Overview
- MTA sales and refills ended Dec. 31, 2025, completing the switch from MetroCard swipes to OMNY tap-to-pay.
- Resale listings on eBay range from a few dollars to eye-popping asks, including postings at $5,000, $3,500 and a reported $10,000 for single cards.
- One seller shows more than 370 purchases of 10-card unused packs priced at $69, indicating some real buyer activity beyond headline-grabbing asks.
- Collectors are targeting special editions, with listings noted for four original 1994 cards, a 2022 Notorious B.I.G. collaboration and an early-2000s green Student Pass.
- Artists who repurpose cards, including Nina Boesch and Thomas McKean, report deep inventories and anticipate sustained interest as the MetroCard era recedes.