
Painful Quandary (Foundations) — Market vs Foil: which is worth more?
Painful Quandary (Foundations) value — Market $2.25 vs Foil $1.58. Market sells for 1.42× Foil (+42%). Prices updated September 2026.
Medians of real sold listings per condition, updated September 2026 — how we compute values.
Market vs Foil
$1.58→$2.25
Market sells for 1.42× (+42%) the Foil price — a $0.67 difference per card.
Is complete worth it?
Market $2.25 vs Foil $1.58 — a $0.67 premium (+42%). If you're holding the box and manual, completing a loose copy pays when that premium beats what the missing pieces cost you.
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