Sakuretsu Armor #DCR-102

Sakuretsu Armor #DCR-102 collector guide

About Sakuretsu Armor

Sakuretsu Armor is a Normal Trap Card, printed as DCR-102 in Dark Crisis (2003) as a Common. Dark Crisis closed out 2003 with cards such as Exodia Necross, Vampire Lord and Skull Archfiend of Lightning. Ungraded, this printing ranks 60th of the 216 Dark Crisis cards we track. The top card is Contract with the Abyss at €53.55.

Character and collecting appeal

In play, it is a card for destroying 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-102. The code DCR-102, without a language letter, marks the original North American printing. European English copies have an E in the code, such as DCR-E102, and are priced separately. It is the Common version. Commons have a plain name and no foil. Dark Crisis has one other printing of Sakuretsu Armor: DCR-102 1st Edition (€2.45). Each has its own price, so match the code, edition and rarity exactly. It was also printed in Quarter Century Bonanza, which we track separately.

Price history

Today an ungraded copy of this printing sells for about €1.50, a PSA 9 for €7.13 and a PSA 10 for €65.78. Our monthly prices for it go back to October 2021. Over the last 12 months ungraded copies are down 1%, and up 70% in the last month. Its highest monthly ungraded value was €3.61 in October 2021, 58% above today. PSA 10 copies have moved down 25% over the same 12 months. Of the 4 printings of Sakuretsu Armor we track, this one ranks 4th by ungraded value. The most valuable is Quarter Century Bonanza RA03-EN130 Quarter Century Secret Rare at €18.23. 1st Edition copies sell for about 1.6× the Unlimited printing (€2.45 against €1.50).

Grading and population

A PSA 10 sells for 43.9× the ungraded price and 9.2× a PSA 9. That gap is big enough that grading a sharp, well-centred copy can pay for itself. On cards from the early 2000s, the dark brown backs show every scuff and white edge, so top grades are scarce.

Investment potential

In its favour: a price well below its October 2021 peak, which some collectors see as room to recover; it comes from the first years of the English game, which are no longer printed; it is the original printing, which reprints rarely replace for collectors; an active market (25 recent completed sales), so it is easy to sell. Card prices can fall as well as rise, so this is not financial advice.

Before you buy

Expect to pay around €1.50 for a clean ungraded copy; played copies sell for less, and a PSA 9 costs about €7.13. Ask the seller to show the code DCR-102, the missing "1st Edition" text and the Common 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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