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Week 6 — February 8, 2026

Weekly auction recap for the week ending February 8, 2026.

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

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
15,862
Total (w/ premium)
$6.27M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$395
per lot
Median total
$26
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports44%
6,991lots·$4.77Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG52%
8,321lots·$1.42Mtotal
Misc3%
550lots·$70Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
50%
PSA
34%
BGS
6%
Auth
4%
Other
3%
SGC
2%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
20%
$10–25
28%
$25–50
17%
$50–100
10%
$100–250
9%
$250–1k
9%
$1k+
7%
Auction History — Weekly · 4 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Feb 8, 2026Latest15,862$6.27M+63.9%+45.5%
Feb 1, 202614,014$3.82M-10.1%-15.9%
Jan 25, 202613,151$4.25M-12.3%-12.3%
Jan 18, 202615,817$4.84M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Feb 8, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 52.5%
Sports Cards: 44.1%
Memorabilia/Misc: 3.5%
Feb 1, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 60.9%
Sports Cards: 36.0%
Memorabilia/Misc: 3.1%
Jan 25, 2026
Sports Cards: 51.3%
Pokemon/TCG: 44.1%
Memorabilia/Misc: 4.5%
Jan 18, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 54.1%
Sports Cards: 42.8%
Memorabilia/Misc: 3.1%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Feb 8, 2026
CGC: 50.0%
PSA: 34.3%
BGS: 6.2%
CGC AUTH: 4.4%
Other: 3.2%
SGC: 1.9%
Feb 1, 2026
CGC: 59.8%
PSA: 26.8%
CGC AUTH: 5.8%
BGS: 4.1%
Other: 1.7%
SGC: 1.7%
Jan 25, 2026
CGC: 46.0%
PSA: 36.0%
CGC AUTH: 6.0%
BGS: 5.5%
SGC: 3.6%
Other: 3.0%
Jan 18, 2026
CGC: 55.6%
PSA: 30.3%
CGC AUTH: 4.5%
BGS: 4.1%
SGC: 3.5%
Other: 2.1%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

Sports

Total lots
6,991
Total (w/ premium)
$4.77M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$683
per lot
Median total
$53
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball44%
3,069lots·$2.65Mtotal
Football21%
1,451lots·$814Ktotal
Baseball23%
1,577lots·$792Ktotal
Hockey2%
168lots·$115Ktotal
Soccer7%
492lots·$294Ktotal
Other Sports3%
231lots·$101Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
56%
CGC
18%
BGS
10%
Other
7%
Auth
5%
SGC
4%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
17%
$10–25
17%
$25–50
14%
$50–100
11%
$100–250
13%
$250–1k
14%
$1k+
13%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
8,321
Total (w/ premium)
$1.42M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$171
per lot
Median total
$19
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon82%
6,850lots·$1.17Mtotal
One Piece11%
875lots·$220Ktotal
Other TCG7%
596lots·$29Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
77%
PSA
15%
Auth
4%
BGS
3%
SGC
0%
Other
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
21%
$10–25
38%
$25–50
18%
$50–100
8%
$100–250
6%
$250–1k
5%
$1k+
3%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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