Trading Cards — Live Prices
Live market prices for Magic: The Gathering (Scryfall/TCGplayer) and Pokémon TCG (TCGplayer/Cardmarket).
Source: Scryfall (TCGplayer & Cardmarket prices) and the Pokémon TCG API. Prices are current market prices derived from real marketplace transactions.
Where trading card prices come from
Unlike a share price, a trading card has no central exchange. The prices shown here are market prices derived from completed marketplace sales: TCGplayer for the United States and Cardmarket for Europe, surfaced through the Scryfall and Pokémon TCG APIs. A market price is roughly the recent average of actual sales, which makes it far more reliable than the lowest asking price, since an optimistic listing can sit unsold for months.
Because the underlying marketplaces are regional, the dollar and euro figures for the same card are not simply a currency conversion of one another. American and European collector demand differ by set and by language printing, so a card can genuinely be cheaper in one region than the other even after exchange rates are accounted for.
Condition is most of the value
For older cards, condition usually matters more than the card itself. The standard grades run from Near Mint down through Lightly Played, Moderately Played, Heavily Played and Damaged, and each step down typically removes a substantial share of value. Professional grading services encapsulate a card and assign a numeric score; a card graded at the top of the scale can be worth many multiples of the same card in a raw, ungraded state.
The prices on this page generally reflect raw Near Mint copies. If you are checking the value of a card you already own, inspect the corners, edges, surface gloss and centring under good light before assuming the quoted figure applies to your copy.
What makes a card expensive
Four forces drive collectible card prices. Scarcity of print run comes first — early sets were printed in small quantities before anyone expected them to be collected. Competitive playability comes second: a card that is legal and powerful in a widely played format has constant demand from players, not just collectors. Third is nostalgia, which is why first-edition holographic cards from the late nineties consistently outperform technically rarer modern prints. Fourth is artwork and alternate treatments, where a single popular illustration can separate two otherwise identical cards by an order of magnitude.
Prices also respond to rules announcements. When a card is banned or restricted in a major format, demand from players evaporates almost overnight; when a card is reprinted, existing supply is diluted and prices usually fall.
Using this page as a research tool
Switch between Magic: The Gathering and Pokémon with the buttons above, then search by card name to price a specific piece. With an empty search box the page shows the highest-value cards currently available, which is a quick way to see where the top of each market sits. Data refreshes every five minutes, and the timestamp above the results tells you exactly how fresh the figures are.
Collectible cards are illiquid, unregulated and highly sentiment-driven. Prices can move sharply on a single social-media post or tournament result, and selling usually involves marketplace fees, shipping and the risk of loss in transit. Nothing on this page is investment advice, and we do not buy, sell or broker cards.
Frequently Asked Questions
How often do card prices update here?
The page refreshes market data every five minutes, and the last update time is shown above the results. Underlying marketplace averages themselves update as new sales complete.
Why is the dollar price different from the euro price?
The dollar figure comes from the US marketplace and the euro figure from the European one. They are two separate markets with different demand, so the gap is usually wider than the exchange rate alone would suggest.
Do these prices apply to graded cards?
No. They reflect raw, ungraded copies in Near Mint condition. Professionally graded high-score cards routinely sell for several times the raw market price.
Why did a card I follow suddenly drop in price?
The most common causes are a reprint that increases supply and a rules change that bans or restricts the card in a popular format, both of which remove player demand quickly.
Can I buy cards through this site?
No. This is a price-tracking page only. Card titles link out to the marketplace listing so you can check availability there; we take no part in any transaction.