks mom.
@lukeshaw4287 Жыл бұрын
That’s a really awesome story 😢 😍
@lukeshaw4287 Жыл бұрын
@@r2gh44 yeah but then it would’ve just sat around and he wouldn’t have been able to interact with them and enjoy them. If no one enjoyed them they wouldn’t be worth anything.
@bulbapig441 Жыл бұрын
@@r2gh44memories of this will be worth more than the “5K” that would had likely been blown by now
@michaelfellner9822 Жыл бұрын
nothing silly about it mate just an overall wholesome story. sorry that she passed, rest in peace legend mom. i got my first cards when i was shopping with my mom and sister. a random clothing store was selling the starter decks and lob. my mom got me the kaiba starter and five lob packs. tri horned dragon + monster reborn pulled, was insane :D i stopped playing before links dropped because i already disliked the direction the way was going and when they were about to introduce links with new extra deck restrictions it ended it for me because they killed off so many older decks which was always my jam .. but i still like watching some ygo content so im happy this opening got recommended to me, always nice to see what started it all. happy new year everyone, may you all have a good one.
@manuelalcala2862 Жыл бұрын
You’re a wizard Harry 🥲
@Yugigreg Жыл бұрын
SDK is what got us all into YGO
@ernestodeanda5251 Жыл бұрын
The memories and the smell those cards had 😂my childhood coming back!!!
@nhc7772 Жыл бұрын
SDY Dark Magician is the best DM ever printed. I like it even more then the DDS version. It’s the best ultra rare in yugioh imo
@stargazer4784 Жыл бұрын
If we're ignoring value then the starter deck versions would definitely be rank 1 for me. Just such a nostalgic feeling whenever I see them. I remember getting both of these decks on separate occasions and opening them at my grandma's apartment.
@edwardlara4271 Жыл бұрын
Although I’m very familiar with the card list for SDK and SDY, I still watched the video because of all the information you provide us regarding print runs, quality, different methods of packaging/display etc., that few other channels don’t mention, to keep other collectors aware. Also, you have an earlier print of 1st ed SDK because at 6:12 you got a “Dark Assassin” instead of “Dark Assailant” ;)
@meggsgg Жыл бұрын
SDK Blue Eyes for me is the most iconic card in YuGiOh! That artwork just cant be beat!
@Yugigreg Жыл бұрын
3:27 most iconic card in ygo history
@prev Жыл бұрын
the card is a beauty, but when you put it in that case... wow. such a nostalgic deck, a blast from the past for sure.
@noxy005 Жыл бұрын
Man, i remember my first Deck ever was the Dark Magician Deck. I dont have it anymore but bought 3 classic Dark Magicians. I dont care about 1st Ed. Its just Nostalgia for me. Thanks for this Video!!!
@gevinblazkowicz771 Жыл бұрын
I recently bought a Dark Paladin reprint. This card has fascinated me most as a child.
@noxy005 Жыл бұрын
@@gevinblazkowicz771 Which Artwortk? I love the DRI.
@gevinblazkowicz771 Жыл бұрын
@@noxy005 From "hidden arsenal" which is the same artwork as DRI, but not expensive. Would love to get also the other two artworks, though. Still figuring out the cheapest way to get them as well :D
@maxthegamer Жыл бұрын
What a way to end the year, some real childhood memories right there, I had the yugi box for so long, too bad I threw it away at some later point. At least I still have my OG dark magician.
@souvenoir_music Жыл бұрын
So awesome. Great job with the video as well! Loved the close ups. These cards will forever be nostalgic to so many of us who were fortunate to have them growing up
@miniMAXI16 Жыл бұрын
The SDK Blue-Eyes is simply awesome. The memories these artworks trigger make me happy, seeing them is 1st Ed is another level of hype! :-)
@Spm-8867 Жыл бұрын
These are my favourite videos. Always love unboxing of SDK SDY. Reminds me of when I was a little kid.
@Billy_Wyatt Жыл бұрын
Epic opening Omar and you can't go wrong with those structure decks, they're part of the history of the game. It would be cool if you cover the deluxe editions of starter deck Pegasus and starter deck Joey.
