Karate Belt #252
As card #252 in Unified Minds, Karate Belt is a Secret Rare Trainer card worth about $5.45 ungraded.
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By CardLedger Research · Market data updated · Prices from TCGplayer & Cardmarket
Net estimates use each marketplace's default seller tier and typical shipping — fees vary by category, account status and payment method, so confirm current rates before selling.
Karate Belt #252 has slipped week-on-week. Selling sooner limits downside, while buyers get a value window.
Karate Belt at a glance
- Rarity: Secret Rare.
- From Unified Minds (Sun & Moon), released 2019.
- Recent averages: €5.13 (7d), €5.39 (30d).
- Cardmarket trend price €4.60.
- Current TCGplayer market value $5.45 (Holofoil).
Karate Belt price by printing
Live TCGplayer and Cardmarket values for Karate Belt #252.
TCGplayer prices, updated 2026/10/26.
- Low
- $2.89
- Mid
- $5.39
- High
- —
Cardmarket pricing (EUR)
Cardmarket data updated 2026/10/26.
Verify the card image and live listings on TCGplayer, Cardmarket or eBay.
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About Karate Belt #252
Printed as #252 in Unified Minds, Karate Belt belongs to the Sun & Moon series and dates to 2019. This Trainer (Pokémon Tool) is used in decks as well as collections.
Yoshinobu Saito illustrated this card. Its Holofoil printing is priced near $5.45, with listings from $2.89 to —.
Card facts
- Set
- Unified Minds
- Series
- Sun & Moon
- Number
- #252 / 236
- Rarity
- Secret Rare
- Illustrator
- Yoshinobu Saito
- Subtype
- Pokémon Tool
- Released
- 2019/08/02
Karate Belt attacks, abilities & battle stats
Printed card text and battle statistics for Karate Belt #252 — the playability layer behind the price.
Battle stats
- Retreat cost
- —
- Attacks
- —
Karate Belt price analysis
What drives the current market value of Karate Belt #252.
There is 1 tracked printing here — Holofoil at $5.45.
At $5.45 there is enough headroom for both flipping and collecting; compare the low and high ends before committing.
$5.45 gives Karate Belt real margin potential, so buy near the low end and sell toward the mid.
In EUR, Karate Belt trends at €4.60 on Cardmarket (avg sold €6.12, lowest NM €2.29).
Karate Belt price history & movement
Momentum reads cooling off — a 7-day average of €5.13 against a 30-day average of €5.39 (-4.8%).
The most recent 24-hour average is €8.99, and Cardmarket's trend price sits at €4.60.
Our own daily snapshots now cover 4 days for Karate Belt, with a recorded low of $5.38 and high of $5.45; current value is at 100% of that band.
Day to day the price swings by roughly 0.6% (standard deviation); the deepest recorded drawdown is 0%.
The latest reading is a new recorded all-time high for this card.
Cardmarket averages
Price fingerprint
Built from CardLedger's own daily snapshots · 4 days tracked · latest
Real recorded values from our daily TCGplayer snapshots — not estimates or back-filled history. Methodology
How much would you net selling Karate Belt?
Model the real take-home on a [object Object] sale across eBay, TCGplayer, Cardmarket and direct — fees and shipping included.
On a $5.45 sale, the take-home differs by platform: about $4.43 via eBay's default tier, $4.46 on TCGplayer, $4.83 on Cardmarket, $4.56 on Whatnot and $5.45 selling directly — a $1.02 spread after fees and typical shipping.
As a secret rare card, Karate Belt sells differently by venue: marketplaces maximise reach, personal channels maximise margin. Use the calculator to weigh reach against take-home.
Your sale
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Modelled on each marketplace's default seller tier with your shipping input. Net payout = sale price − selling fees − outbound shipping. Fee figures are estimates (last reviewed October 15, 2026) and vary by category, account status and payment method — confirm current rates with the marketplace. Open the full seller fee calculator to model account tiers and buyer-paid shipping.
Should you grade Karate Belt?
Model the break-even and PSA 9 vs PSA 10 profit on grading Karate Belt #252 against today's raw market value.
Grading plan
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Both-way postage plus declared-value insurance.
Estimated graded values below are a transparent starting point based on the raw price band — edit them with real graded comps before deciding.
At $5.45 raw and $40.00 all-in grading cost, a PSA 10 nets — versus selling raw, a PSA 9 nets —. You need a graded sale of $51.43 to break even on grading.
At your stated grade odds the expected profit is — (-65.1% return on cost basis).
Grading costs, turnaround and grade outcomes vary by service and card. The estimated PSA 9 and PSA 10 values are heuristics, not predictions — always sanity-check against recent graded sold listings before committing. This is a modelling tool, not financial advice.
Karate Belt within Unified Minds
Karate Belt ranks #75 of 79 tracked Unified Minds cards by market value, against a set median of $18.15.
It sits in the top 6% of the checklist on price.
The set's top card is Mewtwo & Mew GX (#242), valued at $430.81.
What makes Karate Belt valuable
- Karate Belt is a Trainer, so its value leans on deck utility and set builders.
- Yoshinobu Saito illustrated this card, which adds appeal for artist-focused collectors.
- As a Secret Rare, Karate Belt sits in an upper rarity tier where demand outstrips the available copies.
- With steady supply, Karate Belt is inexpensive to enter and easy to move in bulk.
- Modern (2019) sets are heavily collected, making Karate Belt's value sensitive to reprints and condition.
Buying & selling Karate Belt
- Check sold listings rather than asking prices — the Holofoil market of $5.45 reflects actual transactions on TCGplayer.
- For Karate Belt, confirm the exact print variant before buying: Holofoil prices differ, and listings often mix them.
- Unified Minds was released in 2019; on-going print supply keeps raw prices tethered to playability and pull rates.
- Because it is a Trainer card, Karate Belt has both collector and player demand — a broader buyer pool than purely collectible cards.
- If you are buying to resell, model marketplace fees first — the $5.45 value is pre-fee, and the seller-fee calculator shows the net take-home per platform.
Karate Belt value questions
What is the value of Karate Belt?
The current TCGplayer market value is $5.45 for the Holofoil printing, with a low of $2.89 and a high of —. Cardmarket trends at €4.60.
Is Karate Belt a good investment?
Short-term momentum is softening (-4.8%). Modern cards are more sensitive to reprints and meta shifts.
How rare is Karate Belt?
Karate Belt is a Secret Rare card from Unified Minds (Sun & Moon series, 2019). That is an upper rarity tier, so demand concentrates on relatively few copies.
Which versions of Karate Belt are there?
TCGplayer tracks 1 printing: Holofoil ($5.45). Prices differ between variants, so always confirm which one you own or are buying.
Where can I buy or sell Karate Belt?
The main marketplaces are TCGplayer (USD), Cardmarket (EUR) and eBay. Current TCGplayer market is $5.45. When selling, compare net proceeds after fees — eBay and TCGplayer typically charge 9–13%, while direct sales carry lower or no fees.
What affects the price of Karate Belt?
Four factors dominate: the Secret Rare rarity tier, the modern-era Sun & Moon set pedigree, playability (Trainer), and condition. Artwork by Yoshinobu Saito also matters to collector demand.
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