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Painful Choice YU-GI-OH

Rare · #RP01-EN059

Painful Choice #RP01-EN059 (Retro Pack) is worth about $3.88 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-28, down 15% over 30 days.

This card has 2 printings (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-28): regular print from Retro Pack $3.88 (this page), regular print from Retro Pack (2020 Date Reprint) $1.83.

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

Painful Choice #RP01-EN059 is trending down: $3.88 today, down 15% in 30 days and 15% below its high of $4.58 (2026-09-19), the highest since we began tracking (2026-09-16), but near its low of $3.82 (2026-09-16). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2026-09-16. chart →

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$3.88
▼ 15.3% · 30d
TCGplayer market · daily · any condition ↗
condition prices from JustTCG listings, as of 2026-10-28
condition prices as of 2026-10-28; the chart and boards use the daily product tape
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WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$3.99
lowest listing · market $3.88
buy on TCGplayer ↗
eBay · raw
no listings
no scan yet
shop active ↗ · sold ↗
eBay · PSA 10
no graded listings
no graded asks in the last scan
PSA 10 sold listings ↗
Buy-side estimate
$3.88
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $3.88 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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TCGplayer only, no eBay scan yet
TCGplayer market$3.88verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$3.99
Single source: TCGplayer market (no usable eBay asks in the last scan).
sell to a card shop: $2.72 cash · $3.10 store credit · about 70% / 80% of market
The verdict · premium
Across every game TickerMint tracks, cards 15-40% off their high after a month down 5-25% were higher 90 days later 47% of the time in our archive since 2024 (12,539 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
ATTRIBUTE
SPELL
CARD TYPE
Normal Spell
DESCRIPTION
Select 5 cards from your Deck and reveal them to your opponent. Your opponent selects 1 card among them. Add that card to your hand and discard the other cards.

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PRICE FAQ

What would a card shop pay for Painful Choice?

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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $3.88 market price that is roughly $2.72 cash or $3.10 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 Painful Choice (Retro Pack) worth today?

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Painful Choice [Unlimited] has a TCGplayer market price of $3.88 as of 2026-10-28.

Is Painful Choice going up or down in price?

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Painful Choice #RP01-EN059 is trending down: $3.88 today, down 15% in 30 days and 15% below its high of $4.58 (2026-09-19), the highest since we began tracking (2026-09-16), but near its low of $3.82 (2026-09-16). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-28, tracked daily since 2026-09-16. Other windows: up 0.0% over 7 days. 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 highest price for Painful Choice since TickerMint began tracking?

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TickerMint began tracking Yu-Gi-Oh prices on 2026-09-16, after Painful Choice came out, so these are the highest and lowest prices since we began tracking (2026-09-16), not all-time records. In TickerMint's daily data (since September 2026), the TCGplayer market price for Painful Choice [Unlimited] (all conditions) peaked at $4.58 (2026-09-19) and bottomed at $3.82 (2026-09-16).

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