1997 Shadowmarsh Foil — Artist Signed
$1,450
Asking
CGC9Pop 19, with 6 graded higher
Early foil printing with a silver paint-pen artist signature across the art, slabbed at 9 with the signature noted on the label.
Photographed in our own light, unedited beyond cropping. Ask for raw angled shots of any corner or the reverse and we will send them the same day.
The honest description
The single most recognisable card in early fantasy card gaming, from the first print run, in the highest grade we have had in the building.
Under a loupe the surface is effectively flawless — no print lines through the art, no scuff on the black border, and the back is clean of the chipping that normally caps these in the 7s.
The grade is held back by centering alone: roughly 60/40 left-to-right on the front. That is the whole story of this card, and it is why it is priced under the last 9 to trade.
Sold with the original BGS holder untouched. We will not crack, re-holder or re-submit it for a buyer under any circumstance.
Card record
- Set
- Arcane Legacy, Alpha print run
- Grader
- BGS 8.5 (NM-MT+)
- Subgrades
- Centering 7.5 · Corners 9 · Edges 9 · Surface 9.5
- Certificate
- 0014870255
- Holder
- Original, unbroken, no cracks or scratches
- Provenance
- Single-owner collection, acquired 2026
- Verify it yourself
- Beckett Grading Services certificate 0014870255 — look it up on the grader's own site before you offer.
What this has been trading at
Public sales we could verify for the same card in comparable grades. We publish the ones that hurt our asking price as well as the ones that help it.
| Date | Grade | Venue | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | BGS 8.5 | Major auction house | $19,800 |
| May 2026 | BGS 9 | Private sale | $31,500 |
| Apr 2026 | BGS 8 | Major auction house | $14,250 |
Accepting offersBGS8.5Pop 31, with 12 graded higher
1994 Arcane Legacy — Obsidian Lotus
Arcane Legacy (Alpha) · Alpha printing · BGS 8.5
The piece the rest of this inventory is measured against. Heavy black border, clean corners, and a centering split that is the only thing keeping it out of a 9.
- Lifetime authenticity guarantee — we buy it back if it is ever not what the label says.
- Shipped insured for the full amount, signature required, inside two business days of payment.
- Three-day inspection window on every card, holder unbroken.
Also open to offers
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1954 Gilcrest #107 — Roy Delacroix
$8,450
Asking
SGC7Pop 44, with 29 graded higher
A genuinely bright 1954 rookie. Full original gloss on the red border, four sharp corners, and none of the dull grey cast that sinks most survivors of this set.
PSA9Pop 412, with 107 graded higher
The set's headline holo in a first-edition stamp, graded 9, with clean yellow borders and no holo bleed into the art window.