@SonicLink125 Жыл бұрын
This made me remember when my parents got me the SDK; my first starter deck. It was the rare unlimited version with the black plastic. Good times! Also, have I been using the OCG Display Cases all wrong this whole time?!? Is that the correct way to put the cards in??? Thank you for the amazing videos of 2023, Omar! See you in 2024! Happy New Year!
@iland95 Жыл бұрын
Strong video to finish off 2023. Wishing your channel success 2024 bro ✊🏼
@XFEINX5 ай бұрын
Damn bro... You revived me the nostalgia of these decks... I started to play Yugi back in 2009, I was 10 years old and my cousin bought the two pack combo, Yugi and Kaiba starter decks, these exactly ones, and he gifted me the Yugi deck, :,), that is why the Dark Magician es my favorite card from all Yugioh TCG, is so damn beautiful and nostalgic.
@soulivan827 Жыл бұрын
Man, I remember getting the kaiba deck for christmas. I was in the 4th grade during the time when the decks came out. Good and simpler times!
@appeljuicesurf Жыл бұрын
you arnt a yugioh collector without sdk blue-eyes 1. ed. happy new year guys :)
@NitroNEXT Жыл бұрын
Pet peeve: I wish people wouldn''t hold rare cards from their sides (like at 8:07) because skin oils are absorbed into the white of the card. It's why older cards can yellow with lots of use. Anyway, I literally started my Yugioh journey with these two decks. I was an only child so I convinced my dad to get me both and I still have most of the cards in decent condition to this day.
@XFEINX5 ай бұрын
How is the best way to hold them? :o
@mcmayfire Жыл бұрын
What a treat for OG collectors and players!!! Nice Omar!!
@Runescapeplayer2 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely ended the year with a BANG.
@lukeshaw4287 Жыл бұрын
The best for sure. I find the unlimited have almost all the character as far as distinguishment of individual copies from each other via print errors and color tones.
@Rko111489 ай бұрын
It’s depressing to remember when I was 9 years old getting these packs, legend of blue eyes box, ripping them to shreds and ruining the cards using my duel disk… seeing the price of them now
@Cash3rd Жыл бұрын
Bad ass video, I remember buying these at K-mart back in 2002.
@missintegra0 Жыл бұрын
Those pictures are the best of those cards and are the reason why so many people started yugioh, like me :*). They r beautiful Pd: do u have an idea when u gonna replace ur binders? 🙄🥰🥺
@J1mmmmY Жыл бұрын
Starter deck Joey and Pegasus next maybe? Would love to see you unbox them.
@BetterYouNow Жыл бұрын
I'd love the box for display omg yes please!!! I was thinking just that, cannot believe you said it and are giving away. I'm just getting back into Yugioh after 20 years and your channel has been such a big help, especially the market watch to learn new cards! Went back watching so many of your videos of recent, learning about new products like TCG Seto Kaiba case so I appreciate what you do! Bought Exodia in QCR and gods but want to start collecting vintage cards I played as a kid! =)
@austinfair23 Жыл бұрын
Appreciate the opening man, nothing beats these 2! Happy holidays and thank you for all the content this year!
@zeeition Жыл бұрын
Awesome video bro. I been looking for a 1st edition Kaiba and Yugi starter deck but it’s really rare now.
@dontholdup Жыл бұрын
You should definitely drop a collectors guide for Exodia sometime in the future!
@prev Жыл бұрын
8:18 the asmr though 😂😂 it is a beauty indeed.
@halomyego Жыл бұрын
Can’t wait for those new sleeves brother!!
