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The rarest Yi-Gi-Oh! card ever made is soon going up for auction. Only one copy of the card “Tyler the Great Warrior” was ever printed and has been in the hands of the owner since 2005.

Tyler the Great Warrior was originally created by the Make-A-Wish Foundation, a non-profit organization that helps make the wishes of children with “critical illnesses” come true.

The rare card was gifted to Tyler Gressle, who was battling a rare liver cancer. Originally, Tyler asked for a Porsche, but due to his age the wish was impossible, instead, he received the custom Yu-Gi-Oh! card based on Dragon Ball Z.

Tyler the Great Warrior is inspired by Gressle’s favorite character Future Trunks and was able to watch the card be printed. The card was placed in a glass case and only recently removed from its special protective packaging to be graded.

Gressle was flown out to New York to meet late Yu-Gi-Oh! creator Kazuki Takahashi and the voice actors for the anime.

The Tyler the Great Warrior card signed by Takahashi received a 7, Near Mint rating, but is rare because of its one-of-a-kind status.

Gressle said: “I want to part with the card now after so much time, one, because I think the anticipation has really been killing some really avid collectors,” said Tyler. “I’m not getting any younger, I want to start a family, I want to own and operate my own business and also help my community as well as travel and see my brother in Switzerland.”

Due to the card’s unique nature, the Tyler the Great Warrior Yu-Gi-Oh! card will be auctioned on eBay April and currently has no starting price.