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Painful Choice YU-GI-OH

Spell Ruler
Super Rare · #SRL-049

Painful Choice #SRL-049 (Spell Ruler) is worth about $3.04 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-28, up 1% over 30 days.

price trend and the high since we began tracking: more ↓

Painful Choice #SRL-049 is holding steady: $3.04 today, flat over 30 days and at its highest since we began tracking (2026-09-16), set 2026-10-23, and near its low of $2.93 (2026-09-21). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2026-09-16. chart →

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$3.04
▲ 0.7% · 30d
TCGplayer market · daily · any condition ↗
condition prices from JustTCG listings, as of 2026-10-28
buy:TCGplayer ↗eBay ↗all marketplaces ↓
Recent sales
eBay sold ↗
every completed sale, live
PSA 10
no graded listings
eBay sold search ↗
vs HIGH
−11.9%
$3.45 · 2025-10-02
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WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$2.99
lowest listing · market $3.04
buy on TCGplayer ↗
eBay · raw
no listings
no scan yet
shop active ↗ · sold ↗
eBay · PSA 10
no graded listings
no graded asks in the last scan
PSA 10 sold listings ↗
Buy-side estimate
$3.04
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $3.04 delivered, from live asks, not sales
show the work →
TCGplayer only, no eBay scan yet
TCGplayer market$3.04verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$2.99
Single source: TCGplayer market (no usable eBay asks in the last scan).
v2 · the full published formula →
sell to a card shop: $2.13 cash · $2.43 store credit · about 70% / 80% of market
The verdict · premium
Across every game TickerMint tracks, cards at their high after a flat month were higher 90 days later 61% of the time in our archive since 2024 (59,497 cases). That rate is mostly the 202448 to 5877 to 86marketplace fees of about 13% most short holds lose money. Use it to time a sale, not to flip.
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GAME DATA[ + ] SHOW
ATTRIBUTE
SPELL
CARD TYPE
Normal Spell
DESCRIPTION
Select 5 cards from your Deck and show them to your opponent. Your opponent selects 1 card among them. Add that card to your hand and discard the remaining cards to the Graveyard.

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PRICE FAQ

What would a card shop pay for Painful Choice?

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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $3.04 market price that is roughly $2.13 cash or $2.43 trade for a near-mint copy. Selling it yourself on TCGplayer or eBay nets more after fees; see the seller-net answer below.

What is Painful Choice (Spell Ruler) worth today?

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Painful Choice [Unlimited] has a TCGplayer market price of $3.04 as of 2026-10-28.

Is Painful Choice going up or down in price?

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Painful Choice #SRL-049 is holding steady: $3.04 today, flat over 30 days and at its highest since we began tracking (2026-09-16), set 2026-10-23, and near its low of $2.93 (2026-09-21). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2026-09-16. Other windows: up 1.0% over 7 days.

What is the all-time high price for Painful Choice?

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TickerMint began tracking Yu-Gi-Oh prices on 2026-09-16, after Painful Choice came out, so these are the highest and lowest prices since we began tracking (2026-09-16), not all-time records. In TickerMint's daily data (since September 2026), the TCGplayer market price for Painful Choice [Unlimited] (all conditions) peaked at $3.04 (2026-10-23) and bottomed at $2.93 (2026-09-21).

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