Plastic MetroCards that used to cost $1 are now being sold on eBay for thousands of dollars, after the card was discontinued.

There are dozens of other listings within the same $100 price range popping up — and nostalgic transit riders are eagerly ...

A search for MetroCards using eBay's official research tool, Terapeak, returned more than 3,700 active listings with an ...

The last day to buy or refill a MetroCard is Dec. 31, 2025, as the transit system fully transitions to OMNY, a contactless payment system that allows riders to tap their credit card, phone or other ...

When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, it infused modernity into one of the world’s oldest and ...

After more than three decades of swipes, the MetroCard, a familiar piece of New York City history, is heading into retirement. The New York Transit Museum is marking the moment with a special exhibit ...

Resisted at first, the replacement for the subway token became an indelible symbol of the city ...

The MetroCard, an iconic piece of plastic utilized by countless New Yorkers to access the city's mass transit system for just over three decades, meets its demise on Dec. 31 at the age of 32. The ...

The MetroCard, New York City’s finicky transit fare payment system, died on Thursday after years on life support. It was 34. The MetroCard’s parent, the MTA, spent eight years slowly killing it, with ...

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.

The New York City Transit Museum in Downtown Brooklyn gives the MetroCard a proper goodbye with an exhibit. The New York ...