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Buy Now — Week 8, February 22, 2026

Buy Now (vault) recap for the week ending February 22, 2026.

Published February 22, 2026·Fanatics Buy Now — Feb 22, 2026·5 min read

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
13,073
Total (w/ premium)
$2.60M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$199
per lot
Median total
$16
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports29%
3,772lots·$1.60Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG68%
8,896lots·$972Ktotal
Misc3%
405lots·$22Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
54%
PSA
24%
Auth
11%
Other
9%
BGS
2%
SGC
1%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
18%
$10–25
48%
$25–50
10%
$50–100
8%
$100–250
7%
$250–1k
5%
$1k+
4%
Auction History — Weekly · 4 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Feb 22, 2026Latest13,073$2.60M+29.8%+28.7%
Feb 15, 202610,074$2.00M+0.7%-1.3%
Feb 8, 20268,311$1.99M-3.8%-3.8%
Feb 1, 20268,997$2.06M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Feb 22, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 68.0%
Sports Cards: 28.9%
Memorabilia/Misc: 3.1%
Feb 15, 2026
Sports Cards: 51.8%
Pokemon/TCG: 37.5%
Memorabilia/Misc: 10.7%
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%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Feb 22, 2026
CGC: 54.1%
PSA: 23.8%
CGC AUTH: 10.6%
Other: 8.8%
BGS: 1.7%
SGC: 1.1%
Feb 15, 2026
CGC: 45.9%
PSA: 29.1%
Other: 12.1%
CGC AUTH: 8.8%
BGS: 2.9%
SGC: 1.4%
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%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

Sports

Total lots
3,772
Total (w/ premium)
$1.60M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$425
per lot
Median total
$30
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball33%
1,242lots·$696Ktotal
Football23%
851lots·$141Ktotal
Baseball34%
1,275lots·$590Ktotal
Hockey3%
113lots·$89Ktotal
Soccer5%
178lots·$67Ktotal
Other Sports3%
111lots·$18Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
43%
Other
25%
CGC
20%
Auth
5%
BGS
4%
SGC
3%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
27%
$10–25
18%
$25–50
15%
$50–100
14%
$100–250
11%
$250–1k
8%
$1k+
7%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
8,896
Total (w/ premium)
$972K
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$109
per lot
Median total
$15
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon95%
8,470lots·$881Ktotal
One Piece3%
261lots·$48Ktotal
Other TCG2%
165lots·$43Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
69%
PSA
16%
Auth
14%
BGS
1%
Other
0%
SGC
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
13%
$10–25
62%
$25–50
8%
$50–100
6%
$100–250
5%
$250–1k
3%
$1k+
2%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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