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One Piece collectors are going absolutely berserk for these. After each game, we see tons of new eBay listings for the cards go up and sell online for $200, $300, even $500<\/a>. And while every attendee is guaranteed at least one card, some have managed to snag several in one trip. The result is thousands of dollars in profit for attending a basketball game.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t believe us? We interviewed one of these fans<\/a> (who is also an RC Elite member.) He attended a game at Gonzaga and worked with a group of dedicated resellers to secure almost 300 cards. At the time of our writing, the haul was worth over $100,000<\/a>, and he had already brokered a deal to sell half the collection for $60,000. This promotion is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.<\/p>\n In fact, the value of these cards has blown up so much online that they\u2019ve come to the attention of bad actors. Jersey Mike\u2019s Arena, home of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, was robbed after a game<\/a>, with thousands of One Piece cards stolen. Yes, people are getting a little crazy.<\/p>\n With all that said, we wanted to prepare a little primer for St. Johns fans to know what tonight\u2019s game will look like. Whether you\u2019re a seasoned reseller or you just stumbled on this article thanks to magic of Google, you\u2019ll want to hear we\u2019ve prepared.<\/p>\n What to Expect at St. Johns’ One Piece Game<\/p>\n A lot has happened since this promo first launched. After the inaugural games at Rutgers and Gonzaga, One Piece College Basketball cards were reselling for as much as $800 at a time, and even as thousands of new cards entered the market, prices held firm.<\/p>\n Well, that\u2019s no longer the case. The Luffy college basketball promo card has definitely come down on eBay, but not by much. Cards that once sold for $600+ are now trading for around $250 to $300<\/a>.<\/p>\n That\u2019s a hit, sure, but it\u2019s by no means a death blow to the market. These cards are absolutely still worth the effort to acquire and resell. That said, tonight\u2019s game is the first to be played at Madison Square Garden, which seats up to 20,000 fans. This dwarfs Rutgers\u2019 and Gonzaga\u2019s capacities, so more cards will be entering the market tonight than ever before. That might translate to a depression in average prices.<\/p>\n Second, it seems like it\u2019s up to the individual stadium on how they choose to distribute cards. Gonzaga elected to simply hand the cards out at the gate after scanning tickets, while Rutgers distributed vouchers that could be redeemed for a card at dedicated stations. Pay attention to signs and employees directing you to receive your cards. Every attendee is guaranteed to receive one.<\/p>\n Stadium security will likely be increased, and they may be hostile to fans attempting to buy cards from other attendees. Rutgers took a very strong stance against this<\/a>, putting up signs and patrolling security guards to shut down resellers in the act.<\/p>\n Photo from Brian Fonseca at NJ.com<\/a><\/p>\n Again, we don\u2019t know what the situation will be like at Madison Square Garden, but we\u2019d expect a lot of security, especially after the robbery at Rutgers last week. If you\u2019re going to try and buy cards from other fans, be discrete and don\u2019t hassle people.<\/p>\n Tonight\u2019s game features a special One Piece timeout show, and we don\u2019t know exactly what that means. Rutgers and Gonzaga both hosted halftime shows where they gave away free merch, including One Piece College Basketball t-shirts, so this is likely something similar.<\/p>\n Attendees have had success reselling their One Piece College Basketball card, poster, and shirt in one bundle, sometimes for as much as $800. Keep this in mind if you manage to snag all three.<\/p>\n Finally, you\u2019ve probably already noticed the rise in ticket prices<\/a>. Pretty much every college basketball game hosting the promo has spiked in price, sometimes rising from $15 to $20 for a ticket to upwards of $200. If you haven\u2019t secured your seats yet, expect to get scalped a bit.<\/p>\n How Many Luffy College Basketball Cards Exist?<\/p>\n In a previous article<\/a>, we estimated that as many as 123,000 One Piece College Basketball cards would be produced, based on the published seating for all the teams playing. However, that calculation missed the fact that St. John\u2019s will be playing their games at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n That adds an additional 15,000 seats and cards per game they play, so now we\u2019re estimating that as many as 170,000 One Piece College Basketball cards will be produced and given away.<\/p>\n Now, it\u2019s easy to look at that number and assume the cards will become worthless cardboard by the end of the promo, and that\u2019s what a lot of fans have yelled at us on Twitter.<\/p>\n We have two rebuttals: for one, the cards are still reselling today. As many as 36,000 cards have been given away by now, and the market is still going strong. Yes, prices came down, but that was an obvious conclusion. The fact they\u2019re still trading for $300 at a time is a strong indicator of their continued value.<\/p>\n Second, we have a pretty good comparison to make. Last June, One Piece partnered with the LA Dodgers<\/a> for a similar card giveaway. This was just a one-game promotion, but estimates indicate more than 30,000 copies of the card were given away.<\/p>\n Shortly after the game, they were reselling for around $375, a little more than these college basketball One Piece cards. Fast forward a few months and the cards have exploded in value, with raw examples trading for nearly $1,500<\/a> and a Beckett Pristine 10 Black Label example selling for $15,000<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n This should show that there are One Piece TCG collectors with deep pockets. We still think the price on these Monkey.D.Luffy College Basketball cards will come down a bit as more cards enter the market, but we don\u2019t think it will crash like some are suggesting. If we\u2019re going off the Dodgers\u2019 cards, prices might actually rise a few months from now, especially for highly-graded examples.<\/p>\n And while it\u2019s easy to look at that 170,000 print estimate and FUD it, remember that this is not a normal card distribution. It\u2019s not TCG collectors receiving these cards; they\u2019re being handed out at the gate after scanning a ticket. How many will end up forgotten in someone\u2019s dresser, or pitched into the trash with an empty beer cup? The actual number in circulation by the end might be far lower.<\/p>\n What NCAA Games Feature One Piece?<\/p>\n![\"Luffy](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/luffycollegebasketballebay.png\")
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