my mom worked at Kmart (rip mom and kmart lol) and one night when my dad and I went to pick her up from her shift, she surprised me with the Yugi starter deck. I can still remember the street lights illuminating the packaging. It sounds silly i know, but it was the start of everything. Thanks mom.
@@r2gh44 yeah but then it would’ve just sat around and he wouldn’t have been able to interact with them and enjoy them. If no one enjoyed them they wouldn’t be worth anything.
nothing silly about it mate just an overall wholesome story. sorry that she passed, rest in peace legend mom. i got my first cards when i was shopping with my mom and sister. a random clothing store was selling the starter decks and lob. my mom got me the kaiba starter and five lob packs. tri horned dragon + monster reborn pulled, was insane :D i stopped playing before links dropped because i already disliked the direction the way was going and when they were about to introduce links with new extra deck restrictions it ended it for me because they killed off so many older decks which was always my jam .. but i still like watching some ygo content so im happy this opening got recommended to me, always nice to see what started it all. happy new year everyone, may you all have a good one.
If we're ignoring value then the starter deck versions would definitely be rank 1 for me. Just such a nostalgic feeling whenever I see them. I remember getting both of these decks on separate occasions and opening them at my grandma's apartment.
Damn bro... You revived me the nostalgia of these decks... I started to play Yugi back in 2009, I was 10 years old and my cousin bought the two pack combo, Yugi and Kaiba starter decks, these exactly ones, and he gifted me the Yugi deck, :,), that is why the Dark Magician es my favorite card from all Yugioh TCG, is so damn beautiful and nostalgic.
I remember in the early 2000’s I was like 8-9 years old when I first started to collect pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh, but my parents were really poor and they could never afford to buy me any cards, I remember I used to rip open all of the starter deck kaiba’s, yugi’s, joey’s, and pegasus’s, and just pocket the decks. I had so many of these, like literally about 40 of them all together, and I remember one time I finally got caught doing it, I remember the cops came and scared the shit out of me and my dad beat my ass really good when me and my mom got home from wal-mart. From that day on I learned a lesson that you don’t steal. Glad I learned the lesson early on, I was young and didn’t know any better.
Although I’m very familiar with the card list for SDK and SDY, I still watched the video because of all the information you provide us regarding print runs, quality, different methods of packaging/display etc., that few other channels don’t mention, to keep other collectors aware. Also, you have an earlier print of 1st ed SDK because at 6:12 you got a “Dark Assassin” instead of “Dark Assailant” ;)
What a way to end the year, some real childhood memories right there, I had the yugi box for so long, too bad I threw it away at some later point. At least I still have my OG dark magician.
Man, i remember my first Deck ever was the Dark Magician Deck. I dont have it anymore but bought 3 classic Dark Magicians. I dont care about 1st Ed. Its just Nostalgia for me. Thanks for this Video!!!
@@noxy005 From "hidden arsenal" which is the same artwork as DRI, but not expensive. Would love to get also the other two artworks, though. Still figuring out the cheapest way to get them as well :D
Can’t believe I used to buy these boxes as a kid and just end up losing all of them without a care not knowing in the future they’d be amazing to still have 🤦🏻♂️
Epic opening Omar and you can't go wrong with those structure decks, they're part of the history of the game. It would be cool if you cover the deluxe editions of starter deck Pegasus and starter deck Joey.
This made me remember when my parents got me the SDK; my first starter deck. It was the rare unlimited version with the black plastic. Good times! Also, have I been using the OCG Display Cases all wrong this whole time?!? Is that the correct way to put the cards in??? Thank you for the amazing videos of 2023, Omar! See you in 2024! Happy New Year!
Pet peeve: I wish people wouldn''t hold rare cards from their sides (like at 8:07) because skin oils are absorbed into the white of the card. It's why older cards can yellow with lots of use. Anyway, I literally started my Yugioh journey with these two decks. I was an only child so I convinced my dad to get me both and I still have most of the cards in decent condition to this day.
So awesome. Great job with the video as well! Loved the close ups. These cards will forever be nostalgic to so many of us who were fortunate to have them growing up
It’s depressing to remember when I was 9 years old getting these packs, legend of blue eyes box, ripping them to shreds and ruining the cards using my duel disk… seeing the price of them now
I remember getting both of these in second grade 2002. A t shirt shop in my small town sold them I remember doing yard work to earn them my grandma bought them for me i still remember the smell when I opened the plastic
The best for sure. I find the unlimited have almost all the character as far as distinguishment of individual copies from each other via print errors and color tones.
My first deck was Joey's because my shitty store only had that one left... I corrected that mistake and still own that dark magician and blue eyes.. nostalgia
I traded my Dark Magician, and ever since then I regret it. It's the best looking one, same with Blue Eyes. I don't even play any more, but keep obsessing about having it.
My first ever product I had bought for me as a kid. I got kaiba and my brother got yugi. My dream is to at minimum getting an unlimited Kaiba but 1st edition would be the ultimate dream
I'd love the box for display omg yes please!!! I was thinking just that, cannot believe you said it and are giving away. I'm just getting back into Yugioh after 20 years and your channel has been such a big help, especially the market watch to learn new cards! Went back watching so many of your videos of recent, learning about new products like TCG Seto Kaiba case so I appreciate what you do! Bought Exodia in QCR and gods but want to start collecting vintage cards I played as a kid! =)
Those pictures are the best of those cards and are the reason why so many people started yugioh, like me :*). They r beautiful Pd: do u have an idea when u gonna replace ur binders? 🙄🥰🥺
One day I'd love to be able to afford one of each of these, even if just unlimited, but as of right now I'm too poor to justify the price. One day, if any still exist by then, or if I canfind them cheaper than $500 lol
Hi, I am a big fan of yugioh and am getting back into collecting vintage cards. I would like to have the dark magician from the Yugi starter deck and the dark magician V1 Japan in good condition in my collection. Could you give me some advice on where I can look for these cards? Thank you very much and great videos
Lets say I want to find an original reprint of the first edition german decks of YUGI, KAIBA and JOEY for a reasonable price. Where would I need to start searching at?
cool video i just started watching your content its awesome! unrelated but as someone whose only started collecting old sets this year who cant seem to find some of these older near mint first edition cards on TCGplayer and wants to find a reputable site to get them from what would you recommend?
