Melmetal - SM181 (Prerelease)
Melmetal (Prerelease) #SM181 (SM Promos) is worth about $5.35 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-28, up 4% over 30 days.
This card has 2 printings (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-28): regular print $5.35 (this page), Staff $92.74.
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Melmetal - SM181 (Prerelease) #SM181 is trending up: $5.35 today, up 4% in 30 days and at its highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), set 2026-10-23, and 3.1x its low of $1.71 (2024-02-14). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →
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| TCGplayer market | $5.35 | verify ↗ |
| TCGplayer lowest ask | $3.94 |
GAME DATA[ + ] SHOW[ × ] HIDE
- CARD TYPE
- Metal
- STAGE
- Stage 1
- HP
- 150
- ATTACK 1
- Ability — Metal Eater Once during your turn (before you attack), you may discard a Metal Pokémon from your hand. If you do, heal 100 damage from this Pokémon.
- ATTACK 2
- [3M] Heavy Impact (130)
- WEAKNESS
- Rx2
- RESISTANCE
- P-20
- RETREAT COST
- 4
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Why does Melmetal - SM181 #SM181 have two prices?
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Melmetal - SM181 #SM181 was printed 2 ways and each one sells separately: Staff $92.74; regular print $5.35 (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 Melmetal - SM181 (Prerelease)?
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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $5.35 market price that is roughly $3.74 cash or $4.28 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 Melmetal - SM181 (Prerelease) (SM Promos) worth today?
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Melmetal - SM181 (Prerelease) [Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $5.35 as of 2026-10-28.
Is Melmetal - SM181 (Prerelease) going up or down in price?
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Melmetal - SM181 (Prerelease) #SM181 is trending up: $5.35 today, up 4% in 30 days and at its highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), set 2026-10-23, and 3.1x its low of $1.71 (2024-02-14). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: up 1.5% over 7 days, up 3.5% over 90 days, up 143.2% over a year.
What is the highest price for Melmetal - SM181 (Prerelease) since TickerMint began tracking?
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TickerMint began tracking Pokemon prices on 2024-02-08, after Melmetal - SM181 (Prerelease) 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 Melmetal - SM181 (Prerelease) [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $5.35 (2026-10-23) and bottomed at $1.71 (2024-02-14).
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