@Yugigreg Жыл бұрын
I need the Card destruction / flute / lord of d if you’re trying to offload those
@DAWSN74z6 ай бұрын
Can’t believe I used to buy these boxes as a kid and just end up losing all of them without a care not knowing in the future they’d be amazing to still have 🤦🏻♂️
@4forever4forward11 ай бұрын
I remember getting both of these in second grade 2002. A t shirt shop in my small town sold them I remember doing yard work to earn them my grandma bought them for me i still remember the smell when I opened the plastic
@andreafabris74368 ай бұрын
Hi, I am a big fan of yugioh and am getting back into collecting vintage cards. I would like to have the dark magician from the Yugi starter deck and the dark magician V1 Japan in good condition in my collection. Could you give me some advice on where I can look for these cards? Thank you very much and great videos
@hunterhofman35558 ай бұрын
ive got all the first 8 starter decks made all in 1st ed. favourite thing in my collection
@ruthii89742 ай бұрын
I didn‘t open any packs since 20 years. Can someone tell me if they still smell so good? Nothing was better than the smell of some freshly opened boosters 😍
@shinarupu3545 Жыл бұрын
Great video! I would be interested in the Deck boxes if you still have them laying around :)
@iicundyzz10 ай бұрын
i have the SDK-E00-1 blue eyes along with the IOC emporer dragon i think they'd both rank like a 5 in PSA do you think it's worth it
@Yugigreg Жыл бұрын
There’s so many short printed commons in SDK & SDY
@skeletor1177 Жыл бұрын
I’ll happily take that box :)
@Minarips Жыл бұрын
I remember in the early 2000’s I was like 8-9 years old when I first started to collect pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh, but my parents were really poor and they could never afford to buy me any cards, I remember I used to rip open all of the starter deck kaiba’s, yugi’s, joey’s, and pegasus’s, and just pocket the decks. I had so many of these, like literally about 40 of them all together, and I remember one time I finally got caught doing it, I remember the cops came and scared the shit out of me and my dad beat my ass really good when me and my mom got home from wal-mart. From that day on I learned a lesson that you don’t steal. Glad I learned the lesson early on, I was young and didn’t know any better.
@leebug3424 Жыл бұрын
What kind of difference are we talking about with centering, like a couple millimeters? Any plans to do a short video on that?
@brendantimmons2957 Жыл бұрын
wow those sleeves are soo sick
@aocampo53 Жыл бұрын
Ooh the boxes for display would be nice to have 😮
@kevmart7579 Жыл бұрын
Where can we get those nice cases that you put the blue-eyes white dragon?
@ecamp92 Жыл бұрын
Love the intro !
@justaman3817Ай бұрын
I have all four OG starter decks, my girls favorite is Yugis, I think for the spell cards.
@danielnicolas5049 Жыл бұрын
What a trip down memory lane.
@AMK316 Жыл бұрын
My first ever product I had bought for me as a kid. I got kaiba and my brother got yugi. My dream is to at minimum getting an unlimited Kaiba but 1st edition would be the ultimate dream
@javiuno261011 ай бұрын
When I was a kid and these came out. I bought 3 Kaiba starters and 1 Yugi , my Yugi came with 2 Dark Magicians
@waqargh1217 Жыл бұрын
Will you cover the stainless steel god cards?
@Z1pZ1p3r9 ай бұрын
Lets say I want to find an original reprint of the first edition german decks of YUGI, KAIBA and JOEY for a reasonable price. Where would I need to start searching at?
@asmircar1 Жыл бұрын
I hope they release this 2 decks again for aniversary, i really want to buy them. Btw does joey have his own deck ?
@achillekeramekis592610 ай бұрын
I have a Blue Eyes White Dragon SDK-E001. No 01st ediction, Ultra Rare. I want to know if Is for sure from 2002?
@konig4626 Жыл бұрын
How did you get your hands on the Blue Eyes White Dragon. There are only 3 of them printed on the whole world 🤪
@yot330 Жыл бұрын
these 2 are my main goals for 2024
@thorlord2544 Жыл бұрын
Thanks For Viewing The Videos!
@reynardfox24 Жыл бұрын
How much do these worth now? I have the SDY deck. 1st edition, excellent condition.
@diegovaldivieso8924 Жыл бұрын
where do they sell that protector?
@ruby20003628 Жыл бұрын
How could I get both of the boxes? What would you charge?
@michaelperez-salas3335 Жыл бұрын
cool video i just started watching your content its awesome! unrelated but as someone whose only started collecting old sets this year who cant seem to find some of these older near mint first edition cards on TCGplayer and wants to find a reputable site to get them from what would you recommend?
