Letter of Encouragement 189/197

SV03: Obsidian Flames • Uncommon • Normal

All 6 printings from $0.08 →

Sold $0.14–$0.40 this week

5 NM sales this week · 40 in 30 days

TCGplayer market $0.18as of Oct 30, 2026↑ $0.00 (+0.0%) this week

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Sales & Velocity

As of 2026-10-30

Listings are below the recent sold range

Sold (7d / 30d)

5 / 47

NM sold between (7d)

$0.14–$0.40

Cheapest listing

$0.01

Units sold per day, Sep 15–Oct 29 (Near Mint)

Units sold per day, Near Mint
Date	Units sold	Sold between
Sep 15	2	$0.40–$0.40
Sep 17	1	$0.19–$0.19
Sep 18	1	$0.30–$0.30
Sep 20	1	$0.40–$0.40
Sep 21	1	$0.40–$0.40
Sep 22	2	$0.40–$0.40
Sep 23	3	$0.20–$0.40
Sep 26	1	$0.15–$0.15
Sep 27	1	$0.22–$0.22
Sep 28	2	$0.15–$0.40
Oct 2	1	$0.40–$0.40
Oct 4	2	$0.25–$0.25
Oct 5	3	$0.15–$0.22
Oct 6	3	$0.10–$0.15
Oct 8	1	$0.17–$0.17
Oct 9	4	$0.15–$0.40
Oct 10	1	$0.11–$0.11
Oct 12	1	$0.15–$0.15
Oct 13	1	$0.25–$0.25
Oct 16	8	$0.10–$0.25
Oct 17	1	$0.01–$0.01
Oct 18	1	$0.09–$0.09
Oct 19	5	$0.01–$0.40
Oct 20	1	$0.22–$0.22
Oct 22	1	$0.05–$0.05
Oct 23	1	$0.14–$0.14
Oct 24	1	$0.40–$0.40
Oct 25	1	$0.40–$0.40
Oct 28	2	$0.16–$0.18
Oct 29	1	$0.14–$0.14

Condition	Sold 7d	Sold 30d
Lightly Played	0	7
Moderately Played	0	0
Near Mint	5	40

Sales data: TCGplayer

Quick answers

How much is Letter of Encouragement 189/197 worth?

As of October 30, 2026, Letter of Encouragement 189/197 from SV03: Obsidian Flames has a TCGplayer market price of $0.18. 5 Near Mint copies sold on TCGplayer this week at $0.14 to $0.40.

Is Letter of Encouragement 189/197 going up or down in price?

Its TCGplayer market price is down 28.0% over the past 30 days and flat over the past week, as of October 30, 2026.

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Price Snapshot

Market

$0.18

Low

$0.01

Mid

$0.20

High

$19.68

7-Day:$0.00 (+0.0%)

30-Day:-$0.07 (-28.0%)

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% of Market price	Price	Usually means
50%	$0.09	Cash buylist, low end
60%	$0.11	Cash buylist, typical
70%	$0.13	Buylist top end, store credit
80%	$0.14	Bulk lot or quick sale
90%	$0.16	Quick sale, just under market
100%	$0.18	Market price
110%	$0.20	Asking price, room to negotiate
120%	$0.22	Asking price, room to negotiate
150%	$0.27	Presale and hype pricing

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