The Most Expensive Vintage Dragon Ball Carddass Cards (September 2026)
Limited 3000 β tops vintage Dragon Ball Carddass at $6,300; Part 1 #1 Goku leads the regular series at $1,671.67. Top 20 with eBay and Yahoo! Auctions prices.
The most expensive vintage Dragon Ball Carddass card is the 1989 Limited 3000 β, at a Cardlogs Aggregate price of $6,300 as of September 28, 2026. That figure rests on one raw eBay sale from July 14, and Yahoo! Auctions Japan prices the same card at ¥300,300 (about $1,906). The best-documented expensive card is the 1988 Part 1 #1 Son Goku at $1,671.67, backed by 33 raw sales across both venues.
Nineteen of the top 20 are prize, event or special-edition cards from outside the regular numbered series. Part 1 #1 is the only regular-series card in the top 20, so this article ranks the regular releases separately as well.
For the series-by-series picture, what a peeled Super Battle is worth and how grading works, see the full Dragon Ball Carddass price guide. Every price here comes from Cardlogs' Dragon Ball Vintage tracker.
How are these cards ranked?
Cards are ranked on the Cardlogs Aggregate price. The Cardlogs Aggregate price is one blended US-dollar price per card: each marketplace's own price, weighted by how many recent sales back it, and when the two marketplaces sit more than 3x apart the Aggregate keeps the eBay price alone.
Vintage Carddass has no TCGplayer or Cardmarket listing, so the two venues are eBay (USD) and Yahoo! Auctions Japan (JPY, converted at ¥157.59 per dollar). They do not agree the way two marketplaces for a modern game do. Yahoo structurally sells lower, a median 0.50x the eBay price, so a 30% agreement screen would reject almost every card for a reason that has nothing to do with bad data.
So nothing is hidden. Every card stays in the table, with both venue prices, the number of raw sales behind each, and a plain label for the evidence. "Thin" means the price shown rests on two raw sales or fewer from the last two years. A card priced on Yahoo alone probably reads low against an eBay-priced neighbour.
The 20 most expensive vintage Dragon Ball Carddass cards
Prices as of September 28, 2026, raw (ungraded) copies. Sales counted over the two years to September 28, 2026.
| # | Card | Set | Aggregate | eBay | Yahoo! Auctions JP | Raw sales (eBay · Yahoo) | Newest sale | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Limited 3000 β | Limited 3000 | $6,300.00 | $6,300.00 | ¥300,300 ($1,905.58) | 1 · 3 | Aug 14 | Venues 3x+ apart, eBay kept; thin |
| 2 | Limited 3000 α | Limited 3000 | $3,807.35 | — | ¥600,000 ($3,807.35) | 0 · 2 | Jul 5 | Yahoo only; thin |
| 3 | Limited 3000 γ | Limited 3000 | $2,855.51 | — | ¥450,000 ($2,855.51) | 0 · 2 | Jul 13 | Yahoo only; thin |
| 4 | Limited 3000 ε | Limited 3000 | $2,757.66 | $3,400.00 | ¥250,000 ($1,586.40) | 1 · 2 | Aug 12 | Both venues |
| 5 | Limited 2000 I | Limited 2000 | $2,500.16 | — | ¥394,000 ($2,500.16) | 0 · 3 | Aug 3 | Yahoo only |
| 6 | Limited 3000 ∞ | Limited 3000 | $2,100.39 | — | ¥331,000 ($2,100.39) | 0 · 2 | Jul 11 | Yahoo only; thin |
