Blacephalon - SM221 (Prerelease) [Staff]
Blacephalon (Prerelease) [Staff] #SM221 (SM Promos) is worth about $70.11 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-29, up 25% over 30 days.
This card has 2 printings (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-29): Staff $70.11 (this page), regular print $13.01.
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Blacephalon - SM221 (Prerelease) [Staff] #SM221 is trending up: $70.11 today, up 25% in 30 days and at its highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), set 2026-10-03, and 4.4x its low of $15.99 (2024-09-03). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-29, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →
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WHERE TO BUY AND SELL
Holofoil · eBay scanned Oct 3show the work →
| TCGplayer market | $70.11 | verify ↗ |
| TCGplayer lowest ask | $75.00 | |
| eBay delivered floor (scanned 25d ago) | $59.99 | the listing ↗ |
GAME DATA[ + ] SHOW[ × ] HIDE
- CARD TYPE
- Psychic
- STAGE
- Basic
- HP
- 104
- ATTACK 1
- [1P] Fireworks Bomb Put 4 damage counters on your opponent's Pokémon in any way you like. If your opponent has exactly 3 Prize cards remaining, put 12 damage counters on them instead.
- WEAKNESS
- Dx2
- RESISTANCE
- F-20
- RETREAT COST
- 2
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Why does Blacephalon - SM221 #SM221 have two prices?
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Blacephalon - SM221 #SM221 was printed 2 ways and each one sells separately: Staff $70.11; regular print $13.01 (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-29). 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 Blacephalon - SM221 (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 $70.11 market price that is roughly $49 cash or $56 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 Blacephalon - SM221 (Prerelease) [Staff] (SM Promos) worth today?
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Blacephalon - SM221 (Prerelease) [Staff] [Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $70.11 as of 2026-10-29.
Is Blacephalon - SM221 (Prerelease) [Staff] going up or down in price?
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Blacephalon - SM221 (Prerelease) [Staff] #SM221 is trending up: $70.11 today, up 25% in 30 days and at its highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), set 2026-10-03, and 4.4x its low of $15.99 (2024-09-03). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-29, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: up 0.0% over 7 days, up 24.7% over 90 days, up 110.2% over a year. A 30-day rise this size usually follows a supply squeeze or a new format result; check the eBay book depth before buying in.
What is the highest price for Blacephalon - SM221 (Prerelease) [Staff] since TickerMint began tracking?
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TickerMint began tracking Pokemon prices on 2024-02-08, after Blacephalon - SM221 (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 Blacephalon - SM221 (Prerelease) [Staff] [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $70.11 (2026-10-03) and bottomed at $15.99 (2024-09-03).
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