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Recycle Energy (Secret)

SM - Unified Minds
Secret Rare · #257/236

Recycle Energy (Secret) #257/236 (SM - Unified Minds) is worth about $11.85 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 ↓

Recycle Energy (Secret) #257/236 is holding steady: $11.85 today, flat over 30 days and 2% below its high of $12.12 (2026-08-19), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), and 1.6x its low of $7.26 (2024-02-08). 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

$11.85
▼ 1.6% · 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
−2.2%
$12.12 · 2026-09-09
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WORTH GRADING?

WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$9.79
lowest listing · market $11.85
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
$11.85
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $11.85 delivered, from live asks, not sales
show the work →
TCGplayer only, no eBay scan yet
TCGplayer market$11.85verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$9.79
Single source: TCGplayer market (no usable eBay asks in the last scan).
v2 · the full published formula →
sell to a card shop: $8.29 cash · $9.48 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
Energy
CARD TEXT
This card provides 1 Energy. If this card is discarded from play, put it into your hand instead of the discard pile.

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PRICE FAQ

What would a card shop pay for Recycle 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 $11.85 market price that is roughly $8.29 cash or $9.48 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 Recycle Energy (Secret) (SM - Unified Minds) worth today?

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Recycle Energy (Secret) [Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $11.85 as of 2026-10-28.

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

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Recycle Energy (Secret) #257/236 is holding steady: $11.85 today, flat over 30 days and 2% below its high of $12.12 (2026-08-19), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), and 1.6x its low of $7.26 (2024-02-08). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: up 0.9% over 7 days, up 0.4% over 90 days, up 7.8% over a year.

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

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TickerMint began tracking Pokemon prices on 2024-02-08, after Recycle 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 Recycle Energy (Secret) [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $12.12 (2026-08-19) and bottomed at $7.26 (2024-02-08).

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