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Karate Belt (Secret)

SM - Unified Minds
Secret Rare · #252/236

Karate Belt (Secret) #252/236 (SM - Unified Minds) is worth about $5.45 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-28, down 2% over 30 days.

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

Karate Belt (Secret) #252/236 is holding steady: $5.45 today, flat over 30 days and 3% below its high of $5.60 (2025-10-03), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), and 1.5x its low of $3.66 (2024-08-26). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →

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$5.45
▼ 1.8% · 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
−2.7%
$5.60 · 2025-10-06
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WORTH GRADING?

WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$2.88
lowest listing · market $5.45
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
$5.45
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $5.45 delivered, from live asks, not sales
show the work →
TCGplayer only, no eBay scan yet
TCGplayer market$5.45verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$2.88
Single source: TCGplayer market (no usable eBay asks in the last scan).
v2 · the full published formula →
sell to a card shop: $3.81 cash · $4.36 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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PRICE FAQ

What would a card shop pay for Karate Belt (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 $5.45 market price that is roughly $3.81 cash or $4.36 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 Karate Belt (Secret) (SM - Unified Minds) worth today?

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Karate Belt (Secret) [Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $5.45 as of 2026-10-28.

Is Karate Belt (Secret) going up or down in price?

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Karate Belt (Secret) #252/236 is holding steady: $5.45 today, flat over 30 days and 3% below its high of $5.60 (2025-10-03), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), and 1.5x its low of $3.66 (2024-08-26). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: up 1.3% over 7 days, up 5.4% over 90 days, up 3.0% over a year.

What is the highest price for Karate Belt (Secret) since TickerMint began tracking?

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TickerMint began tracking Pokemon prices on 2024-02-08, after Karate Belt (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 Karate Belt (Secret) [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $5.60 (2025-10-03) and bottomed at $3.66 (2024-08-26).

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