Hitotsu-Me Giant [1st Edition] #SDK-002

Hitotsu-Me Giant [1st Edition] #SDK-002 collector guide

About Hitotsu-Me Giant

Hitotsu-Me Giant is a Normal Monster, with flavour text instead of an effect, printed as SDK-002 in Starter Deck: Kaiba (2002) as a Common. It is a Level 4 EARTH Beast-Warrior monster with 1,200 ATK and 1,000 DEF. Starter Deck: Kaiba was one of the two pre-built decks that launched the English game in 2002, built around Seto Kaiba and his Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Ungraded, this printing ranks 14th of the 110 Starter Deck: Kaiba cards we track. The top card is Blue-Eyes White Dragon at €300.65.

Character and collecting appeal

Beast-Warriors mix animal and warrior designs and have been part of the game since the first sets. With no effect, its appeal is its artwork, its stats and its place in Starter Deck: Kaiba.

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 SDK-002. The code SDK-002, without a language letter, marks the original North American printing. European English copies have an E in the code, such as SDK-E002, and are priced separately. It is the Common version. Commons have a plain name and no foil. Starter Deck: Kaiba has one other printing of Hitotsu-Me Giant: SDK-002 (€0.45). Each has its own price, so match the code, edition and rarity exactly. It was also printed in Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon and Magic Ruler, which we track separately.

Price history

Today an ungraded copy of this printing sells for about €6.34, a PSA 9 for €49.04 and a PSA 10 for €187.59. Our monthly prices for it go back to October 2021. Over the last 12 months ungraded copies are up 14%, and flat in the last month. It is trading at or near its highest recorded value. PSA 10 copies have moved sideways over the same 12 months. Of the 5 printings of Hitotsu-Me Giant we track, this is the most valuable ungraded. The cheapest is Legend of Blue Eyes White Dragon LOB-002 at €0.18. 1st Edition copies sell for about 14.1× the Unlimited printing (€6.34 against €0.45).

Grading and population

A PSA 10 sells for 29.6× the ungraded price and 3.8× 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: steady demand, with ungraded prices up 14% in a year; it comes from the 1st Edition run of an early English set, which will never be printed again; an active market (28 recent completed sales), so it is easy to sell. Against it: reprints in 2 other sets, which keep playable copies easy to find. Past prices do not guarantee future ones. This is not financial advice.

Before you buy

Expect to pay around €6.34 for a clean ungraded copy; played copies sell for less, and a PSA 9 costs about €49.04. Ask the seller to show the code SDK-002, the "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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