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Metal Energy (Secret)

SM Base Set
Secret Rare · #163/149

Metal Energy (Secret) #163/149 (SM Base Set) is worth about $13.24 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-28, down 3% over 30 days.

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

Metal Energy (Secret) #163/149 is trending down: $13.24 today, down 3% in 30 days and 18% below its high of $16.23 (2025-07-18), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), but 1.7x its low of $7.87 (2024-11-08). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →

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Price data for your app or store: API and daily history since 2024 · CSV download

$13.24
▼ 3.0% · 30d
TCGplayer market · daily · any condition ↗
condition prices from JustTCG listings, as of 2026-10-27
condition prices as of 2026-10-27; the chart and boards use the daily product tape
buy:TCGplayer ↗eBay ↗all marketplaces ↓
Recent sales
eBay sold ↗
every completed sale, live
PSA 10
no graded listings
eBay sold search ↗
vs HIGH
−18.4%
$16.23 · 2025-07-18
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WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$11.56
lowest listing · market $13.24
buy on TCGplayer ↗
eBay · raw
$12.49
asking floor · 51 active listings
shop active ↗ · sold ↗
eBay · PSA 10
no graded listings
no graded asks in the last scan
PSA 10 sold listings ↗
Buy-side estimate
$12.49
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $12.49 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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eBay scan is stale
TCGplayer market$13.24verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$11.56
eBay delivered floor (scanned 96d ago)$12.49the listing ↗
Formula: TCGplayer market, clamped between the cheapest real ask anywhere ($11.56) and the eBay floor ($12.49). 10 live ask(s) used.
v2 · the full published formula →
sell to a card shop: $9.27 cash · $10.59 store credit · about 70% / 80% of market
Floors are the median of the three lowest clean asks. Marketplace links may earn TickerMint a commission; it never affects the numbers.
The verdict · premium
Cards 3-15% off their high after a flat month were higher 90 days later 70% of the time in our archive since 2024 (52,607 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
CARD TYPE
Basic Metal Energy

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PRICE FAQ

What would a card shop pay for Metal Energy (Secret)?

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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $13.24 market price that is roughly $9.27 cash or $10.59 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 Metal Energy (Secret) (SM Base Set) worth today?

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Metal Energy (Secret) [Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $13.24 as of 2026-10-28.

Is Metal Energy (Secret) going up or down in price?

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Metal Energy (Secret) #163/149 is trending down: $13.24 today, down 3% in 30 days and 18% below its high of $16.23 (2025-07-18), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), but 1.7x its low of $7.87 (2024-11-08). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: up 0.8% over 7 days, up 4.9% over 90 days, down 1.3% over a year.

What is the highest price for Metal Energy (Secret) since TickerMint began tracking?

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TickerMint began tracking Pokemon prices on 2024-02-08, after Metal Energy (Secret) came out, so these are the highest and lowest prices since we began tracking (2024-02-08), not all-time records. In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Metal Energy (Secret) [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $16.23 (2025-07-18) and bottomed at $7.87 (2024-11-08).

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