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Week 10 — March 8, 2026

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

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

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
18,678
Total (w/ premium)
$6.85M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$367
per lot
Median total
$26
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports40%
7,459lots·$3.86Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG57%
10,723lots·$2.91Mtotal
Misc3%
496lots·$82Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
48%
PSA
32%
Auth
11%
BGS
5%
SGC
2%
Other
2%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
16%
$10–25
31%
$25–50
17%
$50–100
11%
$100–250
9%
$250–1k
9%
$1k+
6%
Auction History — Weekly · 4 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Mar 8, 2026Latest18,678$6.85M+2.5%+31.1%
Mar 1, 202617,987$6.68M+30.1%+48.6%
Feb 22, 202615,468$5.13M+33.3%+33.3%
Feb 15, 202613,083$3.85M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Mar 8, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 57.4%
Sports Cards: 39.9%
Memorabilia/Misc: 2.7%
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%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Mar 8, 2026
CGC: 48.4%
PSA: 31.6%
CGC AUTH: 11.4%
BGS: 4.5%
SGC: 2.1%
Other: 1.9%
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%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

Sports

Total lots
7,459
Total (w/ premium)
$3.86M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$517
per lot
Median total
$50
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball37%
2,766lots·$1.70Mtotal
Football16%
1,161lots·$539Ktotal
Baseball32%
2,415lots·$1.21Mtotal
Hockey2%
179lots·$81Ktotal
Soccer9%
700lots·$221Ktotal
Other Sports3%
233lots·$106Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
49%
Auth
22%
CGC
14%
BGS
7%
SGC
5%
Other
4%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
17%
$10–25
19%
$25–50
14%
$50–100
13%
$100–250
14%
$250–1k
14%
$1k+
10%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
10,723
Total (w/ premium)
$2.91M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$271
per lot
Median total
$22
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon79%
8,490lots·$2.58Mtotal
One Piece16%
1,755lots·$199Ktotal
Other TCG4%
478lots·$127Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
73%
PSA
20%
Auth
4%
BGS
3%
SGC
0%
Other
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
15%
$10–25
40%
$25–50
20%
$50–100
10%
$100–250
7%
$250–1k
5%
$1k+
3%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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