Heatran - SM96 (Prerelease) [Staff]
Heatran (Prerelease) [Staff] #SM96 (SM Promos) is worth about $51.78 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-28, flat over 30 days.
This card has 2 printings (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-28): Staff $51.78 (this page), regular print $5.71.
Should I grade it? Grading Heatran - SM96 #SM96 pays only if you expect a 10: PSA 10 copies are listed from $296.40 on eBay (eBay asks checked Sep 11, 2026) vs $51.78 raw (TCGplayer market), and after a $25 grading fee, $10 shipping and 13% selling fees you'd need about 1 in 6 copies to grade a 10 to break even (a 17% chance). the math ↓
price trend and the high since we began tracking: more ↓less ↑
Heatran - SM96 (Prerelease) [Staff] #SM96 is holding steady: $51.78 today, flat over 30 days and 12% below its high of $58.90 (2026-07-03), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), and 4.7x its low of $11.00 (2024-09-07). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →
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WORTH GRADING?
WHERE TO BUY AND SELL
Holofoil · eBay scanned Sep 11show the work →
| TCGplayer market | $51.78 | verify ↗ |
| TCGplayer lowest ask | $55.00 | |
| eBay delivered floor (scanned 48d ago) | $37.16 | the listing ↗ |
GAME DATA[ + ] SHOW[ × ] HIDE
- CARD TYPE
- Metal
- STAGE
- Basic
- HP
- 130
- ATTACK 1
- [1M] Guard Press (30) During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
- ATTACK 2
- [1MM] Boiling Impact (130) Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon.
- WEAKNESS
- Rx2
- RESISTANCE
- P-20
- RETREAT COST
- 3
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PRICE FAQ
Why does Heatran - SM96 #SM96 have two prices?
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Heatran - SM96 #SM96 was printed 2 ways and each one sells separately: Staff $51.78; regular print $5.71 (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-28). Check the set, the rarity mark and any parallel foil, manga art or edition stamp on your copy to know which price is yours; TickerMint prices every printing on its own page.
What would a card shop pay for Heatran - SM96 (Prerelease) [Staff]?
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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $51.78 market price that is roughly $36 cash or $41 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 Heatran - SM96 (Prerelease) [Staff] (SM Promos) worth today?
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Heatran - SM96 (Prerelease) [Staff] [Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $51.78 as of 2026-10-28.
Is Heatran - SM96 (Prerelease) [Staff] going up or down in price?
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Heatran - SM96 (Prerelease) [Staff] #SM96 is holding steady: $51.78 today, flat over 30 days and 12% below its high of $58.90 (2026-07-03), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), and 4.7x its low of $11.00 (2024-09-07). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: up 0.0% over 7 days, down 12.1% over 90 days, up 131.4% over a year.
What is the highest price for Heatran - SM96 (Prerelease) [Staff] since TickerMint began tracking?
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TickerMint began tracking Pokemon prices on 2024-02-08, after Heatran - SM96 (Prerelease) [Staff] 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 Heatran - SM96 (Prerelease) [Staff] [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $58.90 (2026-07-03) and bottomed at $11.00 (2024-09-07).
Is Heatran - SM96 #SM96 worth grading?
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Grading Heatran - SM96 #SM96 pays only if you expect a 10: PSA 10 copies are listed from $296.40 on eBay (eBay asks checked Sep 11, 2026) vs $51.78 raw (TCGplayer market), and after a $25 grading fee, $10 shipping and 13% selling fees you'd need about 1 in 6 copies to grade a 10 to break even (a 17% chance). That assumes a 9 or lower sells like a raw copy. "Listed from" is the lowest current PSA 10 asking price on eBay, not a sale, and asks can sit above what copies actually sell for. Whether your copy grades a 10 depends on its centering, corners, edges and surface.
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