Penny - 252/198

Also known as Penny SIR

Special Illustration Rare · #252/198

Penny #252/198 (SV01: Scarlet & Violet Base Set) is worth about $5.31 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-27, down 15% over 30 days. Updated 2026-10-27

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illustrated by OKACHEKE

appears in: Special Illustration Rares

Price data for your app or store: API and daily history since 2024 · CSV download

$5.31

▼ 15.4% · 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

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Holofoil · eBay scanned Sep 13

TCGplayer

$4.00

lowest listing · market $5.31

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eBay · raw

$6.25

asking floor · 423 active listings

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eBay · PSA 10

no graded listings

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Buy-side estimate

$5.31

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a patient buyer pays about $5.31 delivered, from live asks, not sales

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eBay scan is stale · 1 outlier ask excluded

TCGplayer market	$5.31	verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask	$4.00
eBay delivered floor (scanned 45d ago)	$6.25	the listing ↗

Formula: TCGplayer market, clamped between the cheapest real ask anywhere ($4.00) and the eBay floor ($6.25). 8 live ask(s) used, 1 outlier(s) excluded.

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sell to a card shop: $3.72 cash · $4.25 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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CARD TYPE: Supporter

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PRICE FAQ

What would a card shop pay for Penny - 252/198?

Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $5.31 market price that is roughly $3.72 cash or $4.25 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 Penny - 252/198 (SV01: Scarlet & Violet Base Set) worth today?

Penny - 252/198 [Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $5.31 as of 2026-10-27.

Is Penny - 252/198 going up or down in price?

Penny #252/198 is trending down: $5.31 today, down 15% in 30 days and 47% below its all-time high of $9.99 (2025-11-22), but 1.4x its low of $3.87 (2024-10-10). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-27, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: down 9.5% over 7 days, down 9.4% over 90 days, down 33.5% over a year. A 30-day drop this size is common after a reprint or a set rotation; the daily chart shows whether it has found a floor.

What is the all-time high price for Penny - 252/198?

In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Penny - 252/198 [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $9.99 (2025-11-22) and bottomed at $3.87 (2024-10-10).

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