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Altaria - BW48 (Prerelease) [Staff]

Promo · #BW48

Altaria (Prerelease) [Staff] #BW48 (Black and White Promos) is worth about $350.00 today, the TCGplayer market price for any condition as of 2026-10-27, flat over 30 days.

This card has 2 printings (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-27): Staff $350.00 (this page), regular print $45.43.

price trend and all-time high: more ↓

Altaria - BW48 (Prerelease) [Staff] #BW48 is holding steady: $350.00 today, flat over 30 days and at its all-time high (2026-05-21), and 8.0x its low of $43.75 (2025-01-10). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-27, tracked daily since 2024-03-05. chart →

illustrated by HiRON
appears in: Dragon Types

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

$350
▲ 0.0% · 30d
TCGplayer market · daily · any condition ↗
condition prices from JustTCG listings, as of 2026-10-26
condition prices as of 2026-10-26; the chart and boards use the daily product tape
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WORTH GRADING?

WHERE TO BUY AND SELL

TCGplayer
$230
lowest listing · market $350
buy on TCGplayer ↗
eBay · raw
no listings
no raw listings in the price window
shop active ↗ · sold ↗
eBay · PSA 10
no graded listings
no graded asks in the last scan
PSA 10 sold listings ↗
Buy-side estimate
$350
THIN
a patient buyer pays about $350 delivered, from live asks, not sales
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TCGplayer only, no usable eBay asks in the latest scan
TCGplayer market$350.00verify ↗
TCGplayer lowest ask$229.99
Single source: TCGplayer market (no usable eBay asks in the last scan).
sell to a card shop: $245 cash · $280 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 at their high after a flat month were higher 90 days later 61% of the time in our archive since 2024 (58,130 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
CARD TYPE
Dragon
STAGE
Basic
HP
70
ATTACK 1
[1WM] Glide (40)
WEAKNESS
Ox2
RETREAT COST
1
CARD TEXT
Ability — Fight Song Your Dragon Pokémon's attacks do 20 more damage to the Active Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).

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PRICE FAQ

Why does Altaria - BW48 #BW48 have two prices?

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Altaria - BW48 #BW48 was printed 2 ways and each one sells separately: Staff $350.00; regular print $45.43 (TCGplayer market, 2026-10-27). Check the set, the rarity mark and any parallel foil, manga art or edition stamp on your copy to know which price is yours; TickerMint prices every printing on its own page.

What would a card shop pay for Altaria - BW48 (Prerelease) [Staff]?

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Shops and show vendors commonly offer about 70% of market in cash and 80% in store credit. At today's $350.00 market price that is roughly $245 cash or $280 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 Altaria - BW48 (Prerelease) [Staff] (Black and White Promos) worth today?

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Altaria - BW48 (Prerelease) [Staff] [Holofoil] has a TCGplayer market price of $350.00 as of 2026-10-27.

Is Altaria - BW48 (Prerelease) [Staff] going up or down in price?

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Altaria - BW48 (Prerelease) [Staff] #BW48 is holding steady: $350.00 today, flat over 30 days and at its all-time high (2026-05-21), and 8.0x its low of $43.75 (2025-01-10). TCGplayer market price as of 2026-10-27, tracked daily since 2024-03-05. Other windows: up 0.0% over 7 days, up 0.0% over 90 days, up 250.0% over a year.

What is the all-time high price for Altaria - BW48 (Prerelease) [Staff]?

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In TickerMint's daily data (since February 2024), the TCGplayer market price for Altaria - BW48 (Prerelease) [Staff] [Holofoil] (all conditions) peaked at $350.00 (2026-05-21) and bottomed at $43.75 (2025-01-10).

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