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Buy Now — Week 10, March 8, 2026

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

Published March 8, 2026·Fanatics Buy Now — Mar 8, 2026·5 min read

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
11,320
Total (w/ premium)
$3.04M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$269
per lot
Median total
$39
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports52%
5,832lots·$1.66Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG41%
4,612lots·$1.36Mtotal
Misc8%
876lots·$27Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
38%
CGC
36%
Other
13%
Auth
9%
BGS
3%
SGC
2%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
21%
$10–25
18%
$25–50
18%
$50–100
18%
$100–250
10%
$250–1k
9%
$1k+
6%
Auction History — Weekly · 4 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Mar 8, 2026Latest11,320$3.04M+8.4%+23.3%
Mar 1, 20268,640$2.80M+8.0%+22.0%
Feb 22, 202613,073$2.60M+29.8%+29.8%
Feb 15, 202610,074$2.00M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Mar 8, 2026
Sports Cards: 51.5%
Pokemon/TCG: 40.7%
Memorabilia/Misc: 7.7%
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%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Mar 8, 2026
PSA: 38.0%
CGC: 35.9%
Other: 12.5%
CGC AUTH: 8.6%
BGS: 2.7%
SGC: 2.3%
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%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

Sports

Total lots
5,832
Total (w/ premium)
$1.66M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$284
per lot
Median total
$30
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball33%
1,909lots·$589Ktotal
Football20%
1,179lots·$154Ktotal
Baseball37%
2,170lots·$678Ktotal
Hockey2%
131lots·$46Ktotal
Soccer5%
277lots·$158Ktotal
Other Sports3%
157lots·$31Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
37%
CGC
24%
Other
19%
Auth
12%
BGS
4%
SGC
4%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
30%
$10–25
16%
$25–50
15%
$50–100
20%
$100–250
7%
$250–1k
6%
$1k+
5%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
4,612
Total (w/ premium)
$1.36M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$294
per lot
Median total
$50
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon91%
4,191lots·$1.28Mtotal
One Piece5%
251lots·$62Ktotal
Other TCG4%
170lots·$21Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
48%
PSA
44%
Auth
5%
BGS
2%
Other
1%
SGC
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
4%
$10–25
21%
$25–50
23%
$50–100
17%
$100–250
14%
$250–1k
13%
$1k+
7%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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