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Apprentice Illusion Magician (Quarter Century Secret Rare) YU-GI-OH

Also known as Apprentice Illusion Magician QCSR

Quarter Century Secret Rare · #RA04-EN023

Apprentice Illusion Magician (Quarter Century Secret Rare) #RA04-EN023 (Quarter Century Stampede) is worth about $8.91 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-28, flat over 30 days.

This card has 7 printings (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-28): Quarter Century Secret Rare $8.91 (this page), Platinum Secret Rare $2.40, PUR Prismatic Ultimate Rare $1.40, PCR Prismatic Collector's Rare $1.09, Secret Rare $0.67, Super Rare $0.38, and 1 more.

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

Apprentice Illusion Magician (Quarter Century Secret Rare) #RA04-EN023 is holding steady: $8.91 today, flat over 30 days and 2% below its high of $9.09 (2026-10-03), the highest since we began tracking (2026-09-16), and near its low of $7.53 (2026-09-17). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2026-09-16. chart →

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$8.91
▼ 0.1% · 30d
TCGplayer market · daily · any condition ↗
condition prices from JustTCG listings, as of 2026-10-27
condition prices as of 2026-10-27; the chart and boards use the daily product tape
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WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$4.60
lowest listing · market $8.91
buy on TCGplayer ↗
eBay · raw
$4.96
asking floor · 20 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
$4.96
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $4.96 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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eBay scan is stale · TCGplayer $8.91 vs cheapest delivered eBay ask $4.96, so the market hasn't settled on a price yet
TCGplayer market$8.91verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$4.60
eBay delivered floor (scanned 35d ago)$4.96the listing ↗
Formula: TCGplayer market, clamped between the cheapest real ask anywhere ($4.60) and the eBay floor ($4.96). 10 live ask(s) used.
sell to a card shop: $6.24 cash · $7.13 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 flat month were higher 90 days later 61% of the time in our archive since 2024 (59,497 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
2000
DEFENSE
1700
ATTRIBUTE
DARK
CARD TYPE
Effect Monster
DESCRIPTION
You can Special Summon this card (from your hand) by discarding 1 card. If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Dark Magician" from your Deck to your hand. During damage calculation, if your other DARK Spellcaster monster battles an opponent's monster (Quick Effect): You can send this card from your hand or face-up field to the GY; that monster you control gains 2000 ATK/DEF during that damage calculation only.
MONSTERTYPE
Spellcaster

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PRICE FAQ

What would a card shop pay for Apprentice Illusion Magician (Quarter Century Secret Rare)?

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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $8.91 market price that is roughly $6.24 cash or $7.13 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 Apprentice Illusion Magician (Quarter Century Secret Rare) (Quarter Century Stampede) worth today?

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Apprentice Illusion Magician (Quarter Century Secret Rare) [1st Edition] has a TCGplayer market price of $8.91 as of 2026-10-28.

Is Apprentice Illusion Magician (Quarter Century Secret Rare) going up or down in price?

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Apprentice Illusion Magician (Quarter Century Secret Rare) #RA04-EN023 is holding steady: $8.91 today, flat over 30 days and 2% below its high of $9.09 (2026-10-03), the highest since we began tracking (2026-09-16), and near its low of $7.53 (2026-09-17). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2026-09-16. Other windows: up 0.6% over 7 days.

What is the highest price for Apprentice Illusion Magician (Quarter Century Secret Rare) since TickerMint began tracking?

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TickerMint began tracking Yu-Gi-Oh prices on 2026-09-16, after Apprentice Illusion Magician (Quarter Century Secret Rare) 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 Apprentice Illusion Magician (Quarter Century Secret Rare) [1st Edition] (all conditions) peaked at $9.09 (2026-10-03) and bottomed at $7.53 (2026-09-17).

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