Interdimensional Matter Transporter #DCR-052

Interdimensional Matter Transporter #DCR-052 collector guide

About Interdimensional Matter Transporter

Interdimensional Matter Transporter is a Normal Trap Card, printed as DCR-052 in Dark Crisis (2003) as an Ultra Rare. Dark Crisis closed out 2003 with cards such as Exodia Necross, Vampire Lord and Skull Archfiend of Lightning. Ungraded, this printing ranks 35th of the 216 Dark Crisis cards we track. The top card is Contract with the Abyss at €53.55.

Character and collecting appeal

Its text is about banishing cards.

Version and identification

This guide covers the Unlimited printing, without the "1st Edition" text below the artwork. 1st Edition copies of the same card have their own, usually higher, prices. Check the code printed below the artwork on the right: it should read DCR-052. The code DCR-052, without a language letter, marks the original North American printing. European English copies have an E in the code, such as DCR-E052, and are priced separately. It is the Ultra Rare version. Ultra Rares have a gold-foil name and holographic artwork. Dark Crisis has one other printing of Interdimensional Matter Transporter: DCR-052 1st Edition (€7.73). Each has its own price, so match the code, edition and rarity exactly.

Price history

Today an ungraded copy of this printing sells for about €4.95, a PSA 9 for €17.82 and a PSA 10 for €55.70. Our monthly prices for it go back to October 2021. Over the last 12 months ungraded copies are up 24%, and up 16% in the last month. The current price is its high point on our records. PSA 10 copies have moved up 67% over the same 12 months. 1st Edition copies sell for about 1.6× the Unlimited printing (€7.73 against €4.95).

Grading and population

A PSA 10 sells for 11.3× the ungraded price and 3.1× a PSA 9. That gap is small, so grading fees may outweigh the gain unless the card is for your own collection. Early English Yu-Gi-Oh! cards often have off-centre cuts and wear on the dark brown back borders, which is why high grades are hard to reach.

Investment potential

In its favour: steady demand, with ungraded prices up 24% in a year; it comes from the first years of the English game, which are no longer printed; an active market (39 recent completed sales), so it is easy to sell. Past prices do not guarantee future ones. This is not financial advice.

Before you buy

Expect to pay around €4.95 for a clean ungraded copy; played copies sell for less, and a PSA 9 costs about €17.82. Ask the seller to show the code DCR-052, the missing "1st Edition" text and the Ultra Rare finish clearly in the photos, as listing titles often mix up printings. Cards from 2003 often show white wear on the back edges and corners, so ask for photos of the back before you buy.

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