Pithing Needle, Innistrad: Midnight Hunt #257

INNISTRAD: MIDNIGHT HUNT · MID #257

Pithing Needle MID #257

Artifact

Rare | En | Foil and nonfoil · separate price fields

Stronger seller depthPrice gap to checkVendor interest may be risingThis price is harder to trust

Exact Print Market

Current read

Outlier RiskOUTLIER_RISKThe price may be distorted by an unusual listing or source gap.Learn more
Representative price$0.39NeoPriceConfidenceOutlier RiskPricing ConfidenceFinish coverageFoil and nonfoil · separate price fieldsRepresentativeWhat changedRoughly flat7-day price movementInventory496Print-level inventorySellers129Print-level sellersUpdatedJul 26, 2026Current

Check firstNeoPrice 0.39x CK retail while marketplace inventory is healthy.

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Marketplace Comparison

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Marketplaces are mixed
SourcePriceCoverageUpdatedAction
NeoPriceNeoCardAlpha market reference$0.39Representative print priceJul 26, 2026Shown here
TCGplayer Market PricePricing source$0.39Market price or search resultNot trackedOpen TCGplayer
CardTraderInventory sourceNot trackedPrint-levelJul 26, 2026Open CardTrader
Card KingdomValidation only$0.99Retail validation onlyNot trackedOpen Card Kingdom

Marketplace prices may represent different finish or condition coverage. Check the source listing before comparing.

Source prices are 1.30x apart.

Market Read

What changed

Marketplaces are mixed

What changed

  • Representative price was roughly flat over seven days.
  • Print-level inventory increased 2.5% over seven days.
  • Marketplace agreement is mixed for this print.
  • 129 tracked sellers for this print.

Why this matters

The print has more than one finish, so the useful check is whether the source listing matches the finish and condition being compared.

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

Updated Jul 26, 2026
Total print inventory496Deep
Listings185Active print-level listings
Sellers129Deep
NM inventoryNot trackedNear Mint
LP/SP inventoryNot trackedLightly/Slightly Played
MP/HP inventoryNot trackedModerately/Heavily Played

NM, LP/SP, and MP/HP tracked. Seller and listing counts are tracked for the print overall, not separately by finish or condition.

Other Printings

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Precomputed Matches

Similar Cards

8 stored matches
Detailed metricsOpen
Listings185Tracked active listings
Vendors129Distinct tracked sellers
Liquidity Score85.0Deep | 1014% spread
Liquidity TierDeep1014% spread
Spread1014% spreadStable
Market SensitivityModerate Sensitivity (34/100)How easily this market could move if pressure increases
Inventory Trend0.0%24h 0.0% | 7d +2.5%
NeoScore47D Tier
Organic Demand48Weak 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.

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Card Kingdom retail validation is visible when a matching product is available, but it remains a validation source.