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Week 11 — March 15, 2026

Weekly auction recap for the week ending March 15, 2026.

Published March 15, 2026·Fanatics Weekly — Mar 15, 2026·5 min read

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

Executive summary

Foundational

All

Total lots
19,540
Total (w/ premium)
$6.33M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$324
per lot
Median total
$23
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Sports37%
7,272lots·$4.76Mtotal
Pokemon/TCG60%
11,808lots·$1.49Mtotal
Misc2%
460lots·$84Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
53%
PSA
28%
Auth
10%
BGS
5%
SGC
2%
Other
2%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
21%
$10–25
32%
$25–50
16%
$50–100
10%
$100–250
8%
$250–1k
9%
$1k+
6%
Auction History — Weekly · 4 auctions · incl. 20% premium
AuctionLotsTotal (w/ premium)vs Priorvs Avg of Prior 4
Mar 15, 2026Latest19,540$6.33M-7.5%+1.9%
Mar 8, 202618,678$6.85M+2.5%+15.9%
Mar 1, 202617,987$6.68M+30.1%+30.1%
Feb 22, 202615,468$5.13M
Category Share — % of Lots
SportsPokemon/TCGMisc
Mar 15, 2026
Pokemon/TCG: 60.4%
Sports Cards: 37.2%
Memorabilia/Misc: 2.4%
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%
Grader Share — % of Lots
PSABGSSGCCGCAuthOther
Mar 15, 2026
CGC: 52.7%
PSA: 28.4%
CGC AUTH: 10.2%
BGS: 4.8%
SGC: 2.3%
Other: 1.7%
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%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

Sports

Total lots
7,272
Total (w/ premium)
$4.76M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$655
per lot
Median total
$55
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Basketball37%
2,698lots·$1.90Mtotal
Football16%
1,190lots·$540Ktotal
Baseball33%
2,363lots·$1.71Mtotal
Hockey2%
179lots·$72Ktotal
Soccer8%
600lots·$451Ktotal
Other Sports3%
235lots·$92Ktotal
By Grader
PSA
49%
Auth
21%
CGC
13%
BGS
8%
SGC
6%
Other
4%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
15%
$10–25
17%
$25–50
16%
$50–100
12%
$100–250
13%
$250–1k
16%
$1k+
11%
Top 10 Sales — by Total
Foundational

TCG/Pokemon

Total lots
11,808
Total (w/ premium)
$1.49M
incl. 20% buyer's premium
Avg total
$126
per lot
Median total
$18
50th percentile
Subcategory Share — by Lots
Pokemon77%
9,105lots·$1.21Mtotal
One Piece17%
2,039lots·$193Ktotal
Other TCG6%
664lots·$84Ktotal
By Grader
CGC
78%
PSA
15%
Auth
4%
BGS
3%
SGC
0%
Other
0%
Price Distribution — Total (w/ premium)
$0–10
23%
$10–25
41%
$25–50
16%
$50–100
9%
$100–250
5%
$250–1k
4%
$1k+
2%
Top 10 Sales — by Total

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