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Big Shield Guardna YU-GI-OH

Ultra Rare · #DB1-EN097

Big Shield Guardna #DB1-EN097 (Dark Beginning 1) is worth about $40.87 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-11-02, up 40% over 30 days; PSA 10 copies sell for about $864.45 (PriceCharting sold listings).

Graded prices

sold listings,

A PSA 10 sells for 43x the ungraded price.

GradeSells forvs ungraded
Ungraded$20.23
Grade 7$29.981.5x
Grade 8$42.502.1x
Grade 9$44.572.2x
Grade 9.5$49.002.4x
PSA 10$864.4543x
BGS 10$1,124.0056x
CGC 10$346.0017x
SGC 10$519.0026x

Prices from PriceCharting ↗ · Ungraded is a typical raw sale in any condition; grades 7 to 9.5 are any grading company.

price trend and the high since we began tracking: more ↓

Big Shield Guardna #DB1-EN097 is trending up: $40.87 today, up 40% in 30 days and at its highest since we began tracking (2026-09-16), set 2026-10-17, and 1.4x its low of $29.09 (2026-09-16). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-11-02, tracked daily since 2026-09-16. chart →

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$40.87
▲ 40.5% · 30d
TCGplayer market · daily · any condition ↗
condition prices from JustTCG listings, as of 2026-10-31
condition prices as of 2026-10-31; the chart and boards use the daily product tape
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WORTH GRADING?

Grading Big Shield Guardna #DB1-EN097 pays only if you expect a 10: PSA 10 copies sell for about $864.45 and grade 8 copies for $42.50 (PriceCharting sold listings, Nov 2, 2026) vs $40.87 raw (TCGplayer market), and after a $25 grading fee, $10 shipping and 13% selling fees you'd need about 1 in 21 copies to grade a 10 to break even (a 5% chance). run your own numbers →

WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$18.09
lowest listing · market $40.87
buy on TCGplayer ↗
eBay · raw
$36.00
asking floor · 8 active listings
shop active ↗ · sold ↗
eBay · PSA 10
no graded listings
no graded asks in the last scan
PSA 10 sold listings ↗
Buy-side estimate
$36.00
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $36.00 delivered, from live asks, not sales
show the work →
eBay scan is stale
TCGplayer market$40.87verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$18.09
eBay delivered floor (scanned 15d ago)$36.00the listing ↗
Formula: TCGplayer market, clamped between the cheapest real ask anywhere ($18.09) and the eBay floor ($36.00). 6 live ask(s) used.
sell to a card shop: $29 cash · $33 store credit · about 70% / 80% of market
Floors are the median of the three lowest clean asks. Marketplace links may earn TickerMint a commission; it never affects the numbers.
The verdict · premium
Across every game TickerMint tracks, cards at their high after a month up 25% or more were higher 90 days later 54% of the time in our archive since 2024 (8,138 cases). That rate is mostly the 202448 to 5877 to 86marketplace fees of about 13% most short holds lose money. Use it to time a sale, not to flip.
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GAME DATA[ + ] SHOW
ATTACK
100
DEFENSE
2600
ATTRIBUTE
EARTH
CARD TYPE
Effect Monster
DESCRIPTION
Negate the activation of a Spell Card that designates this 1 face-down monster. At that time, flip this card into face-up Defense Position. If this card is attacked, change the Battle Position of this card to Attack Position at the end of the Damage Step.
MONSTERTYPE
Warrior

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PRICE FAQ

What would a card shop pay for Big Shield Guardna?

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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $40.87 market price that is roughly $29 cash or $33 trade for a near-mint copy. Selling it yourself on TCGplayer or eBay nets more after fees; see the seller-net answer below.

What is Big Shield Guardna (Dark Beginning 1) worth today?

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Big Shield Guardna [Unlimited] has a TCGplayer market price of $40.87 as of 2026-11-02.

Is Big Shield Guardna going up or down in price?

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Big Shield Guardna #DB1-EN097 is trending up: $40.87 today, up 40% in 30 days and at its highest since we began tracking (2026-09-16), set 2026-10-17, and 1.4x its low of $29.09 (2026-09-16). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-11-02, tracked daily since 2026-09-16. Other windows: up 0.0% over 7 days. A 30-day rise this size usually follows a supply squeeze or a new format result; check the eBay book depth before buying in.

What is the highest price for Big Shield Guardna since TickerMint began tracking?

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TickerMint began tracking Yu-Gi-Oh prices on 2026-09-16, after Big Shield Guardna came out, so these are the highest and lowest prices since we began tracking (2026-09-16), not all-time records. In TickerMint's daily data (since September 2026), the TCGplayer market price for Big Shield Guardna [Unlimited] (all conditions) peaked at $40.87 (2026-10-17) and bottomed at $29.09 (2026-09-16).

How much is a PSA 10 Big Shield Guardna #DB1-EN097 worth?

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A PSA 10 Big Shield Guardna #DB1-EN097 sells for about $864.45, based on PriceCharting's sold listings as of Nov 2, 2026. Other 10s: BGS 10 $1,124.00, CGC 10 $346.00, SGC 10 $519.00. A grade 9 (any grader) sells for about $44.57. An ungraded copy sells for about $20.23, so a PSA 10 sells for 43x the ungraded price. Prices from PriceCharting (pricecharting.com).

Is Big Shield Guardna #DB1-EN097 worth grading?

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Grading Big Shield Guardna #DB1-EN097 pays only if you expect a 10: PSA 10 copies sell for about $864.45 and grade 8 copies for $42.50 (PriceCharting sold listings, Nov 2, 2026) vs $40.87 raw (TCGplayer market), and after a $25 grading fee, $10 shipping and 13% selling fees you'd need about 1 in 21 copies to grade a 10 to break even (a 5% chance). That assumes a copy that misses the 10 sells as a grade 8. Whether your copy grades a 10 depends on its centering, corners, edges and surface. Prices from PriceCharting (pricecharting.com).

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