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Air Balloon (Secret)

SWSH01: Sword & Shield Base Set
Secret Rare · #213/202

Air Balloon (Secret) #213/202 (SWSH01: Sword & Shield Base Set) is worth about $11.15 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-28, down 9% over 30 days.

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

Air Balloon (Secret) #213/202 is trending down: $11.15 today, down 9% in 30 days and 76% below its high of $45.62 (2025-08-11), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), but 4.1x its low of $2.73 (2024-04-07). 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

$11.15
▼ 8.8% · 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
−75.6%
$45.62 · 2025-08-11
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WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$10.04
lowest listing · market $11.15
buy on TCGplayer ↗
eBay · raw
$12.99
asking floor · 40 active listings
shop active ↗ · sold ↗
eBay · PSA 10
no graded listings
graded asks from $27.94
PSA 10 sold listings ↗
Buy-side estimate
$11.15
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $11.15 delivered, from live asks, not sales
show the work →
eBay scan is stale
TCGplayer market$11.15verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$10.04
eBay delivered floor (scanned 18d ago)$12.99the listing ↗
Formula: TCGplayer market, clamped between the cheapest real ask anywhere ($10.04) and the eBay floor ($12.99). 10 live ask(s) used.
v2 · the full published formula →
sell to a card shop: $7.80 cash · $8.92 store credit · about 70% / 80% of market
Floors are the median of the three lowest clean asks. Marketplace links may earn TickerMint a commission; it never affects the numbers.
The verdict · premium
Cards >40% off their high after a month down 5-25% were higher 90 days later 48% of the time in our archive since 2024 (3,246 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
Attach a Pokemon Tool to 1 of your Pokemon that doesn't already have a Pokémon Tool attached to it. The Retreat Cost of the Pokemon this card is attached to is less.

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PRICE FAQ

What would a card shop pay for Air Balloon (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 $11.15 market price that is roughly $7.80 cash or $8.92 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 Air Balloon (Secret) (SWSH01: Sword & Shield Base Set) worth today?

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Air Balloon (Secret) [Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $11.15 as of 2026-10-28.

Is Air Balloon (Secret) going up or down in price?

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Air Balloon (Secret) #213/202 is trending down: $11.15 today, down 9% in 30 days and 76% below its high of $45.62 (2025-08-11), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), but 4.1x its low of $2.73 (2024-04-07). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: down 2.7% over 7 days, down 12.1% over 90 days, down 63.7% over a year.

What is the highest price for Air Balloon (Secret) since TickerMint began tracking?

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TickerMint began tracking Pokemon prices on 2024-02-08, after Air Balloon (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 Air Balloon (Secret) [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $45.62 (2025-08-11) and bottomed at $2.73 (2024-04-07).

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