Ooguchi [1st Edition] #MRD-E032

Ooguchi [1st Edition] #MRD-E032 collector guide

About Ooguchi

Ooguchi is an Effect Monster, printed as MRD-E032 in Metal Raiders (2002) as a Short Print. It is a Level 1 WATER Aqua monster with 300 ATK and 250 DEF. Metal Raiders was the second English booster set. It added Summoned Skull, Gate Guardian, Mirror Force and Change of Heart, and many of its cards shaped how the early game was played.

Character and collecting appeal

Aqua monsters often work with water Field Spells such as Umi.

Version and identification

This guide covers the 1st Edition printing. The words "1st Edition" are printed below the artwork on the left; copies without them are the Unlimited printing and usually sell for less. Check the code printed below the artwork on the right: it should read MRD-E032. The E in MRD-E032 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 Short Print version. Short Prints look like Commons but were printed in smaller numbers. Metal Raiders has 3 other printings of Ooguchi: MRD-032 (€0.95), MRD-032 1st Edition (€2.61) and MRD-E032. Each has its own price, so match the code, edition and rarity exactly.

Price history

There are no recent sales of this printing of Ooguchi yet, so we cannot give it a value.

Investment potential

In its favour: it comes from the 1st Edition run of an early English set, which will never be printed again. Card prices can fall as well as rise, so this is not financial advice.

Before you buy

Ask the seller to show the code MRD-E032, the "1st Edition" text and the Short Print 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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