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Buy Now — Week 9, March 1, 2026

Buy Now (vault) recap for the week ending March 1, 2026.

Published March 1, 2026·Fanatics Buy Now — Mar 1, 2026·5 min read

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
8,640
Total (w/ premium)
$2.80M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$325
per lot
Median total
$37
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports52%
4,514lots·$1.43Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG42%
3,632lots·$1.36Mtotal
Misc6%
494lots·$22Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
39%
CGC
32%
Other
16%
Auth
7%
BGS
3%
SGC
2%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
19%
$10–25
20%
$25–50
18%
$50–100
17%
$100–250
10%
$250–1k
10%
$1k+
6%
Auction History — Weekly · 4 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Mar 1, 2026Latest8,640$2.80M+8.0%+27.8%
Feb 22, 202613,073$2.60M+29.8%+30.3%
Feb 15, 202610,074$2.00M+0.7%+0.7%
Feb 8, 20268,311$1.99M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Mar 1, 2026
Sports Cards: 52.2%
Pokemon/TCG: 42.0%
Memorabilia/Misc: 5.7%
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%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Mar 1, 2026
PSA: 39.2%
CGC: 32.5%
Other: 15.7%
CGC AUTH: 7.2%
BGS: 3.0%
SGC: 2.4%
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%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

Sports

Total lots
4,514
Total (w/ premium)
$1.43M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$316
per lot
Median total
$30
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball30%
1,366lots·$514Ktotal
Football21%
957lots·$245Ktotal
Baseball38%
1,699lots·$541Ktotal
Hockey4%
164lots·$33Ktotal
Soccer4%
200lots·$57Ktotal
Other Sports3%
126lots·$37Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
42%
Other
24%
CGC
21%
Auth
5%
BGS
4%
SGC
4%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
25%
$10–25
20%
$25–50
15%
$50–100
16%
$100–250
9%
$250–1k
9%
$1k+
5%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
3,632
Total (w/ premium)
$1.36M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$373
per lot
Median total
$49
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon90%
3,278lots·$1.25Mtotal
One Piece6%
227lots·$63Ktotal
Other TCG3%
127lots·$40Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
46%
PSA
40%
Auth
10%
BGS
2%
Other
1%
SGC
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
8%
$10–25
20%
$25–50
24%
$50–100
18%
$100–250
13%
$250–1k
11%
$1k+
7%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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