MERCADIAN MASQUES · MMQ #287
Barbed Wire MMQ #287
Artifact
Exact Print Market
Current read
Check firstMarketplaces do not agree, so this price is harder to trust until listings and recent sales line up.
Card-Level Rollup
Market Summary
- Tracked paper printings currently show NeoPrice at $2.20.
- A tracked printing's NeoPrice was roughly flat over the last seven days.
- CardTrader inventory for the tracked printing declined 15.2% over seven days.
- At least one tracked printing has material TCGplayer/CardTrader disagreement.
- Pricing Confidence is Moderate based on current marketplace coverage.Learn more
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Marketplace Comparison
Compare source coverage
| Source | Price | Coverage | Updated | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NeoPriceNeoCardAlpha market reference | $2.20 | Representative print price | Jul 29, 2026 | Shown here |
| TCGplayer Market PricePricing source | $1.78 | Market price or search result | Jul 27, 2026 | Open TCGplayer |
| CardTraderInventory source | $2.62 | Print-level | Jul 29, 2026 | Open CardTrader |
| Card KingdomValidation only | $0.79 | Retail validation only | Not tracked | Open Card Kingdom |
Marketplace prices may represent different finish or condition coverage. Check the source listing before comparing.
Source prices are 5.24x apart.
Market Read
What changed
What changed
- Representative price was roughly flat over seven days.
- Print-level inventory declined 15.2% over seven days.
- Marketplaces do not agree for this print.
- 76 tracked sellers for this print.
Why this matters
Price comparison is the main check here: source prices are far enough apart that exact version, condition, and live listings matter before trusting the displayed market read.
What to verify
- exact printing and collector number
- current marketplace listing
- finish shown by the seller
- condition bucket
- whether marketplaces agree today
- whether the representative price matches the copy being compared
Supply
Supply and condition coverage
NM, LP/SP, and MP/HP tracked. Seller and listing counts are tracked for the print overall, not separately by finish or condition.
Detailed metricsOpen
| Listings | 112 | Tracked active listings |
|---|---|---|
| Vendors | 76 | Distinct tracked sellers |
| Liquidity Score | 85.0 | Deep | 4317% spread |
| Liquidity Tier | Deep | 4317% spread |
| Spread | 4317% spread | Tightening |
| Market Sensitivity | Moderate Sensitivity (26/100) | How easily this market could move if pressure increases |
| Inventory Trend | 0.0% | 24h 0.0% | 7d -15.2% |
| NeoScore | 46 | D Tier |
| Organic Demand | 48 | Weak organic demand |
Sources, methodology, and disclosureOpen
NeoPrice and Pricing Confidence use the existing NeoCardAlpha methodology. CardTrader is the inventory source, TCGplayer is the primary pricing source, and Card Kingdom is validation-only.
NeoCardAlpha may earn a commission from certain marketplace links.
Card Kingdom retail validation is visible when a matching product is available, but it remains a validation source.