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Buy Now — Week 6, February 8, 2026

Buy Now (vault) recap for the week ending February 8, 2026.

Published February 8, 2026·Fanatics Buy Now — Feb 8, 2026·5 min read

All dollar figures shown are totals including the 20% buyer's premium.

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
8,311
Total (w/ premium)
$1.99M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$239
per lot
Median total
$34
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports58%
4,808lots·$1.37Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG32%
2,619lots·$585Ktotal
Misc11%
884lots·$27Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
42%
PSA
32%
Other
16%
Auth
5%
BGS
2%
SGC
2%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
27%
$10–25
16%
$25–50
21%
$50–100
16%
$100–250
9%
$250–1k
8%
$1k+
4%
Auction History — Weekly · 4 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Feb 8, 2026Latest8,311$1.99M-3.8%+10.8%
Feb 1, 20268,997$2.06M+24.9%+24.6%
Jan 25, 20266,211$1.65M-0.5%-0.5%
Jan 18, 20267,864$1.66M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Feb 8, 2026
Sports Cards: 57.9%
Pokemon/TCG: 31.5%
Memorabilia/Misc: 10.6%
Feb 1, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 48.3%
Sports Cards: 45.4%
Memorabilia/Misc: 6.3%
Jan 25, 2026
Sports Cards: 47.6%
Pokemon/TCG: 47.3%
Memorabilia/Misc: 5.2%
Jan 18, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 49.2%
Sports Cards: 43.7%
Memorabilia/Misc: 7.1%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Feb 8, 2026
CGC: 42.2%
PSA: 32.2%
Other: 16.1%
CGC AUTH: 5.3%
BGS: 2.3%
SGC: 1.8%
Feb 1, 2026
CGC: 46.6%
PSA: 30.6%
Other: 13.3%
CGC AUTH: 5.2%
BGS: 2.4%
SGC: 2.0%
Jan 25, 2026
PSA: 39.8%
CGC: 35.9%
Other: 16.1%
CGC AUTH: 3.6%
BGS: 2.9%
SGC: 1.8%
Jan 18, 2026
PSA: 39.0%
CGC: 37.4%
Other: 15.4%
CGC AUTH: 3.5%
BGS: 2.9%
SGC: 1.9%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

Sports

Total lots
4,808
Total (w/ premium)
$1.37M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$286
per lot
Median total
$30
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball35%
1,680lots·$761Ktotal
Football22%
1,061lots·$161Ktotal
Baseball33%
1,576lots·$315Ktotal
Hockey3%
168lots·$41Ktotal
Soccer5%
227lots·$61Ktotal
Other Sports2%
94lots·$35Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
36%
PSA
34%
Other
20%
Auth
5%
BGS
3%
SGC
3%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
33%
$10–25
14%
$25–50
18%
$50–100
16%
$100–250
8%
$250–1k
8%
$1k+
4%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
2,619
Total (w/ premium)
$585K
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$223
per lot
Median total
$45
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon88%
2,303lots·$483Ktotal
One Piece7%
182lots·$46Ktotal
Other TCG5%
134lots·$56Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
49%
PSA
40%
Auth
7%
Other
2%
BGS
2%
SGC
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
5%
$10–25
23%
$25–50
26%
$50–100
18%
$100–250
13%
$250–1k
11%
$1k+
4%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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