| 7 | Son Goku #1, Ultimate Expo edition | Ultimate Expo Edition | $1,892.47 | — | ¥298,234 ($1,892.47) | 0 · 1 | Jun 6 | Yahoo only; thin |
| 8 | Son Goku #1 | Carddass Part 1 | $1,671.67 | $1,988.00 | ¥222,000 ($1,408.72) | 9 · 24 | Sep 24 | Both venues |
| 9 | Songoku & ses amis (Hors Série Part 22) | Hors Série (FR) | $1,527.00 | $1,527.00 | — | 2 · 0 | Aug 25, 2025 | eBay only; thin |
| 10 | Jump Museum '92 | Special Limited | $1,414.99 | $1,414.99 | ¥50,000 ($317.28) | 2 · 3 | Sep 8 | Venues 3x+ apart, eBay kept; thin |
| 11 | Limited 2000 X | Limited 2000 | $1,223.48 | $1,375.44 | ¥115,000 ($729.74) | 1 · 2 | Sep 19 | Both venues |
| 12 | Limited 2000 VI | Limited 2000 | $1,198.60 | — | ¥188,888 ($1,198.60) | 0 · 1 | Jul 8 | Yahoo only; thin |
| 13 | Limited 2000 II | Limited 2000 | $1,078.75 | — | ¥170,000 ($1,078.75) | 0 · 2 | Aug 11 | Yahoo only; thin |
| 14 | Limited 2000 III | Limited 2000 | $1,053.44 | — | ¥166,011 ($1,053.44) | 0 · 1 | Jun 28 | Yahoo only; thin |
| 15 | Limited 2000 V | Limited 2000 | $1,047.02 | — | ¥165,000 ($1,047.02) | 0 · 2 | Sep 13 | Yahoo only; thin |
| 16 | Limited 2000 VII | Limited 2000 | $1,047.02 | — | ¥165,000 ($1,047.02) | 0 · 2 | Sep 13 | Yahoo only; thin |
| 17 | Limited 2000 VIII | Limited 2000 | $1,047.02 | — | ¥165,000 ($1,047.02) | 0 · 2 | Apr 20 | Yahoo only; thin |
| 18 | Son Goku #2, Ultimate Expo edition | Ultimate Expo Edition | $950.57 | — | ¥149,800 ($950.57) | 0 · 1 | Sep 19 | Yahoo only; thin |
| 19 | Limited 3000 ζ | Limited 3000 | $852.35 | — | ¥134,322 ($852.35) | 0 · 3 | Jul 28 | Yahoo only |
| 20 | Limited 3000 δ | Limited 3000 | $753.85 | — | ¥118,800 ($753.85) | 0 · 1 | Jun 11 | Yahoo only; thin |
Dates are 2026 unless marked. Only three of the twenty (Limited 3000 ε, Part 1 #1 and Limited 2000 X) have both venues pricing the card within 3x of each other. Fifteen are thin.
According to Cardlogs market data, the most expensive vintage Dragon Ball Carddass card as of September 28, 2026 is the 1989 Limited 3000 β at $6,300, while Yahoo! Auctions Japan prices the same card at ¥300,300, or about $1,906.
Is the Limited 3000 β really worth $6,300?
On eBay, yes. The $6,300 raw sale on July 14 is supported by two graded eBay sales of the same card: $8,000 for a PSA 6 on July 17 and $5,999 for a PSA 4 on September 15, 2026. In Japan the same card clears far lower. Its three raw Yahoo sales were ¥300,300 (June 11), ¥253,000 (July 22) and ¥590,000 (August 14).
The graded sales show the gap most cleanly, because the slab fixes the condition:
| Card | Grade | eBay sale | Yahoo! Auctions JP sale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited 3000 β | PSA 6 | $8,000 (Jul 17) | ¥198,000, about $1,256 (Apr 14) |
| Limited 3000 γ | PSA 7 | $8,000 (Jul 17) | ¥298,000, about $1,891 (Apr 18) |
| Limited 3000 β | PSA 4 | $5,999 (Sep 15) | ¥120,000, about $761 (May 19) |
The eBay slabs sold for four to eight times the Yahoo ones. Two caveats: both $8,000 sales closed on the same day, and the Yahoo sales are three months older and converted at today's rate. Still, a collector selling a PSA-graded Limited 3000 card in 2026 would get very different money depending on which side of the Pacific they list it.