@DerNesor10 ай бұрын
My first deck was Joey's because my shitty store only had that one left... I corrected that mistake and still own that dark magician and blue eyes.. nostalgia
@jinsu0504 Жыл бұрын
wow trip down memory lane..
@LordEyepatch Жыл бұрын
How much are the starter decks now?
@davidconnell7615 Жыл бұрын
I have the 1st edition SDK/SDY, 1st Edition LOB, and DDS all in hand. I would rank 1st Edition SDK/SDY > DDS > 1st Edition LOB.
@carlosmarquez441 Жыл бұрын
Yo we need a yearly collection update my man !
@CAPT.BULLET2 ай бұрын
The old cards has a bigger borders but the new one the maximize it even the text box they extended it near to the border. The the print quality has a higher tech printing that why qcr 25th nostalgia cards is great
@DVDHDBLURAY5 ай бұрын
I traded my Dark Magician, and ever since then I regret it. It's the best looking one, same with Blue Eyes. I don't even play any more, but keep obsessing about having it.
@Shivara257 ай бұрын
Hey were can i get this deck from
@jursvillalon723510 ай бұрын
where can i still buy this today??
@rs5419 Жыл бұрын
I have both. never opened in mint.
@lavendertown8883 Жыл бұрын
the SDY dark magician is the best looking yugioh card ever imo
@AlexHeyman Жыл бұрын
What’s a reasonable price on these sealed in 1st edition?
@DannyBoy0619 Жыл бұрын
Yo where did you get that case you put blue eyes in? What’s the name of it?
@carmemlc3 ай бұрын
hello from brazil. I have a starter deck yugi 1996, 51 cards that came with, but i can't remember if the cards are aleatory or if it's the same for everybody
@carmemlc3 ай бұрын
because mine are different from the ones in the video :(
@UkraineYamaha2 ай бұрын
How much does that cost to buy that unopened?
@hawjpaogeeable Жыл бұрын
I cried for my mom to buy me the yugi deck as a kid. She finally got it for me at target.
@thehomelander1146 Жыл бұрын
the OG ultra rares are so high quality, the modern ultras look cheap af
@cy156 Жыл бұрын
I still have my Blue Eyes from my first SD
@Leto95Relinquished Жыл бұрын
Wish i had these boxes
@RoyaltonDrummer922 Жыл бұрын
I don’t really fall for nostalgia bait but if they reprinted these, I’d probably pick them up
@imurked1878 Жыл бұрын
Memories.
@wolfgangfegelein24503 ай бұрын
We really should've gotten SDY and SDK reprints for the 25th anniversary.
@Bakingcards68 Жыл бұрын
I’ve only opened 1st Ed sdy then unlimited sdk unfortunately in my day
@fayevalentina77 Жыл бұрын
One day I'd love to be able to afford one of each of these, even if just unlimited, but as of right now I'm too poor to justify the price. One day, if any still exist by then, or if I canfind them cheaper than $500 lol
@CharlesDMT Жыл бұрын
How i wish i got blue eyes white dragon starter deck in my childhood 😢.
@josephkukiela1327 Жыл бұрын
Spot on, starter decks are #1, lob #2 & dds #3 🔥
@JustinMadrid-z7e Жыл бұрын
I remember splitting a starter deck in half and dueling
@YugiHunter Жыл бұрын
you monster! but anyways might as well open up the bad condition ones lol
@litofaneto243511 ай бұрын
hey still getting rid of that kaiba box? ill buy it off you
@vincentalpiepedrozo2337 Жыл бұрын
I wish i can have at least the unlimited ones.
@solemnyugioh Жыл бұрын
may have nutteroni'd a little when seeing that sdk
@dylansimanski5735 Жыл бұрын
The ol’ nostalgic nutteroni belowknee sandwich
@LocoJoker-tm5bg Жыл бұрын
2023now 2024later and cool video
@Junglewarfare Жыл бұрын
Classic
@LionSynEscanor Жыл бұрын
Stroll down memory lane
@117NateDog Жыл бұрын
Lob blue eyes is ugly imo. That awkward thing he's doing with his neck drives me crazy. I prefer the SDK artwork.