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Buy Now — Week 12, March 22, 2026

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

Published March 22, 2026·Fanatics Buy Now — Mar 22, 2026·5 min read

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
9,224
Total (w/ premium)
$2.87M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$311
per lot
Median total
$37
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports51%
4,690lots·$1.56Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG44%
4,021lots·$1.29Mtotal
Misc6%
513lots·$17Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
43%
CGC
35%
Other
11%
Auth
7%
BGS
3%
SGC
2%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
18%
$10–25
18%
$25–50
20%
$50–100
14%
$100–250
13%
$250–1k
11%
$1k+
7%
Auction History — Weekly · 4 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Mar 22, 2026Latest9,224$2.87M-4.3%-2.6%
Mar 15, 202610,748$3.00M-1.3%+2.6%
Mar 8, 202611,320$3.04M+8.4%+8.4%
Mar 1, 20268,640$2.80M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Mar 22, 2026
Sports Cards: 50.8%
Pokemon/TCG: 43.6%
Memorabilia/Misc: 5.6%
Mar 15, 2026
Sports Cards: 55.1%
Pokemon/TCG: 38.7%
Memorabilia/Misc: 6.2%
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%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Mar 22, 2026
PSA: 42.9%
CGC: 35.2%
Other: 10.8%
CGC AUTH: 6.7%
BGS: 2.9%
SGC: 1.5%
Mar 15, 2026
CGC: 37.7%
PSA: 36.0%
Other: 11.2%
CGC AUTH: 10.7%
BGS: 2.7%
SGC: 1.7%
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%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

Sports

Total lots
4,690
Total (w/ premium)
$1.56M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$333
per lot
Median total
$30
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball39%
1,839lots·$607Ktotal
Football18%
859lots·$233Ktotal
Baseball32%
1,485lots·$572Ktotal
Hockey2%
104lots·$40Ktotal
Soccer6%
292lots·$72Ktotal
Other Sports2%
108lots·$35Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
46%
CGC
24%
Other
15%
Auth
8%
BGS
4%
SGC
3%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
24%
$10–25
15%
$25–50
19%
$50–100
12%
$100–250
12%
$250–1k
10%
$1k+
8%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
4,021
Total (w/ premium)
$1.29M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$322
per lot
Median total
$50
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon90%
3,606lots·$1.15Mtotal
One Piece7%
300lots·$76Ktotal
Other TCG3%
115lots·$68Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
48%
PSA
43%
Auth
6%
BGS
2%
Other
1%
SGC
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
7%
$10–25
20%
$25–50
22%
$50–100
16%
$100–250
15%
$250–1k
12%
$1k+
7%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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