The largest single sale in the Cardlogs ledger also belongs to this set. A PSA-slabbed Limited 3000 α sold on Yahoo! Auctions Japan on August 9, 2026 for ¥4,656,000 (about $29,545). The listing did not state the grade, so Cardlogs does not use that sale in any price.
What is the most expensive regular Dragon Ball Carddass card?
The 1988 Carddass Part 1 #1 Son Goku, at a Cardlogs Aggregate price of $1,671.67. It is the best-evidenced card on this page: eBay prices it at $1,988 and Yahoo at ¥222,000 ($1,408.72), from 9 raw eBay sales and 24 raw Yahoo sales in two years.
The spread inside those sales is wide. A raw copy sold for $11,500 on eBay on September 16, 2026, and others sold for $1,400 (September 10) and $1,988 (September 5). Condition does the work, and PSA's population shows why a clean copy is scarce: 220 graded, one PSA 10, 19 PSA 9. A PSA 6 sold for $7,050 on August 29, 2026.
According to Cardlogs market data, the 1988 Carddass Part 1 #1 Son Goku is the most valuable regular-series vintage Dragon Ball Carddass card as of September 28, 2026, at $1,671.67 raw, with only one PSA 10 among 220 PSA-graded copies.
These are the ten most expensive cards from the four regular series (Hondan, Super Battle, Visual Adventure and PP Card), prices as of September 28, 2026:
| # | Card | Set | Aggregate | eBay | Yahoo! Auctions JP | Raw sales (eBay · Yahoo) | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Son Goku #1 | Carddass Part 1 | $1,671.67 | $1,988.00 | ¥222,000 ($1,408.72) | 9 · 24 | Both venues |
| 2 | Son Goku #6 (unpeeled) | Super Battle Part 1 | $655.14 | $470.00 | ¥120,000 ($761.47) | 1 · 3 | Both venues |
| 3 | Cell/Son Gohan #42 (Laser) | Visual Adventure Special | $532.11 | $400.00 | ¥85,000 ($539.37) | 1 · 6 | Both venues |
| 4 | Chi-Chi/Gohan/Son Goku #40 (Laser) | Visual Adventure Special | $507.65 | — | ¥80,001 ($507.65) | 0 · 1 | Yahoo only; thin |
| 5 | Cell/Z Fighters #38 (Laser) | Visual Adventure Special | $406.12 | — | ¥64,000 ($406.12) | 0 · 1 | Yahoo only; thin |
| 6 | Frieza #25 (unpeeled) | Super Battle Part 1 | $376.48 | $474.72 | ¥29,388 ($186.48) | 2 · 2 | Both venues |
| 7 | Shenron/Son Goku #85 | Visual Adventure Part 3 | $362.28 | $599.99 | ¥41,360 ($262.45) | 5 · 10 | Both venues |
| 8 | Cell/Son Gohan #42 | Visual Adventure Special | $275.00 | $275.00 | — | 1 · 0 | eBay only; thin |
| 9 | Son Goku #2 | PP Card Part 0 | $257.00 | — | ¥40,501 ($257.00) | 0 · 4 | Yahoo only |
| 10 | Son Goku/Trunks/Vegeta #803 (Pixel Prism) | PP Card Part 19 | $254.78 | — | ¥40,150 ($254.78) | 0 · 3 | Yahoo only |
Two printings of the same card number appear here. The Visual Adventure Special #42 laser print sits at $532.11 and its non-laser twin at $275. Super Battle Part 1 #6 is priced unpeeled; its peeled copy sits at $138.07.
Why are the Limited cards so far ahead?
