Choice Helmet (Secret)

Secret Rare · #229/214

Choice Helmet (Secret) #229/214 (SM - Lost Thunder) is worth about $5.30 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-28, up 2% over 30 days. Updated 2026-10-28

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

Choice Helmet (Secret) #229/214 is holding steady: $5.30 today, flat over 30 days and at its highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), set 2026-10-02, and 1.6x its low of $3.40 (2025-02-07). 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

$5.30

▲ 1.5% · 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

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Recent sales

eBay sold ↗

every completed sale, live

highest since 2024-02-08

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WORTH GRADING?

WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

Holofoil · no eBay scan yet

TCGplayer

$2.71

lowest listing · market $5.30

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

$5.30

THIN

a patient buyer pays about $5.30 delivered, from live asks, not sales

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TCGplayer only, no eBay scan yet

TCGplayer market	$5.30	verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask	$2.71

Single source: TCGplayer market (no usable eBay asks in the last scan).

v2 · the full published formula →

sell to a card shop: $3.71 cash · $4.24 store credit · about 70% / 80% of market

The verdict · premium

Cards at their high after a flat month were higher 90 days later 61% of the time in our archive since 2024 (58,130 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: Tool
CARD TEXT: The Pokemon this card is attached to takes 30 less damage from the attacks of your opponent’s Pokemon-GX and Pokemon-EX (after applying Weakness and Resistance).

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PRICE FAQ

What would a card shop pay for Choice Helmet (Secret)?

Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $5.30 market price that is roughly $3.71 cash or $4.24 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 Choice Helmet (Secret) (SM - Lost Thunder) worth today?

Choice Helmet (Secret) [Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $5.30 as of 2026-10-28.

Is Choice Helmet (Secret) going up or down in price?

What is the highest price for Choice Helmet (Secret) since TickerMint began tracking?

TickerMint began tracking Pokemon prices on 2024-02-08, after Choice Helmet (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 Choice Helmet (Secret) [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $5.30 (2026-10-02) and bottomed at $3.40 (2025-02-07).

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