Monkey.D.Luffy

Why this card matters

Verified factThe ordinary ST01-001 card is the red Monkey.D.Luffy Leader from the Straw Hat Crew starter deck, but the searched object is the English serial-numbered prize treatment. The official Bandai card list confirms the underlying ST01-001 identity and effect, while Fanatics' One Piece trophy-card guide describes the English serial printing as numbered /700 and awarded through early official tournaments, including Deck Limited Battles and later major events. That makes exact treatment and language essential to the research, because the same card number appears on lower-priced ordinary copies. ^[1][2]

Identifying the exact version

AnalysisUse the visible serial number and prize treatment first. The ordinary English ST-01 card list entry is ST01-001, red Leader, 5 life, 5000 power, Supernovas/Straw Hat Crew, with the effect giving up to one rested DON!! card. The target variant must also show the English serial-numbered /700 prize presentation. Do not merge it with Japanese serial /500, Chinese serial /248, Super Pre-Release, Weekly Shonen Jump, or starter-deck copies. Ch08's One Piece warning applies directly: the same card number does not always mean the same artwork or version. ^[1][2]

What moves the price between versions and grades

Verified factThe strongest observed sale page opened for the English /700 target was a Fanatics Collect page for a BGS 10 copy. The page shows the item as sold at $250,000 but does not show a sale date for that displayed sold figure; its sales history lists a dated $70,000 sale on 2026-05-20. Because ch03 requires a date and source page, the dated $70,000 observation is recorded and the undated $250,000 display is left out of the sales table. Serial number, language, grade, and grader must remain separate. ^[3]

Authenticity checks

AnalysisCompare against official references; multiple checks; no destructive tests; copied cert numbers exist. First confirm the base ST01-001 identity against Bandai's official card list, then verify that the card is the English serial-numbered /700 prize treatment rather than a standard starter-deck or other promotional version. Inspect the serial-number area, surface, edges, card back, and slab label if graded. For expensive copies, request clear front, back, angled, and serial close-up photos, confirm the grading record, and remember that a cert lookup alone cannot authenticate the physical card. ^[1][3]