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Arceus VSTAR (Secret) (176)
Secret Rare · #176/172
Arceus VSTAR (Secret) (176) #176/172 (SWSH09: Brilliant Stars) is worth about $16.12 today, the Near Mint market price from TCGplayer sales as of 2026-10-03.
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Arceus VSTAR (Secret) (176) #176/172 is trending up: $16.12 today, up 9% in 30 days and 2% below its all-time high of $16.39 (2026-09-29). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →
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WHERE TO BUY AND SELL
Holofoil · eBay scanned 12d agoBuy-side estimate
$8.00
THINa patient buyer pays about $8.00 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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TCGplayer $16.20 vs cheapest delivered eBay ask $8.00 — the market hasn't settled on a price yet
| TCGplayer market | $16.20 | verify ↗ |
| TCGplayer lowest ask | $12.68 | |
| eBay delivered floor (scanned 12d ago) | $8.00 | the listing ↗ |
Formula: TCGplayer market, clamped between the cheapest real ask anywhere ($8.00) and the eBay floor ($8.00). 10 live ask(s) used.
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 at their high after a month up 5-25% were higher 90 days later 75% of the time in our archive since 2024 (22,898 cases).
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- CARD TYPE
- Colorless
- STAGE
- VSTAR
- HP
- 280
- ATTACK 1
- [3] Trinity Nova (200) Search your deck for up to 3 basic Energy cards and attach them to your Pokemon V in anyway you like. Then, shuffle your deck.
- WEAKNESS
- Fx2
- RESISTANCE
- None
- RETREAT COST
- 2
- CARD TEXT
- VSTAR Power Ability — Starbirth During your turn, you may search your deck for up to 2 cards and put them into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck. (You can't use more than 1 VSTAR Power in a game.)
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PRICE FAQ
What would a card shop pay for Arceus VSTAR (Secret) (176)?
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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $16.20 market price that is roughly $11.34 cash or $12.96 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 Arceus VSTAR (Secret) (176) (SWSH09: Brilliant Stars) worth today?
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Arceus VSTAR (Secret) (176) [Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $16.20 as of 2026-10-02.
Is Arceus VSTAR (Secret) (176) going up or down in price?
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Arceus VSTAR (Secret) (176) #176/172 is trending up: $16.12 today, up 9% in 30 days and 2% below its all-time high of $16.39 (2026-09-29). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2024-02-08.
What is the all-time high price for Arceus VSTAR (Secret) (176)?
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The Near Mint price, the one quoted at the top of this page, peaked at $16.39 (2026-09-29). In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Arceus VSTAR (Secret) (176) [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $16.40 (2026-09-29) and bottomed at $8.74 (2024-10-16).
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