How do I list Yu-Gi-Oh! cards that exist in several rarities and versions?

Why one card exists in so many versions

Popular Yu-Gi-Oh! cards are reprinted again and again: in new sets with a new set code, but also inside one set in several rarities under the same code. On top of that, one code and rarity can be more than one product, for example an original print and a later reprint, or a version with alternate or extended art. The eight-digit passcode is the same on all of them, so it identifies the card, not the version. For buyers and marketplaces each version is a different item.

Common rarities and how to recognise them

Yu-Gi-Oh! cards print no rarity symbol. The rarity shows in the foil treatment of the name and the artwork, so tilt the card under a light. A guide to the common ones:

• Common: no foil; the name is in plain black or white lettering.
• Rare: the name is in silver foil, the artwork is not foil.
• Super Rare: the artwork is foil, the name is plain.
• Ultra Rare: foil artwork and a gold foil name.
• Secret Rare: foil artwork with a fine diagonal pattern and a name in rainbow-like foil.
• Ultimate Rare: raised (embossed) foil on the artwork and parts of the frame; found mainly in older sets.
• Ghost Rare: holographic artwork with a pale, washed-out look.
• Starlight Rare: foil over the whole card, including frame and text box.
• Collector's Rare: a textured foil treatment on the artwork and the name.
• Quarter Century Secret Rare: introduced for the game's 25th anniversary, with its own foil pattern. At a glance it can look like a Secret Rare, which is why the two are often mixed up.
• Others such as Gold Rare, Platinum Secret Rare or Prismatic Secret Rare appear in specific products.

When two rarities look alike, compare your card with the product images of each rarity of that set code before you list. A wrong rarity is the most expensive mistake in Yu-Gi-Oh! listings.

Versions beyond the rarity

• Reprints with the same code and rarity. TCGplayer lists some of them as their own product, for example under a set name with "(2020 Date Reprint)". The original and the reprint are priced separately.
• Alternate and extended art. The same code and rarity with different artwork, sold as its own product at its own price.
• Prints in other sets. A reprint in another set has another set code, so the code already tells it apart. See how to read Yu-Gi-Oh! set codes.
• Editions. 1st Edition, Unlimited and Limited Edition are separate items too: 1st Edition vs Unlimited vs Limited.

Why the exact version matters

• Price. Rarities and versions of the same code sell at very different prices. The price of one says nothing about the other.
• Buyer trust. A buyer who orders a Quarter Century Secret Rare and receives a Secret Rare opens a not as described case. That costs you the sale, the shipping and your rating.
• The right product. On Cardmarket each rarity and version has its own product. An offer on the wrong product sells your card at the wrong price or to the wrong buyer.

How to choose the version in NeoSatoshi

1. In Listing Cards choose Yu-Gi-Oh! under Card game, upload one card per photo or scan and click Start detection. NeoSatoshi reads the printed set code and the passcode and finds every rarity of that code.
2. If the photo cannot decide the rarity, the card goes to step 2 with the cheapest rarity preselected, so an unchecked card is never priced as a rarer print. Every tile shows the printed code, the rarity and the price. Pick the one you hold.
3. If the code and rarity are several products, step 2 shows Versions of this print: TCGplayer versions by name and image, with the price for the card's edition where TCGplayer has one, and Cardmarket versions such as "Cardmarket version 1 (since 2007)" with their EUR price. Not chosen (cheapest) stays selected until you pick.
4. If the set code could not be read, the card has no price until you pick its print. Show all prints of this card loads every print of the card (up to 150). Such a card is never filled with the minimum price.
5. You can change the choice later in the Version column of the review table. A completely wrong match is fixed with the manual search by name, printed code or passcode; these lookups run one at a time, at most 30 a minute per user.
6. Export or list: on eBay the printed code, the rarity and the edition go into the title right after the card name, plus the version name when you picked a TCGplayer version such as a 2020 Date Reprint. Each rarity and version is its own listing, and on Shopify each rarity is its own product.

The Yu-Gi-Oh! listing software page shows the whole flow. For the Cardmarket upload see the Cardmarket bulk upload guide.

What NeoSatoshi does and does not do

• It cannot always tell foil rarities apart from a photo. Instead of guessing, it asks you in step 2 and shows the price of every option.
• It does not pair Cardmarket and TCGplayer versions automatically, because Cardmarket's version numbers do not say what the version is. Pick the entry that matches your card.
• A version without a price for your edition stays without a price. Type your own after checking recent sales.
• Load eBay prices gives no median for a print that exists as several products, because eBay listings cannot be matched reliably to one of those products. Check eBay by hand for those.
• The daily price sync skips a listing whose version was not chosen and reports it, instead of guessing a price.
• It does not judge condition or check authenticity.

Checklist

• Set code read from the card, including the language letters.
• Rarity checked on the foil under a light, compared with product images of each rarity of that code.
• Reprints and alternate art checked; the version picked in step 2 or the Version column.
• Edition checked.
• Price taken from exactly that rarity, version and edition; rows without a price priced by hand.
• eBay title names code, rarity and edition; photos show the foil.
• Condition set per copy.

Frequently asked questions

How do I tell a Secret Rare from a Quarter Century Secret Rare?

Only by the foil: both share the set code and no rarity is printed on the card. Compare the foil pattern under a light with product images of both rarities. NeoSatoshi asks you to choose in step 2 when the photo cannot decide.

Why does NeoSatoshi preselect the cheapest rarity?

So that a card you have not checked is never priced as a rarer, more expensive print. Pick the right rarity and the price follows.

What is a "2020 Date Reprint"?

It is how TCGplayer names some reprints that share set code and rarity with an older print. TCGplayer lists them as their own product with their own price, and NeoSatoshi shows them as a version in step 2.

Can I change the rarity or version after step 2?

The version, yes, in the Version column of the review table. For another rarity or print, mark the row Incorrect and pick the right one from the alternatives in step 2 or with the manual search in step 3.