For artist Thomas McKean, the New York City MetroCard was anything but mundane. He used cut-up bits of the cards to create hundreds of sculptures and collages, and still has a stockpile to work with.
A search for MetroCards using eBay's official research tool, Terapeak, returned more than 3,700 active listings with an ...
Plastic MetroCards that used to cost $1 are now being sold on eBay for thousands of dollars, after the card was discontinued.
Despite being out of circulation for more than 20 years, New York subway tokens are listed for very little on resell sites ...
When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, it infused modernity into one of the world’s oldest and ...
The base cost to ride the subway or bus went up 10 cents to $3 on Sunday morning, as part of a larger increase in MTA tolls ...
New York City officially retires the MetroCard as the MTA fully transitions to the OMNY tap-and-go system. New Yorkers are so ...
The MetroCard is on its final journey, but it remains a part of New York. A pile of discards becomes more valuable as sales ...
There are dozens of other listings within the same $100 price range popping up — and nostalgic transit riders are eagerly ...
New York City’s MetroCard — the gold-hued fare card and its notoriously finicky magnetic strip — is being replaced with OMNY, ...
The MTA stopped selling its iconic blue and yellow MetroCards as of January 1st, 2026, replacing them with the tap-to-pay OMNY system. The New York Times took the MetroCard for one final spin. [Link: ...