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Basic Grass Energy - 278/193

Hyper Rare · #278/193

Basic Grass Energy #278/193 (SV02: Paldea Evolved) is worth about $8.59 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 ↓

Basic Grass Energy #278/193 is trending down: $8.59 today, down 9% in 30 days and 29% below its high of $12.16 (2026-05-18), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), but 1.7x its low of $5.06 (2024-02-08). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. chart →

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$8.59
▼ 9.1% · 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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WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$3.99
lowest listing · market $8.59
buy on TCGplayer ↗
eBay · raw
$8.00
asking floor · 164 active listings
shop active ↗ · sold ↗
eBay · PSA 10
no graded listings
no graded asks in the last scan
PSA 10 sold listings ↗
Buy-side estimate
$8.00
FAIR
a patient buyer pays about $8.00 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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eBay scan is 8d old
TCGplayer market$8.59verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$3.99
eBay delivered floor (scanned 8d ago)$8.00the listing ↗
Formula: TCGplayer market, clamped between the cheapest real ask anywhere ($3.99) and the eBay floor ($8.00). 10 live ask(s) used.
sell to a card shop: $6.01 cash · $6.87 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 15-40% off their high after a month down 5-25% were higher 90 days later 54% of the time in our archive since 2024 (9,009 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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PRICE FAQ

What would a card shop pay for Basic Grass Energy - 278/193?

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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $8.59 market price that is roughly $6.01 cash or $6.87 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 Basic Grass Energy - 278/193 (SV02: Paldea Evolved) worth today?

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Basic Grass Energy - 278/193 [Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $8.59 as of 2026-10-28.

Is Basic Grass Energy - 278/193 going up or down in price?

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Basic Grass Energy #278/193 is trending down: $8.59 today, down 9% in 30 days and 29% below its high of $12.16 (2026-05-18), the highest since we began tracking (2024-02-08), but 1.7x its low of $5.06 (2024-02-08). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2024-02-08. Other windows: down 0.1% over 7 days, down 16.4% over 90 days, up 13.2% over a year.

What is the highest price for Basic Grass Energy - 278/193 since TickerMint began tracking?

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TickerMint began tracking Pokemon prices on 2024-02-08, after Basic Grass Energy - 278/193 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 Basic Grass Energy - 278/193 [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $12.16 (2026-05-18) and bottomed at $5.06 (2024-02-08).

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