Because they were prizes, not retail cards. The Limited 3000 cards were 1989 Weekly Shonen Jump lottery prizes, the Limited 2000 cards came from a 1993 Akira Toriyama prize campaign, and the Ultimate Expo edition is a 1994 event print of the first Hondan cards. Median Cardlogs Aggregate prices by product line, as of September 28, 2026:
| Product line | Cards priced | Median Aggregate | Most valuable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limited 3000 (1989) | 7 of 7 | $2,757.66 | Limited 3000 β, $6,300.00 |
| Limited 2000 (1993) | 10 of 10 | $1,050.23 | Limited 2000 I, $2,500.16 |
| Ultimate Expo Edition (1994) | 5 of 7 | $412.46 | Son Goku #1, $1,892.47 |
| Carddass Special HK | 3 of 6 | $157.50 | HK II, $240.81 |
| Special Limited (one-offs) | 8 of 14 | $100.00 | Jump Museum '92, $1,414.99 |
| V-Jump | 5 of 6 | $76.15 | $158.64 |
| Limited 6000 (1994) | 5 of 5 | $67.97 | Limited 6000 #3, $320.67 |
Scarcity alone does not explain the order. Limited 6000 was printed in larger numbers than Limited 3000, and its median is 40 times lower. The Limited 3000 and 2000 families are also where reproductions concentrate: eBay carries hundreds of $5 to $125 copies with the same titles and art. Cardlogs treats any raw sale of those two sets under $150 as a probable reproduction and leaves it out of the price.
Where this data comes from
Cardlogs prices every vintage Dragon Ball Carddass card from matched sold listings on two marketplaces: eBay completed sales (three years deep) and Yahoo! Auctions Japan closed auctions. Each sale is matched to one exact card and printing by its title, and expensive or ambiguous matches are confirmed against the listing photo. As of September 28, 2026 the ledger holds 8,650 matched sales (5,309 eBay, 3,341 Yahoo) across 1,179 cards in 108 sets, and 887 cards carry a price.
Each venue's price is a recency-weighted median of its newest 10 raw sales within two years. Yahoo prices are kept in yen and converted at ¥157.59 per US dollar (the ECB reference rate of September 25, 2026, the latest Cardlogs held on September 28); older Yahoo sales convert at that same rate. The Aggregate blends the two venue prices as described above. Population counts come from gemrate.com. Graded sales are shown as individual sales and never feed the raw price.
Vintage Carddass trades in single sales, and a new sale can move a card's price overnight. Follow every card on this list, with both venue prices and its full sale history, at cardlogs.com/dragonball-vintage/home, or in the Cardlogs iOS and Android apps.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most expensive vintage Dragon Ball Carddass card?
As of September 28, 2026, the highest Cardlogs Aggregate price among vintage Dragon Ball Carddass cards is the 1989 Limited 3000 β at $6,300, set by one raw eBay sale on July 14, 2026. Yahoo! Auctions Japan prices the same card at ¥300,300 (about $1,906), so treat $6,300 as the US ceiling rather than a settled value.
How much is the 1988 Carddass Part 1 #1 Son Goku worth?
As of September 28, 2026, the Carddass Hondan Part 1 #1 Son Goku carries a Cardlogs Aggregate price of $1,671.67 for a raw copy: $1,988 on eBay and ¥222,000 (about $1,409) on Yahoo! Auctions Japan, backed by 33 raw sales in two years. A raw copy sold for $11,500 on eBay on September 16, 2026, and PSA has graded only one PSA 10 out of 220 copies.
Why are Limited 3000 and Limited 2000 cards so expensive?
They were prizes, not retail cards. The Limited 3000 cards were 1989 Weekly Shonen Jump lottery prizes and the Limited 2000 cards came from a 1993 Akira Toriyama prize campaign, so few copies exist. As of September 28, 2026, the median Limited 3000 card carries a Cardlogs Aggregate price of $2,757.66 and the median Limited 2000 card $1,050.23.
Are Dragon Ball Carddass cards cheaper in Japan?
Usually, yes. According to Cardlogs, on the 314 vintage Carddass cards with at least two raw sales on each venue, the Yahoo! Auctions Japan price is a median 0.50 times the eBay price as of September 28, 2026. The same gap shows on graded prize cards: a PSA 6 Limited 3000 β sold for $8,000 on eBay and ¥198,000 (about $1,256) on Yahoo.