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Week 8 — February 22, 2026

Weekly auction recap for the week ending February 22, 2026.

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

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
15,468
Total (w/ premium)
$5.13M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$332
per lot
Median total
$26
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports40%
6,257lots·$3.65Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG57%
8,816lots·$1.43Mtotal
Misc3%
395lots·$47Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
53%
PSA
29%
Auth
8%
BGS
6%
SGC
2%
Other
2%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
14%
$10–25
33%
$25–50
16%
$50–100
11%
$100–250
11%
$250–1k
8%
$1k+
6%
Auction History — Weekly · 4 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Feb 22, 2026Latest15,468$5.13M+33.3%+10.5%
Feb 15, 202613,083$3.85M-38.5%-23.7%
Feb 8, 202615,862$6.27M+63.9%+63.9%
Feb 1, 202614,014$3.82M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Feb 22, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 57.0%
Sports Cards: 40.5%
Memorabilia/Misc: 2.6%
Feb 15, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 50.4%
Sports Cards: 46.3%
Memorabilia/Misc: 3.3%
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%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Feb 22, 2026
CGC: 52.7%
PSA: 29.5%
CGC AUTH: 7.8%
BGS: 5.9%
SGC: 2.1%
Other: 2.0%
Feb 15, 2026
CGC: 49.8%
PSA: 33.7%
CGC AUTH: 5.8%
BGS: 5.2%
SGC: 3.5%
Other: 2.2%
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%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

Sports

Total lots
6,257
Total (w/ premium)
$3.65M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$584
per lot
Median total
$54
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball44%
2,722lots·$2.05Mtotal
Football17%
1,078lots·$468Ktotal
Baseball26%
1,638lots·$791Ktotal
Hockey3%
198lots·$119Ktotal
Soccer9%
547lots·$179Ktotal
Other Sports1%
72lots·$46Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
51%
CGC
18%
Auth
13%
BGS
8%
SGC
5%
Other
4%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
18%
$10–25
19%
$25–50
12%
$50–100
12%
$100–250
14%
$250–1k
14%
$1k+
11%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
8,816
Total (w/ premium)
$1.43M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$163
per lot
Median total
$22
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon70%
6,200lots·$1.02Mtotal
One Piece24%
2,121lots·$285Ktotal
Other TCG6%
495lots·$126Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
77%
PSA
14%
BGS
4%
Auth
4%
SGC
0%
Other
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
11%
$10–25
44%
$25–50
19%
$50–100
10%
$100–250
8%
$250–1k
5%
$1k+
2%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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