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Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex - 281/217
Special Illustration Rare · #281/217
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex #281/217 (ME: Ascended Heroes) is worth about $252 today, the Near Mint market price from TCGplayer sales as of 2026-10-03.
price trend and all-time high: more ↓less ↑
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex #281/217 is trending down: $251.65 today, down 17% in 30 days and 51% below its all-time high of $518 (2026-05-02). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2026-02-06. chart →
illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
appears in: Mewtwo & Mew
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WORTH GRADING?
Grading Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex #281/217 pays only if you expect a 10: PSA 10 copies list from $579 on eBay vs $252 raw, and after a $25 grading fee, $10 shipping and 13% selling fees you need about a 13% chance of a 10 to break even. run your own numbers →
WHERE TO BUY AND SELL
Holofoil · eBay scanned 2d agoBuy-side estimate
$252
SOLIDa patient buyer pays about $252 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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The verdict · premium
Cards >40% off their high after a month down 5-25% were higher 90 days later 49% of the time in our archive since 2024 (3,102 cases).
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- CARD TYPE
- Psychic
- STAGE
- Basic
- HP
- 280
- ATTACK 1
- [PPC] Erasure Ball (160+) You may discard up to 2 Energy from your Benched Pokemon. This attack does 60 more damage for each card you discarded in this way.
- WEAKNESS
- Dx2
- RESISTANCE
- F-30
- RETREAT COST
- 3
- CARD TEXT
- Ability: Power Saver This Pokemon can't attack unless you have 4 or more Team Rocket's Pokemon in play.
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PRICE FAQ
What would a card shop pay for Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex - 281/217?
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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $251.65 market price that is roughly $176 cash or $201 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 Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex - 281/217 (ME: Ascended Heroes) worth today?
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Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex - 281/217 [Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $251.65 as of 2026-10-02.
Is Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex - 281/217 going up or down in price?
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Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex #281/217 is trending down: $251.65 today, down 17% in 30 days and 51% below its all-time high of $518 (2026-05-02). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-03, tracked daily since 2026-02-06. 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 Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex - 281/217?
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The Near Mint price, the one quoted at the top of this page, peaked at $517.76 (2026-05-02). In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex - 281/217 [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $517.76 (2026-05-02) and bottomed at $251.65 (2026-10-01).
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