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Week 9 — March 1, 2026

Weekly auction recap for the week ending March 1, 2026.

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

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
17,987
Total (w/ premium)
$6.68M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$371
per lot
Median total
$28
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports43%
7,712lots·$4.88Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG54%
9,664lots·$1.73Mtotal
Misc3%
611lots·$63Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
50%
PSA
29%
Auth
10%
BGS
5%
Other
3%
SGC
3%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
15%
$10–25
31%
$25–50
17%
$50–100
10%
$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, 2026Latest17,987$6.68M+30.1%+31.4%
Feb 22, 202615,468$5.13M+33.3%+1.5%
Feb 15, 202613,083$3.85M-38.5%-38.5%
Feb 8, 202615,862$6.27M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Mar 1, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 53.7%
Sports Cards: 42.9%
Memorabilia/Misc: 3.4%
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%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Mar 1, 2026
CGC: 50.2%
PSA: 29.4%
CGC AUTH: 10.0%
BGS: 5.3%
Other: 2.6%
SGC: 2.5%
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%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

Sports

Total lots
7,712
Total (w/ premium)
$4.88M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$633
per lot
Median total
$53
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball41%
3,146lots·$2.72Mtotal
Football18%
1,353lots·$639Ktotal
Baseball29%
2,261lots·$1.05Mtotal
Hockey3%
196lots·$42Ktotal
Soccer7%
546lots·$348Ktotal
Other Sports3%
202lots·$84Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
50%
Auth
15%
CGC
15%
BGS
10%
SGC
5%
Other
5%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
16%
$10–25
19%
$25–50
14%
$50–100
12%
$100–250
13%
$250–1k
15%
$1k+
11%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
9,664
Total (w/ premium)
$1.73M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$179
per lot
Median total
$20
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon77%
7,429lots·$1.42Mtotal
One Piece17%
1,659lots·$236Ktotal
Other TCG6%
576lots·$72Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
80%
PSA
13%
Auth
5%
BGS
2%
SGC
0%
Other
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
14%
$10–25
42%
$25–50
19%
$50–100
9%
$100–250
8%
$250–1k
5%
$1k+
3%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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