THE HOBBIT · HOB #169
Tom, Bert, and William HOB #169
Legendary Creature — Troll
This price is harder to trustMarketplaces do not agreeFast price move
Exact Print Market
Current read
Representative price$4.97NeoPriceConfidenceOutlier RiskPricing ConfidenceFinish coverageFoil and nonfoil · separate price fieldsRepresentativeWhat changedNot tracked7-day price movementInventory31Print-level inventorySellers6Print-level sellersUpdatedJul 27, 2026Current
Check firstUnconfirmed source spike: primary marketplaces do not yet support the new candidate price.
Card-Level Rollup
Market Summary
- Tracked paper printings currently show NeoPrice from $4.97 to $36.98.
- CardTrader inventory for the tracked printing increased 3.3% over seven days.
- At least one tracked printing has material TCGplayer/CardTrader disagreement.
- Pricing Confidence is Outlier Risk, so the displayed price needs extra listing and source checks.Learn more
{1}, Sacrifice another creature: Draw cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power, then discard a card. When Tom, Bert, and William die, if they were a creature, return them to the battlefield. They're an artifact. (They're no longer a creature.)
Marketplace Comparison
Compare source coverage
| Source | Price | Coverage | Updated | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NeoPriceNeoCardAlpha market reference | $4.97 | Representative print price | Jul 27, 2026 | Shown here |
| TCGplayer Market PricePricing source | $22.00 | Market price or search result | Jul 27, 2026 | Open TCGplayer |
| CardTraderInventory source | $4.71 | Print-level | Jul 26, 2026 | Open CardTrader |
| Card KingdomValidation only | $4.99 | 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 2.56x apart.
Market Read
What changed
What changed
- Print-level inventory increased 3.3% over seven days.
- Marketplaces do not agree for this print.
- 6 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
Total print inventory31Normal
Listings6Active print-level listings
Sellers6Normal
NM inventory30Near Mint
LP/SP inventory0Lightly/Slightly Played
MP/HP inventory0Moderately/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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Detailed metricsOpen
| Listings | 6 | Tracked active listings |
|---|---|---|
| Vendors | 6 | Distinct tracked sellers |
| Liquidity Score | 20.4 | Scarce | 487% spread |
| Liquidity Tier | Scarce | 487% spread |
| Spread | 487% spread | Stable |
| Market Sensitivity | High Sensitivity (61/100) | How easily this market could move if pressure increases |
| Inventory Trend | -3.1% | 24h -3.1% | 7d +3.3% |
| NeoScore | No score | Internal market score |
| Organic Demand | No score | Internal market demand score |
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.