Remove Trap #LOB-E048

Remove Trap #LOB-E048 collector guide

About Remove Trap

Remove Trap is a Normal Spell Card, printed as LOB-E048 in Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon (2002) as a Common. Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon was the first booster set of the English Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game. It brought Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Dark Magician, Red-Eyes Black Dragon and the five pieces of Exodia to English-speaking players, so almost every card in it is a piece of the game's history. Ungraded, this printing ranks 208th of the 454 Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon cards we track. The top card is Blue-Eyes White Dragon at €968.32.

Character and collecting appeal

Its text is about 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 LOB-E048. The E in LOB-E048 marks the European English printing. The North American printing uses a code without the letter, sometimes with a different card number, and has its own prices. It is the Common version. Commons have a plain name and no foil. Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon has 3 other printings of Remove Trap: LOB-060 (€0.31), LOB-060 1st Edition (€4.21) and LOB-E048 1st Edition. Each has its own price, so match the code, edition and rarity exactly. It was also printed in Starter Deck: Kaiba and Starter Deck: Yugi, which we track separately.

Price history

Today an ungraded copy of this printing sells for about €2.69. Our monthly prices for it go back to August 2023. Over the last 12 months ungraded copies are up 81%, and flat in the last month. Its highest monthly ungraded value was €5.29 in August 2024, 49% above today. Of the 8 printings of Remove Trap we track, this one ranks 2nd by ungraded value. The most valuable is Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon LOB-060 1st Edition at €4.21.

Investment potential

In its favour: steady demand, with ungraded prices up 81% in a year; a price well below its August 2024 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. Treat this as background, not a prediction or financial advice.

Before you buy

Expect to pay around €2.69 for a clean ungraded copy; played copies sell for less. Ask the seller to show the code LOB-E048, the missing "1st Edition" text and the Common finish clearly in the photos, as listing titles often mix up printings. Cards from 2002 often show white wear on the back edges and corners, so ask for photos of the back before you buy.

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